The Cogeco TV Production Program provides Canadian independent producers with financing for the production of dramatic television series and mini-series. The program formerly operated as a separate Fund – the Cogeco Program Development Fund, with an independent Board of Directors, but was administered by the IPF. In 2018, Cogeco Communications redirected its annual BDU contributions of approximately $2M directly to the IPF (plus the recoupment from series in which the Cogeco Fund had previously invested), and established the Cogeco TV Production Program under the IPF umbrella, in order to continue its support for television drama series. In this second year of this IPF Program, sixteen drama series for fifteen Canadian broadcasters received equity investments of $2,505,000.

16 Hudson, Season 2

  • 39 x 7 mins
  • Production Co.: Big Bad Boo Studios Inc.
  • Producers: Shabnam Rezaei, Aly Jetha, Suzanne Bolch, John May
  • Writers: John May, Suzanne Bolch, Jen Daley, Rodney Guzman, Jay Vaidya, Jeph Ree, Richard Young, John Slama
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Director: Shabnam Rezaei
  • Platform/Broadcasters: TVO, Knowledge Network, SRC, ICI
  • Location of Principal Photography: Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Vancouver, British Columbia

16 Hudson is a charming building, on a quiet street, in a big city where you can always find a friendly face. These are the adventures of group of neighbors who treasure each other’s similarities and differences.

Coroner, Season 2

  • 8 x 60 mins
  • Production Co.: Muse Entertainment & Back Alley Films
  • Producers: Morwyn Brebner, Jonas Prupas, Adrienne Mitchell, Peter Emerson, Brett Burlock, Suzanne Colvin-Goulding
  • Writers: Morwyn Brebner, Noelle Carbone, Sean Reycraft, Seneca Aaron, Shannon Masters, Wendy Brathwaite, Nathalie Younglai
  • Directors: Adrienne Mitchell, Winnifred Jong, Charles Officer
  • Platform/Broadcaster: CBC
  • Location of Principal Photography: Toronto, Ontario
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Toronto, Ontario & Montreal, Quebec

Coroner is a procedural about a female coroner who investigates suspicious deaths in Toronto. Our coroner, Jenny Cooper, is a woman of action. It’s her job to investigate how a person died – and in doing so, she often finds out why. Jenny deals with cases that test her emotionally and physically, as well as confronting her own issues from her past.

Diggstown, Season 2

  • 6 x 60 mins
  • Production Co.: Waterstar Entertainment Inc., Freddie Films Inc. & Circle Blue Films Inc.
  • Producers: Floyd Kane, Amos Adetuyi, Brenda Greenberg, Todd Berger, Stephanie Johnson, Karen Wentzell
  • Writers: Floyd Kane, Lynn Coady, Ellen Vanstone, Lisa Codrington, Priscilla White
  • Directors: Kelly Makin, Cory Bowles, Lynne Stopkewich, Sharon Lewis
  • Platform/Broadcaster: CBC
  • Location of Principal Photography: Halifax, Nova Scotia
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Halifax, Nova Scotia & Mississauga, Ontario

Marcie Diggs, a star corporate lawyer and avid surfer, reconsiders her priorities after her beloved aunt commits suicide following a malicious prosecution. Landing at a legal aid office, Marcie is driven by one thing – to never again allow innocent lives to be destroyed by the justice system. The team of legal aid lawyers that Marcie works with are a curious band of do-gooders, cynics and scrappers – messy souls struggling to keep their own personal demons out of their practice.

Doomsday Brothers

  • 18 x 30 mins
  • Production Co.: Portfolio Entertainment & N12 Productions II Inc.
  • Producers: Lisa Olfman, Joy Rose, Alain Dagenais
  • Writers: Will Wennekers, Doug Sinclair, Andrew Healey, Robin Stein, Andrew DeAngelis, Kate Hewlett, Jeremy Winkels, Ivy Johnson, Craig Martin, Mark Little, Jono Howard, Mark Steinberg, Penelope Lawrence, Emma Overton, Allan Markuz
  • Directors: Suren Perera
  • Platform/Broadcaster:  TELETOON
  • Location of Principal Photography: Toronto, Ontario
  • Location of Prod. Co.:  Toronto, Ontario & Montreal, Quebec

The Doomsday Brothers follows the post-apocalyptic adventures of burly Rafe Burns and his nerdy brother Gabe, who are tasked with protecting what’s left of their rural hometown after an interstellar wave of alien radiation made the world go “Ka-BOOM!” leaving every living organism on the planet mutated. In the aftermath of this unforeseen cataclysm, the mutant survivors of the rural town of St. Zephyr (population 10 down from 1000) rely on Rafe and Gabe to defend them against the monsters and marauders who roam the wasteland looking for supplies and preying on the weak.

Lady Dicks

  • 10 x 60 mins
  • Production Co.: Cameron Pictures Inc.
  • Producers: Tassie Cameron, Amy Cameron, Sherry White, Alex Patrick
  • Writers: Tassie Cameron, Sherry White
  • Directors: TBD
  • Platform/Broadcaster: CBC
  • Location of Principal Photography: Toronto, Ontario
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Toronto, Ontario

Lady Dicks is a comedic, action-packed female buddy cop drama and a raunchy, honest portrayal of two polar opposite female detectives. As skilled and as tough as the duos in Lethal Weapon or Beverly Hills Cop, but also stressed, overwhelmed, and – having given up on the dream of a happy family and deciding to put their careers first – wondering what they worked so hard for. 

Murdoch Mysteries, Season 13

  • 18 x 60 mins
  • Production Co.: Shaftesbury Inc.
  • Producers: Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Peter Mitchell, Yannick Bisson, Paul Aitken, Simon McNabb, Julie Lacey, Stephen Montgomery, Dan Trotta, Mary Pedersen
  • Writers: Peter Mitchell, Paul Aitken, Simon McNabb, Mary Pedersen, Dan Trotta, Noelle Girard, Lori Spring, Maureen Jennings
  • Directors: Yannick Bisson, Sherren Lee, Harvey Crossland, Mina Shum, Mars Horodyski, Craig David Wallace, Gary Harvey, Peter Mitchell
  • Platform/Broadcaster: CBC
  • Location of Principal Photography: Toronto, Ontario
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Toronto, Ontario

Set in Toronto at the dawn of the 20th century during the age of invention, Murdoch Mysteries is a drama series that explores the intriguing world of William Murdoch, a detective who pioneers innovative forensic techniques to solve some of the city’s most gruesome murders.

Private Eyes, Season 4

  • 12 x 60 mins
  • Production Co.: Entertainment One Television Productions Ltd.
  • Producers: Jocelyn Hamilton, Tecca Crosby, Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan, Jason Priestly, Alexandra Zarowny, James Thorpe, Alex Jordan, Melody Fox
  • Writers: Marcus Robinson, Michelle Ricci, Melody Fox, Caitlin D. Fryers, Aaron Bala, Sydney Rae Calvert, Katrina Saville
  • Directors: Shawn Piller, Samir Rehem, Cindy Sampson, Jason Priestley, James Genn, Katrina Saville, Winnie Jong
  • Platform/Broadcaster: Corus / Global TV
  • Location of Principal Photography: Toronto, Ontario
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Toronto, Ontario

Private Eyes is a procedural private detective drama featuring two strong and forever-competing characters investigating high-stakes cases of the week. Ex-professional sports player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he decides to team up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerhouse.

Transplant

  • 13 x 60 mins
  • Production Co.: Datsit Sphère Inc.
  • Producers: Bruno Dubé, Jocelyn Deschènes, Virginia Rankin, Jeremy Spry, Tara Woodbury, Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer, Lynne Kamm, Nikolijne Troubetzkoy, Jenn Engels, Holly Dale, Lauren Mackinlay
  • Writers: Joseph Kay, Rachel Langer, Lynne Kamm, Nikolijne Troubetzkoy, Tamara Moulin, Sarah Glinski, Jenn Engels, Anar Ali, Sami Khan
  • Directors: Holly Dale, Alain Desrochers, Stefan Pleszczynski, Erik Canuel
  • Platform/Broadcaster: Bell Media
  • Location of Principal Photography: Montréal, Quebec
  • Location of Prod. Co.: Montréal, Quebec

Transplant is a medical drama about a maverick young doctor who fled a dangerous part of the world and unexpectedly becomes the heart of one of the best hospitals in Canada.