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Get Up, Aisha

After surviving a suicide attempt, Aisha, a Pakistani-Canadian student, battles her compulsive need for control. Diagnosed with depression, she adopts a checklist approach to curing the incurable.

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11 series are currently in production and one is currently seeking distribution.

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Get Up, Aisha

After surviving a suicide attempt, Aisha, a Pakistani-Canadian student, battles her compulsive need for control. Diagnosed with depression, she adopts a checklist approach to curing the incurable.

I Hate People, People Hate Me

Perpetually disturbed by the world around them, two friends navigate their lives as outliers in Toronto’s queer community. This offbeat comedy explores queer identity in a time when queerness has not only been mainstreamed, but commodified.

Less Than Kosher

When this self-proclaimed Bad Jew lands ass-backwards into a job as a Cantor at her family’s synagogue, she’s thrown into a wild ride of illicit affairs, drug trips, tense family drama, self-discovery and some serious Jewish bops.

The Drop

The queens of #werking while they’re working, the provocative pair are among Toronto’s top line waiters, cashing in on their clients’ insatiable need for the latest luxury goods.

Streams Flow From a River

A freak snowstorm traps a dysfunctional Chinese Canadian family together in their rural Albertan hometown, forcing them to confront the events a decade prior that tore them all apart.

Wharf Rats

A wharf rat discovers an old family secret that might help him get everything he ever wanted in life – beer, girls, and a fishing boat.

virgins!

A dramatic comedy set in Toronto, virgins! follows the lives of four 20-something year-old women who are too modest for the big city and too provocative for the East-African homes they come from.

Zarqa

Zarqa – a divorced, middle-aged Muslim woman – strives to reinvent herself… until her impulsive and vindictive personality gets in the way.

Topline

Topline is a musical dramedy about the world of professional songwriters for young adults.

Miikshi

Miikshi. She’s shy. She’s sheepish. And she’s going to save the wool!

For the Record

For the Record is a series about the songs that make up the “life playlist” of an interconnected cast of characters.

Blackout

Blackout is a documentary series exploring the strange sleepwalking experience of Ethan Reed.

Deep Six

DEEP SIX is a story about the perils of running and operating in deep space while following the pilots and key crew members of the first deep space station known as Deep Six.

Demon X

Kidnapped at birth and raised in secrecy by the Church, Lilith is the most powerful exorcist in existence. Unbeknownst to humanity and to Lilith herself, is Lucifer’s grand plan of creating an eternal hell on earth through his son Damien

S.O.S. Save Our Skins

SOS: Save Our Skins is the story of two Brits, Ben and Stephen, who wake up in New York City to find that the human race has disappeared.

The Communist’s Daughter

In the thick of the ‘80s, the daughter of two happily married Communists struggles between fitting in at high school and upholding her family’s idealistic beliefs.

Slo Pitch

A new series about beers, queers, and Slo Pitch.

Decoys

A comedic mockumentary series that follows an array of deeply committed competitors as they strive to win the prestigious (in their minds) Northern Alberta Duck Decoy Carving Competition.

First Person

An anthology of personal, real-life stories adapted from 30 years of Globe and Mail essays.

Short Term Sentence

Phil’s simple life is blown up when a world-famous, DJ moves with various and sundry addiction into his house.

The Amazing Gayl Pile (Season 5)

After surviving a nuclear war, former home shopping TV host Gayl Pile builds a post-apocalyptic beach resort on the outskirts of Orillia, Ontario.

Running With Violet (Season 2)

Season 2 finds the bestie duo leading a (questionable) beauty biz in Pictonville. Join us for another wild ride with Violet! 

Band Ladies

Band Ladies is a darkly comic series about five women who turn their monthly Book Club into a Punk Band.

Avocado Toast

Avocado Toast the Series is an intergenerational sex comedy exploring the comforts and awkwardness of sex from age 25 to 69.

My Pride

My Pride is an animated series that follows the story of a young lioness as she traverses the unforgiving dry season without a Pride.

Life XP

An action-packed dramedy that follows an ill-equipped VR beta game tester.

Hospital Show

A comedic series about the broken, deluded, loveable actors who play TV’s most respected doctors.

How to Buy a Baby (Season 2)

In season two, infertile couple Jane and Charlie, dive deep into the world of adoption and learns what it REALLY takes to become parents.

Ming’s Dynasty

Fledgling Toronto rappers Whyte Wyne and Young Riesling return to Riesling’s home in small-town Alberta to run the family business: a Chinese restaurant. Will they chase the beats or be loyal to the eats?

Detention Adventure

Three nerdy friends and the school bully must get themselves thrown into detention to find the entrance to a labyrinth of trap-laden tunnels protecting the fabled hidden lab of Alexander Graham Bell.

The Vault

The Vault is a Post-Apocalyptic / Sci-Fi series about a ragtag group of survivors living in an underground military base known as the Vault. Buried 5 miles beneath the earth, this state-of-the-art facility is humanity’s only remaining home.

Damaged

Damaged is a psychological thriller about a young student, Michael Craven, who suffers a head injury in an attack by The Braithwaite Brothers, a gang of local thugs. Looking for revenge, he follows Johnny Braithwaite to a darkened warehouse where he witnesses a vicious attack on a total stranger, Naomi Carter.

Kristal Clear

Kristal Hasting is a young YouTube influencer and beauty vlogger. She’s fun, charming, resourceful, and all about keeping up appearances. Kristal is estranged from her identical twin sister, Kyle, a brilliant PhD student and budding young physicist. Kyle is dry and sarcastic and isn’t afraid to call Kristal on her BS. Though it’s like looking in a mirror, they couldn’t be more different.

Haunters: The Musical

Haunters is a fast-paced musical comedy featuring 14 original songs recorded live on set.

Save Me

Save Me sheds humorous light on the fact that life is short, anything can happen, and the trauma that doesn’t kill you might just open you to the strange beauty of existence.

Halcyon

Halcyon is a futuristic murder mystery that explores the dark side of Virtual Reality. The 15-part series includes 10 short-form episodes, interspliced with 5 interactive VR episodes that take you deeper into the story.

Off Kilter

A comedy that lingers in the awkward silences as much as it does on the stunning choreography of the acclaimed Shawn Hounsell, Off Kilter documents a man remaking himself into the critically acclaimed jerk he never got to be in the ’90s.

CLAIREvoyant

Free-spirited Ruby convinces the responsible Claire that they can con their way into rent-making riches by posing as online fortune tellers called “The Seeing Sisters”. Their fraud seems simple enough, until non-believer Claire discovers she has real clairvoyant abilities and things only get weirder from there.

NarcoLeap

When college student Kelsey Atkins unexpectedly leaps into the bodies of other people during her bouts of narcolepsy, she becomes a target in the deadly world of military espionage.

How to Buy a Baby

A comedy web series about an infertile couple struggling to conceive with the help of a doctor…and unsolicited advice from everyone they know.

Cam_Girlfriend

Cam_Girlfriend is a comedic web series that explores sex, technology, connectivity, and love through Chloe, a rising cam girl star, and Mike, her live in boyfriend.

Epic Studios

When Lloyd discovers that he inherited Epic Studios, a bygone hip-hop mecca, has been run into the ground by a group of burnt-out rockers, he vows to restore the studio – and its staff – to their former glory.

PeopleWatching (Season 1-2)

People Watching is some 20-something people in the year 20-something, stuck in that seemingly-endless limbo between school and adulthood, between nothing and friendship, and between expectations and reality.

Running With Violet

Running With Violet is a serialized dramedy about a lonely housewife, a single mother and her toddler who try to ditch their small town but soon get entangled in a thrilling open road adventure.

My 90-Year-Old Roommate (Season 1-2)

When a broke millennial named Ethan runs out of cash, he is forced to move in with his recently-widowed grandfather, Joe.

The Amazing Gayl Pile (Season 1-2)

The Amazing Gayl Pile is a twisted comedy series about one man’s misguided quest to conquer the world of home shopping.

Inhuman Condition

In a world where the supernatural is known but scorned, werewolves, “walkers” and beings with supernatural afflictions attempt to live normal lives in human society.

Paranormal Solutions Inc.

Six hapless but passionate, semi-successful ghost hunters attempt to grow their business and become real players in the supernatural game.

Petrol (Season 1-2)

Petrol is a high-octane, story driven series about five daring drivers from all walks of life who work for a mysterious figure known only as “The Employer”.

White Ninja (Season 1-2)

Based on the highly successful web comic of the same name, “WHITE NINJA” follows the day-to-day adventures of the intellectually restricted and, apparently, pain-impervious eponymous character.

The Plateaus

A hilarious comedy-parody in which an independent band, suddenly left without their lead singer, tries to conquer the music industry.

Dhaliwal ’15

Young, broke, and idealistic. And he’s running to be Canada’s Prime Minister. Get the ball to Dhaliwal!

Riftworld Chronicles

A struggling journalist and a dimension-traveling wizard stuck in the 21st century join forces to uncover the mysterious connection that binds their two worlds.

Whatever, Linda

Led by Linda Thoroughbred, four women in 1978 become the millionaire masterminds of an incredible Ponzi scheme.

The March Family Letters

The March Family Letters is a modern reimagining of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel “Little Women,” told through online character vlogs, social media and interactive storytelling.

Haphead

Ten years from now, videogames are so immersive that teenagers learn lethal skills just by playing. They’re called hapheads.

Space Riders: Division Earth (Season 1-2)

Space Riders: Division Earth is the story of two out-of-shape nobodies who accidentally become Earth’s heroes.

Parked

With a local park as their home base, Tim, Jesse, Davinder and their still partying single friend Josh, meet regularly to support each other as they tackle the trials of daily life. As parents, husbands and men without direction, these four friends are caught at a crossroads as they find themselves no longer moving forward.

Asset

Canadian Eric Blair won a trip to Prague. Only he didn’t enter a contest. Nonetheless, he takes the opportunity to see the city, where his ex-Russian exchange student girlfriend now lives. What he doesn’t know is that she is married to an arms dealer, and the CIA is using him to get close. Does he risk his life to save his high school flame, allowing himself to be manipulated by his handlers? He has no training, no gadgets, and no choice. He is the…Asset.

Just Passing Through (Season 1-2)

Just Passing Through is a comedic web series that revolves around the relationship of Owen Stephens, and Terry and Parnell Gallant; Maritime cousins who arrive unannounced on Owen’s Toronto doorstep.

But I’m Chris Jericho

A comedy web series starring Chris Jericho as a fictionalized version of himself. In this tongue-in-cheek portrayal of his life, Chris is a former wrestler struggling to make it big as an actor.

Unlikely Heroes

Summer break usually means two things; sleeping in and avoiding yard work. But for one rag-tag team of 14-year-old, it’ll be packed with cryptic puzzles, deadly traps and unlocking the door to a futuristic, steampunk civilization and their mysterious treasures. Oh, and avoiding yard work. For these Unlikely Heroes, it’s about to be the summer of a lifetime.

Long Story, Short

Long Story, Short is a comedy-drama web series that follows three young women as they go through a catalogue of drunken exploits, experience triumphs and failures and come to terms with the shifting nature of love and relationships in their early twenties.

The Runner

The Runner plunges viewers into an explosive murder mystery that tracks Josh Rundell, a convicted murderer on the run from the law. Josh maintains his innocence while desperately searching for the real killer. As Josh fights to clear his name he uncovers layers of intrigue and corruption that live at the heart of the mystery. Detective Lopez is hell bent on putting Josh back behind bars. Will Josh solve the mystery before Lopez closes in?

Everyone’s Famous (Season 1-2)

Donald always wanted to be a ‘somebody’ but settled for being a decent guy with a decent girlfriend, working at a decent call centre. When an embarrassing video goes viral, Donald’s given an unexpected new lease on fame. Donald quits his job and tries desperately to become a viral video maker, pushing his love life, his friends, and his sanity to their very limits.

Space Janitors (Season 1-3)

Space Janitors is a live-action parody that pokes fun at classic science fiction like Star Wars, Star Trek, and Battlestar Galactica by viewing life aboard an iconic evil space station through the eyes of two janitors, Mike and Darby, and their group of galactic misfit friends.

Versus Valerie

Versus Valerie follows Valerie Lapomme, YouTube’s Sexy Nerd Girl, as she navigates her chaotic life, sliding between reality and her video-game and genre-bending imagination

Bill & Sons Towing (Season 1-2)

A floundering Hamilton tow truck company faces its greatest challenge yet when owner Bill Vanderchuck turns the business over to his four thirty-something sons to run. But since the only thing Eric, Jon, Dave, and Tony have in common are differing opinions on how to run the business, can they keep the family business together without tearing the family apart?

Prison Dancer: The Musical

Prison Dancer is an original interactive musical web series inspired by the viral Youtube phenomenon, the “Dancing Inmates of Cebu.” Featuring a cast of YouTube stars and some of the most exciting Filipino musical talent emerging in North America, Prison Dancer is “Glee meets Miss Saigon” wrapped in a “choose your own”adventure.

Tights & Fights

Five super-powered lovable losers must uncover the secret behind the disappearance of Captain Euchre, or all of Toronto will suffer the consequences! Follow their search through the video diaries of Major Faultline, Leopard Woman, Fantabulous Gal, The Plumber and Evil Trojan Borsht. You’ll get a peak behind the mask, and into their super-hearts.

Ruby Skye P.I. (Season 1-3)

Fifteen year-old would-be detective Ruby Skye spends every waking hour madly pursuing all sorts of peculiar clues her eccentric collection of friends and neighbors inspire… whether they want her help or not. Stubborn yet smart, a crack student sleuth yet vulnerable to chasing her most misguided assumptions, Ruby makes a lot of hilariously unfortunate choices in her unique pursuit of truth, justice and well — personal curiosity.

Moderation Town (Season 1-2)

When the main pulp and paper industry of a maritime town shuts down due to changing times. To save the town, Alex starts a business in Internet Moderation. The towns people change their vocation in a hurry, but all this time exposed to the dirty underbelly of Internet culture is beginning to take a hilarious toll on their innocence.

Guidestones (Season 1-2)

Sandy Rai (Supinder Wraich), an exchange student from India studying journalism in Canada, stumbles upon an unsolved murder while working on assignment with fellow student Trevor Shale (Dan Fox). She learns that the murdered man, a scientist named Harold Glenndenning (David Fox), may have a connection to the builders of The Georgia Guidestones. Following clues hidden within The Guidestones she discovers that Harold’s death was no random act, and is instead part of a cover-up hiding a global conspiracy of apocalyptic proportions.

My Lupine Life

Louis Pine (13) is utterly convinced he’s turning werewolf any full moon now thanks to a rare genetic inheritance from his absent father. But Louis’ family and best friend Mauricio think he may be going loopy not lupine. Who’s right?

Verdict

‘Verdict’ is an intense and interactive legal drama where the viewing audience is the jury: determining the verdict by voting on the most compelling and controversial criminal cases of our time.

Überdude (Season 1-2)

“Entourage” meets “Superfriends” in this choose-your-own-comedy, as Will Starling (aka Überdude) must learn how to maneuver his way through the new reality of heroism – a world of agents, turf wars, tabloids, and groupies. Will Will stick to his principles or succumb to the pressures of the powerful and the super?

Bunny Bop

Bunny Bop is a brand new preschool web series from Cheryl Wagner the creator of the Gemini and Emmy award-winning preschool TV series The Big Comfy Couch.

In the Rough

Will Ryan has always done the right thing, played by the rules, but just as he seizes a second chance to follow his dream of playing professional golf he discovers his wife in bed with his best friend. Watch Will as he battles the ups and downs of professional play, while trying to manage his relationships off the green.

Papillon

When your airline is cheap, your staff will be too. This motley crew of misfits promises you’ll get what you paid for. Fly Papillion- the airline void of any perks: drinks, meals and seat belts, not included.