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The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of eighteen to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.

Drama | 1 season

Victoria

Black Life: Untold Stories is an eight-part documentary series that reframes the rich and complex histories of Black experiences in Canada.

Documentary | 1 season

Black Life: Untold Stories

The true story, made for a new generation: tomboy and Bavarian princess Sisi, falls in love with the Emperor of Austria. A coming-of-age story of the iconic Empress.

Drama | 2 seasons

Sisi

A long-buried secret is unearthed sending shockwaves through the sophisticated society of London’s Belgravia. Pride and loyalty will be tested, as lives hang in the balance.

Belgravia

Death and Nightingales is a riveting story of love, betrayal, deception, and revenge, set in the beautiful yet haunting countryside of Fermanagh in 1885.

Death and Nightingales

The true story of Louis Cyr, who rises from humble beginnings in Quebec in late 1800's, to become a national hero as the world's strongest man (Winner of 2014 Best Film CSA).

Biography | 131 min

Louis Cyr: The Strongest Man in the World

Anne is a coming-of-age story about an outsider who, against all odds and many challenges, fights for love and acceptance, and her place in the world.

Drama | 3 seasons

Anne with an E

The six-hour miniseries tells the story of Grace Marks, a young, poor Irish immigrant and domestic servant in Upper Canada who finds herself accused and convicted of murder.

Crime and Police | 1 season

Alias Grace

When a man accidentally causes the death of the son of his best friend, the man is wracked by grief and runs off into the woods.

Drama | 101 min

SGaawaay K'uuna (Edge of The Knife)

Eliza Scarlet inherits her father's detective agency and forms an unlikely partnership with a Scotland Yard detective to solve crimes and mysteries in Victorian London.

Romance | 1 season

Miss Scarlet & The Duke

Gibbs was the first Black person elected to public office in B.C. and helped guide the colony into joining the Confederation of Canada. CBC reporter Ashley Moliere, who is part-Black, decided to learn about him for Black History Month.

News | 7 min

Uncovering B.C.'s Black history: Who is Mifflin Gibbs?

The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine the holiday.

Comedy | 104 min

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Angelique Mott, a young Anishinaabe woman, embarks on a journey with her new husband Charlie, a Metis voyageur who has just been hired by the corrupt copper hunter Cyrus Mendenhall to search the shores of Lake Superior in 1845. Despite the warnings from her grandmother, Green Thunderbird, Angelique agrees to accompany Charlie. They soon find themselves abandoned on Isle Royale after agreeing to guard a large copper boulder until Cyrus returns with reinforcements. As the months pass, and winter comes, they endure the increasing cold and a dwindling food source. After Charlie succumbs to the treacherous wilderness, Angelique is left alone to face her inner demons and reconcile her true identity as she struggles to survive. In light of the messages sent by her grandmother, Angelique realizes that perhaps it is her rich indigenous roots that will be the source of her salvation.

Action and Adventure | 89 min

Angelique's Isle

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