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- ↑ Jillian Morgan, "CBC orders "Black Life: A Canadian History" from Studio 112, Northwood Ent, Ugly Duck". RealScreen , September 16, 2021.
- ↑ Amber Dowling, "CBC teams with Leslie Norville, P.K. Subban and Sandy Hudson for docuseries". Playback , September 16, 2021.
- ↑ Jeremy Kay, "Lulu Wang's series 'Expats' starring Nicole Kidman among TIFF Primetime world premieres". Screen Daily , August 14, 2023.
- ↑ Greg David, "CBC sets fall 2023 streaming and broadcast premiere dates for new and returning original series on CBC Gem and CBC Television". TV, eh?, August 24, 2023.
