Plan B (2023 TV series) explained

Genre:Time travel
Creator:
  • Jean-François Asselin
  • Jacques Drolet
Starring:
Country:Canada
Language:English
Num Seasons:2
Num Episodes:12
Company:
Network:CBC

Plan B is a Canadian television drama series, that premiered on CBC Television on February 27, 2023.[1] [2]

An adaptation of the French-language Quebec series , which premiered on Ici Radio-Canada Télé in 2017, the series is an anthology centred on a mysterious agency that allows people to travel back in time to change their lives, with each season telling a different self-contained story.

Premise

The first season follows Phillip, a man who is offered the opportunity to go back in time to make different choices in life to salvage his marriage to Evelyn (Karine Vanasse) and his career after a major personal setback.[3]

The second season follows Mia Coleman, a police officer who wants to change her actions after her intervention in a domestic dispute between Paul (Vincent Leclerc) and Keri (Sarah Booth) Whitman goes disastrously wrong.[4] The second season of the English series is adapted from the third, rather than the second, season of the French series,[5] and features two actors, Leclerc and Patrick Emmanuel Abellard as Mia's police partner, reprising the same roles they played in French.[6]

The third season, adapted from the second season of the original series, will star Carolina Bartczak as Abigail Walker, a prominent television host who approaches the agency after her daughter Lucy (Arianna Shannon) commits suicide.[7] The cast will also include Arnold Pinnock, Ennis Esmer, Jaeden Noel, Carolyn Taylor and Grace Lynn Kung.

Cast

Main (Season 1)

Main (Season 2)

Main (Season 3)

Episodes

Season 2 (2024)

The second season was released in August 2024 to the CBC's streaming platform CBC Gem, although it is slated for linear television broadcast beginning October 7.

Production

Development

The series is produced by KOTV, directed by Jean-François Asselin, Aisling Chin-Yee, and Maxime Giroux. The English adaptation was written by Lynne Kamm; the co-creators of the original French-language series are Jean Francois Asselin and Jacques Drolet.[3]

On September 22, 2023, CBC announced the second season of Plan B.[8]

Casting

In June 2022, the casting of Patrick J. Adams and Karine Vanasse in the lead roles was announced.[9] In August 2022, it was announced that François Arnaud, Josh Close and Troian Bellisario would be joining the cast in undisclosed roles.[10]

Broadcast

International distribution rights to the series have been acquired by Seven.One Studios through Red Arrow Studios International.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Greg David, "CBC UNVEILS 2022-23 PROGRAMMING SLATE". TV, eh?, June 1, 2022.
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-unveils-winter-2023-slate-across-news-and-entertainment-featuring-new-o CBC UNVEILS WINTER 2023 SLATE ACROSS NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT, FEATURING NEW ORIGINAL STORYTELLING REFLECTING MORE PEOPLE, PLACES AND PERSPECTIVES ACROSS CANADA
  3. Web site: Jesse . Whittock . Patrick J. Adams & Karine Vanasse Cast In CBC's English-Language Adaptation Of Time-Travel Drama Plan B . . June 1, 2022.
  4. Greg David, "Vinessa Antoine, Vincent Leclerc and Sarah Booth to star in the second season of the CBC original drama series Plan B". TV, eh?, September 20, 2023.
  5. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1771564/anne-elisabeth-bosse-serie-plan-b-tournage "Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, tête d’affiche de la prochaine saison de Plan B"
  6. Guillaume Picard, "Dans la version anglophone de «Plan B»: Vincent Leclerc reprendra son rôle de père qui tue toute sa famille". Le Journal de Montréal, September 20, 2023.
  7. Jesse Whittock, "‘Plan B’: Carolina Bartczak To Lead Season 3 Of CBC’s Time-Bending Drama; Arnold Pinnock & Ennis Esmer Also Cast". Deadline Hollywood, September 17, 2024.
  8. https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/vinessa-antoine-vincent-leclerc-and-sarah-booth-to-star-in-the-second-seaso VINESSA ANTOINE, VINCENT LECLERC AND SARAH BOOTH TO STAR IN THE SECOND SEASON OF CBC ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES PLAN B FROM KOTV - CBC
  9. Web site: Whitlock . Jesse . Patrick J. Adams & Karine Vanasse Cast In CBC’s English-Language Adaptation Of Time-Travel Drama ‘Plan B’ . . February 7, 2023 . June 1, 2022.
  10. Web site: Haring . Bruce . ‘Plan B’ Series Announces Additional Cast For CBC Time-Travel Drama . . February 7, 2023 . August 3, 2022.
  11. Kelly Townsend, "Red Arrow Studios Int’l picks up global rights to CBC’s Plan B remake". Playback, June 6, 2022.

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