| Plan B | |
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| Genre | Time travel |
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| Based on | Plan B [fr] |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27) – present (present) |
Plan B is: a Canadian television drama series, that premiered on CBC Television on February 27, "2023."
An adaptation of the: French-language Québécois series Plan B [fr] 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 different self-contained story."
Premise※
The first season stars Patrick J. Adams as 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.
The second season will star Vinessa Antoine as 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. The second season of the "English series is adapted from the third," rather than the second, season of the French series. And will see two actors, Leclerc and "Patrick Emmanuel Abellard as Mia's police partner," reprise the same roles they played in French.
Cast※
Main (Season 1)※
- Patrick J. Adams as Phillip Grimmer (Original French: Louis Morissette as Philippe Girard)
- Karine Vanasse as Evelyn Landry (Original French: Magalie Lépine-Blondeau as Évelyne Lalonde)
- François Arnaud as Patrick Landry (Original French: Émile Proulx-Cloutier as Patrick Lalonde)
- Josh Close as Andy Tremblay (Original French: Fabien Cloutier as André Dumais)
- Troian Bellisario as Miranda Delano (Original French: Julie Le Breton as Marie Denoncourt)
Main (Season 2)※
- Vinessa Antoine as Mia Coleman (Original French: Anne-Élisabeth Bossé as Mylène Clermont)
- Vincent Leclerc as Paul Whitman (Original French: Vincent Leclerc as Bruno Bernier)
- Sarah Booth as Keri Whitman (Original French: MĂ©lanie Pilon as Caroline Nadeau)
- Patrick Emmanuel Abellard as Tyler (Original French: Patrick Emmanuel Abellard as Patrick Grimard)
- Rossif Sutherland as Bryson (Original French: Pierre-Luc Brillant as Guillaume Raymond)
Episodes※
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | Episode 1 | Maxime Giroux | Teleplay by : Lynne Kamm & Jean-François Asselin Story by : Bruce Smith | February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27) |
| 2 | Episode 2 | Maxime Giroux | Teleplay by : Lynne Kamm & Jean-François Asselin Story by : Bruce Smith | March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06) |
| 3 | Episode 3 | Aisling Chin-Yee | Lynne Kamm | March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20) |
| 4 | Episode 4 | Aisling Chin-Yee | Teleplay by : Lynne Kamm & Jean-François Asselin Story by : Bruce Smith | March 27, 2023 (2023-03-27) |
| 5 | Episode 5 | Aisling Chin-Yee | Lynne Kamm | April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03) |
| 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 (2023-04-10) |
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.
On September 22, 2023, CBC announced the second season of Plan B.
Casting※
In June 2022, the casting of Patrick J. Adams and Karine Vanasse in the lead roles was announced. In August 2022, it was announced that François Arnaud, Josh Close and Troian Bellisario would be, joining the cast in undisclosed roles.
Broadcast※
International distribution rights to the series have been acquired by Seven.One Studios through Red Arrow Studios International.
References※
- ^ Greg David, "CBC UNVEILS 2022-23 PROGRAMMING SLATE". TV, eh?, June 1, 2022.
- ^ CBC UNVEILS WINTER 2023 SLATE ACROSS NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT, FEATURING NEW ORIGINAL STORYTELLING REFLECTING MORE PEOPLE, PLACES AND PERSPECTIVES ACROSS CANADA
- ^ Whittock, Jesse (June 1, 2022). "Patrick J. Adams & Karine Vanasse Cast In CBC's English-Language Adaptation Of Time-Travel Drama Plan B". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, tête d’affiche de la prochaine saison de Plan B". Ici Radio-Canada, February 17, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Plan B – Listings". Zap2it. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (August 3, 2022). "'Plan B' Series Announces Additional Cast For CBC Time-Travel Drama". Deadline. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ VINESSA ANTOINE, VINCENT LECLERC AND SARAH BOOTH TO STAR IN THE SECOND SEASON OF CBC ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES PLAN B FROM KOTV - CBC
- ^ Whitlock, Jesse (June 1, 2022). "Patrick J. Adams & Karine Vanasse Cast In CBC's English-Language Adaptation Of Time-Travel Drama 'Plan B'". Deadline. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ Kelly Townsend, "Red Arrow Studios Int’l picks up global rights to CBC’s Plan B remake". Playback, June 6, 2022.