Debra Yeo
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Still Michael J. Fox: Actor says documentary about his eventful life has been ‘a nice adventure’
From finding fame with “Family Ties” to living with Parkinson’s disease, it’s “a story about that human experience and one that everybody could relate to.” → Read More
‘Mrs. Davis’: Faith, free will and bonkers action as a nun takes on artificial intelligence
A marvellous Betty Gilpin and a delightful supporting cast battle AI while Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden are out to save the world in “Citadel.” → Read More
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ will end in Toronto July 2
After 13 months, Mirvish says “Cursed Child” set a record for longest running professional play in Canadian history. → Read More
‘The show is undeniable’: team behind CBC’s ‘The Porter’ celebrates its 12 Canadian Screen Award wins
Drama won’t get a second season, but co-creator Arnold Pinnocks says ‘We got it done. I’m really, really proud of that.’ → Read More
Catherine O’Hara an ‘icon’? The ‘Schitt’s Creek’ star says she got lucky with her career
The winner of the Canadian Screen Awards’ Academy Icon Award reflects on her career — from family dinners with Gilda Radner to Second City and “Schitt’s Creek.” → Read More
Let's talk about that shocking ‘Succession’ Season 4 plot twist
Spoiler alert: The death seen in “Connor’s Wedding” guarantees a wild ride to the series finish. → Read More
‘Degrassi’ creator Linda Schuyler on her memoir ‘The Mother of All Degrassi’ — the hardest part to write was the title
The woman who fostered the careers of dozens of child actors and shepherded their characters through their screen adolescences didn’t feel she had the right to use the word “mother.” → Read More
‘Succession’ is back and yes, it’s that good. Here’s why
We have “a bit of a rummage” in the things that make “Succession” so addictive as it begins its final season. → Read More
At ‘Stranger Things: The Experience’ Toronto the demodogs and other monsters keep you jumping
You’re essentially part of an episode, being guided through the Hawkins lab and the Upside Down by characters from the show. → Read More
Bob Odenkirk, Kiefer Sutherland and a Pink Ladies origin story: 10 new TV shows to watch for
Plus Billy Crudup’s “Hello Tomorrow!” and Raylan Givens’ return in “Justified: City Primeval,” here are the shows that stood out at a recent TCA press tour. → Read More
Mothers and breasts and bears: the cast reflects on seven seasons of ‘Workin’ Moms’
“Sometimes I feel like this show is so much louder than I am,” said creator Catherine Reitman. The end begins Jan. 3 on CBC. → Read More
Woodbridge sisters acting credits span CTV comedy, Paw Patrol, Blue’s Clues and they’re just getting started
Tianna, 11; Mia, nine, and Mikayla, six, say they love meeting new people and seeing themselves on TV. → Read More
Why are we so fascinated by vampires?
With shows like ‘Interview With the Vampire,’ ‘Let the Right One In’ and ‘Ezra,’ TV is continually reinventing “the most human of monsters.” → Read More
Luke Kirby seeks characters with ‘a heartbeat,’ whether it’s Lenny Bruce on ‘Mrs. Maisel’ or an agoraphobic sleuth in ‘Panhandle’
Success is a ‘day-to-day thing,’ the Emmy-winnining actor says, but he still feels lucky to be exploring imaginary universes. → Read More
How fantasy TV roared back in 2022 with ‘The Sandman,’ ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Power’
Fantasy TV is dominating the small-screen conversation right now in a way it hasn’t since “Game of Thrones” ended in 2019. → Read More
Canadian cast member of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ says ‘the detail was what made it epic’
Dylan Smith, originally from Montreal, plays Largo Brandyfoot, father of a family of harfoots, in the blockbuster Amazon Prime Video TV series. → Read More
Whether in ‘The Tudors,’ ‘Lost Girl,’ ‘Umbrella Academy’ or ‘Departure,’ Kris Holden-Ried is happy to be a ‘workin’ actor’
As Global TV’s “Departure” debuts its second season July 13, Holden-Ried recalls working with late acting legend Christopher Plummer. → Read More
In CBC’s ‘SkyMed,’ young pilots and nurses save lives and pursue love in Canada’s North
Creator Julie Puckrin knew there was ‘a great show’ in the story of her sister and brother-in-law, who met flying air ambulances. → Read More
‘Shadow of the Rougarou’ highlights Métis mythology. Its producers want IMDb to acknowledge its Métis language too
Métis director Jordan Waunch says the Métis language Michif was “almost stamped out of existence” during colonization. → Read More
‘Worm races,’ fear of lake sharks and ‘The Fog Monster’ — I loved weekends at my grandparents’ cottage
I didn’t understand then that it was a privilege as well as a pleasure: to have a place near the water, surrounded by trees, where you could feel freer somehow → Read More