| Plan B | |
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| Genre | Time travel |
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| Based on | Plan B |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | February 27, 2023 – present |
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 Plan B , 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.
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.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 6 | February 27, 2023 | April 10, 2023 | CBC | |
| 2 | 6 | August 10, 2024 | CBC Gem | ||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [8] | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate date [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | Maxime Giroux | Teleplay by : Lynne Kamm & Jean-François Asselin Story by : Bruce Smith | February 27, 2023 |
| 2 | 2 | Episode 2 | Maxime Giroux | Teleplay by : Lynne Kamm & Jean-François Asselin Story by : Bruce Smith | March 6, 2023 |
| 3 | 3 | Episode 3 | Aisling Chin-Yee | Lynne Kamm | March 20, 2023 |
| 4 | 4 | Episode 4 | Aisling Chin-Yee | Teleplay by : Lynne Kamm & Jean-François Asselin Story by : Bruce Smith | March 27, 2023 |
| 5 | 5 | Episode 5 | Aisling Chin-Yee | Lynne Kamm | April 3, 2023 |
| 6 | 6 | Episode 6 | Jean-François Asselin | Teleplay by : Bruce Smith and Lynne Kamm & Jean-François Asselin & Jacques Drolet Story by : Bruce Smith | April 10, 2023 |
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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [8] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | Episode 1 | Jean-François Asselin | Story by : Jean-François Asselin Teleplay by : Jean-François Asselin and Celeste Parr | August 11, 2024 |
| 8 | 2 | Episode 2 | Jean-François Asselin | Story by : Jean-François Asselin Teleplay by : Jean-François Asselin and Celeste Parr | August 11, 2024 |
| 9 | 3 | Episode 3 | Jean-François Asselin | Story by : Jean-François Asselin Teleplay by : Jean-François Asselin and Celeste Parr | August 11, 2024 |
| 10 | 4 | Episode 4 | Jean-François Asselin | Story by : Jean-François Asselin Teleplay by : Jean-François Asselin and Celeste Parr | August 11, 2024 |
| 11 | 5 | Episode 5 | Jean-François Asselin | Story by : Jean-François Asselin Teleplay by : Jean-François Asselin and Celeste Parr | August 11, 2024 |
| 12 | 6 | Episode 6 | Jean-François Asselin | Story by : Jean-François Asselin Teleplay by : Jean-François Asselin and Celeste Parr | August 11, 2024 |
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] [9]
On September 22, 2023, CBC announced the second season of Plan B. [10]
In June 2022, the casting of Patrick J. Adams and Karine Vanasse in the lead roles was announced. [11] In August 2022, it was announced that François Arnaud, Josh Close and Troian Bellisario would be joining the cast in undisclosed roles. [9]
International distribution rights to the series have been acquired by Seven.One Studios through Red Arrow Studios International. [12]