Plan B (2023 TV series)

*Plan B*
Plan B
Genre	Time travel
Created by	Jean-François Asselin; Jacques Drolet;
Based on	Plan B
Starring	Patrick J. Adams; Karine Vanasse;
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Production companies	KOTV Productions; Red Arrow Studios
Release
Original network	CBC
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	February 27 –; April 10, 2023

Plan B is a Canadian television drama series, that premiered on CBC Television on February 27, 2023.[1][2]

Premise

An adaptation of the French-language Québécois series Plan B which premiered on Ici Radio-Canada Télé in 2017, the series 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.[3]

Cast

Patrick J. Adams as Phillip Grimmer
Karine Vanasse as Evelyn Landry
François Arnaud as Patrick Landry
Josh Close as Andy Tremblay
Troian Bellisario as Miranda Delano

Episodes

No.	Title [4]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date [4]
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.[3][5]

Casting

In June 2022, the casting of Patrick J. Adams and Karine Vanasse in the lead roles was announced.[6] In August 2022, it was announced that François Arnaud, Josh Close and Troian Bellisario would be joining the cast in undisclosed roles.[5]

Broadcast

International

International distribution rights to the series have been acquired by Red Arrow Studios.[7]

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.
"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.
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.

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[unveils-1] Greg David, "CBC UNVEILS 2022-23 PROGRAMMING SLATE". TV, eh?, June 1, 2022.

[2] CBC UNVEILS WINTER 2023 SLATE ACROSS NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT, FEATURING NEW ORIGINAL STORYTELLING REFLECTING MORE PEOPLE, PLACES AND PERSPECTIVES ACROSS CANADA

[whittock-3] 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.

[Zap2it-4] "Plan B – Listings". Zap2it. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

[Cast2-5] Haring, Bruce (August 3, 2022). "'Plan B' Series Announces Additional Cast For CBC Time-Travel Drama". Deadline. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[Cast1-6] 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.

[7] Kelly Townsend, "Red Arrow Studios Int’l picks up global rights to CBC’s Plan B remake". Playback, June 6, 2022.

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