CBC has greenlit a new 10-episode drama series “New Address,” to be produced by Montreal-based production company Sphère Média Plus.
The series is an adaptation of the hit Quebec series, “Nouvelle Adresse,” and is set to begin production in Montreal in summer 2015.
“New Address” revolves around the Lawsons, a large Montreal family whose lives are always bursting at the seams. When Natalie Lawson, a journalist and single mother in her early forties, learns she’s dying of cancer, she must help her three teenaged children get ready for the future, while trying her best to live in the now. To do all this she leans on her two brothers, her sister and her parents, a close-knit, charmingly imperfect clan who each have their own unpredictable personal and professional hills to climb.
“We’re excited to be working with Sphère Média Plus to bring this powerful drama series to new audiences,” said Sally Catto, general manager of programming at CBC English Television, in a press release. “Through a mix of drama and humour, ‘New Address’ explores the many ups and downs of life in a touching, relatable way, and we know it’s going to resonate with Canadians across the country.”
“’New Address’ has won a very large and devoted audience in Quebec, and we are extremely privileged to be able to offer this deeply human story to CBC viewers,” said Jocelyn Deschênes, founding president and executive producer at Sphère Média.
The series is slated to air on CBC in fall 2015, and additional details will be announced in the coming months.
