International Women's Day collection among Gem titles this month

This March, CBC Gem is set to bring you exciting new CBC Gem Original Series, a collection celebrating International Women's Day, acclaimed international series, and more. 

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY COLLECTION

THE CHANGEMAKERS (Documentary, USA, 2020)
Now Streaming 
Timed with the 2020 women's suffrage centennial, this documentary film presents five little-known women trailblazers. Their accomplishments in government, suffrage and civil rights are brought back to life through rare archival imagery, captivating original artwork and animation, and interviews with historians and women thought-leaders of today.

THE LITTLE QUEEN (Drama, Canada, 2014)
Now Streaming
Julie, star cyclist, is two races away from winning the World Cup. It is the culmination of years of effort. Julie loves the spotlight. Her entourage too. Encouraged by her coach and doctor, she has been doping since the age of 14. When her doctor denounces her, she manages to hush up the case, but the extent of the mess leads to abuse, lies, and treason. 

BANGLA SURF GIRLS (Documentary, Canada, 2021)
Now Streaming
This immersive documentary that takes us into the heart of Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, where we witness the transformation of young girls who join a local surf club and dare to dream of freedom and escape from a life of drudgery and abuse. 

LIFT LIKE A GIRL (Documentary, Egypt, 2020)
Now Streaming
This documentary provides a closer look into the inner life of an aspiring athlete and the female weightlifting community of Alexandria. For 4 years, Zebiba goes through victories and defeats, including major losses that shape her, as she finds her way from dust to gold.

NEW CBC GEM ORIGINAL SERIES

HELLO (AGAIN) (Drama, Canada, 2022)
Begins streaming Friday, March 25 
Sparks fly when an overworked line cook almost crashes into a medical resident at the park. Their clash turns into a whirlwind romance until things sour. As fate would have it, a mischievous little supernatural girl hurls the chef back in time for a second chance at love. Again and again and again.

FRICK, I LOVE NATURE (Comedy, Canada, 2022)
Begins streaming Friday, March 25 
Gordie Lucius goes on a grand adventure to learn everything he can about nature. In each episode, he'll answer questions like: Why do geese keep attacking me? Where did life come from? Or, why are animal genitals so weird? 

HOMESCHOOLED (Dramedy, Canada, 2021)
Begins streaming Friday, March 25 
Sixteen-year-old best friends Farzanah and Greta are homeschooled students. When Farzanah decides to go to a "normal" high school and falls in with a new social circle, Greta begins work on a documentary that aims to debunk the myth that homeschooled kids are freaks, putting her lifelong bond with Farzanah to the test.

REVENGE OF THE BLACK BEST FRIEND (Comedy, Canada, 2022)
Begins streaming Thursday, March 31
An episodic series created, co-written, and co-produced by Amanda Parris that follows Dr. Toni Shakur, a self-help guru whose singular mission is to cancel the entertainment industry's reliance on token Black characters....before she gets cancelled herself. 

TOPLINE (YA Drama, Canada, 2022)
Begins streaming Thursday, March 31
Tala, a reclusive singer/songwriter with an online alter ego: Celestine. When she is discovered after one of her songs goes viral, Tala is invited to join a world-renowned music production team that creates hits for superstars and is faced with presenting as either Celestine, or as herself. 

LIFESTYLE SERIES

THE BIG SEX TALK (Documentary, Canada, 2022)
Begins streaming Friday, March 18 
This series unpacks our notions of sexuality, explains new vernacular, and debunks all the myths surrounding sex. From sex robots to gender fluidity, polyamory to good ol' fashioned monogamy and beyond, this original series isn't afraid to put a human face on the things that get us all hot and bothered.

REAL BLACKITY TALK (Lifestyle, Canada, 2022)
Begins streaming Friday, March 18
Each episode unpacks a different aspect of the modern human experience – from people's relationships with their bodies and the ways people use social media to express themselves to how they engage with their communities and cultural heritage. While the topics are universal, the lens through which they're examined is uniquely Black.

RAUFIKAT'S BETTER BAKE ALONG (Lifestyle, Canada, 2022)
Begins streaming Friday, March 25 
Raufikat Oyawoye-Salami bakes a beautiful dessert while comedians Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis try their best to keep up and present a perfect replication of Raufikat's dish. When the flour settles, only one of them will have the Better Bake.

RETURNING CBC GEM ORIGINAL SERIES

DETENTION ADVENTURE SEASON 3 (Canada) 
Begins streaming Friday, March 11
The team is at it again, trying to uncover the secret hidden within Group of Seven member Lawren Harris' painting. Their investigation is interrupted when they are sent to Island School. They investigate what Harris' painting could mean through different art forms.

SOMETHING UNDONE SEASON 2 (Drama, Canada, 2022)
Begins streaming Friday, March 25 
Farid finds himself in a dangerously unwelcoming Newfoundland, where he uncovers the mysterious cold case of the Chaffey murders while struggling to support his unraveling partner.

THE NEW WAVE OF STANDUP SEASON 2 (Comedy, Canada, 2021)
Begins streaming Tuesday, March 29
This season features rising Canadian comics who bring their diverse backgrounds, viewpoints and unique comedy styles to the stage in 10-minute sets.

ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL SERIES

SPREADSHEET (Dramedy, Australia, 2021)
Exclusive Canadian Premiere Now Streaming 
Lauren is a divorced, hectic mother-of-two, who is looking for sex without commitment.  With the help of best friend Alex, Lauren develops the Spreadsheet: a database of people customised to maintain her sex life with variety and order amidst her chaotic life. 

ALMA'S NOT NORMAL (Comedy, UK, 2022)
Exclusive Canadian Premiere begins streaming Thursday, March 3 
Offering a bitingly funny and unflinching take on class, sexuality, mental health and substance abuse, the story celebrates women dealing with the hands they've been dealt while doggedly pursuing their dreams.

LADHOOD SEASON 2 (Comedy, UK, 2021)
Begins streaming Friday, March 25 
Liam anxiously awaits A-Level results before trying to find his feet in a most alien of new environments, Cambridge University. There, he searches for hedonism, torn between the laddish drinking societies and the artsy intelligentsia of Cambridge University.

ACCLAIMED CANADIAN PROGRAMMING

FRAGILE SEASON 1 (Drama, Canada, 2019)
Begins streaming Friday, March 11 
Dominic Couture and Félix Bachand's mysterious death sends a shock wave through their families, in the process exposing jealously guarded secrets, dangerous liaisons, and hidden agendas.