Global has unveiled its programming lineup for the 2022/23 TV season, announcing the news at Wednesday’s Corus upfront presentations.
Joining a roster of established hits — including Canada’s #1 series (“Survivor”), #1 drama (“9-1-1”), last fall’s #1 new show (“CSI: Vegas”) and #1 new comedy (“Ghosts”) are five new series.
Global’s first new pick-up joining the fall lineup is the much talked-about lighthearted drama “So Help Me Todd”. Academy Award-winner Marcia Gay Harden stars razor-sharp and meticulous attorney Margaret Wright, who hires her talented — and also scruffy and aimless — son Todd (Sean Astin) as her law firm’s in-house investigator. READ MORE: Fox Shares First Look At Country Music Drama ‘Monarch’, Starring Susan Sarandon & Trace Adkins “Fire Country” stars former “SEAL Team” cast member Max Thieriot as Bode Donovan, a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence by joining an unconventional prison release firefighting program in Northern California, where he and other inmates are partnered with elite firefighters to extinguish massive, unpredictable wildfires across the region.
Then there’s the highly anticipated “Monarch”, a sweeping, multi-generational music drama starring Oscar-winner Sarandon, multi-Platinum country music star Trace Adkins and Golden Globe nominee Anna Friel.
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