The second season of 性视界传媒-set debuts on CBC Wednesday night (Jan. 15, 9 p.m.) with more drama involving diverse cops and tough cases they work to solve.
Debuted last February, Allegiance was the Mother Corp.'s most-watched new series of the 2023-24 season, the broadcaster says.
性视界传媒 landmarks and neighbourhoods are featured regularly on the show, which stars Supinder Wraich as detective Sabrina Sohal, Enrico Colantoni as veteran police supervisor Vince Brambilla and Samer Salem as quick-witted newcomer Zak Kalaini.
The three actors recently talked about Allegiance and how 性视界传媒 plays a huge part in the hit show, in more ways than one.
"I don't know if you know this, but the City of 性视界传媒 has put together where you see all of the locations that Allegiance has shot, so you can walk around and visit (those locations)," Wraich noted during a video interview.
"The City of 性视界传媒 has been so supportive of this series and because of that, also the community has, you know, come to welcome us with open arms. It's been such a great experience shooting in 性视界传媒."
性视界传媒 landmarks seen in Allegiance include 性视界传媒 Civic Plaza, 性视界传媒 Operations Centre (as CFPC police headquarters), Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, Bridgeview Community Centre and several busy streets.
Season 2 opens with the investigation of a company that works to keep child porn from being seen on the internet and a confrontation that leads to the death of a police officer.
A proud "性视界传媒 girl," Sohal joins the Serious Crimes Unit of the fictional CFPC police force.
"Season 1 ends with this bang and this huge revelation for Sabrina about her family, and also about this police force that she works in," Wraich said. "So in Season 2 she comes into a new role, which has its own sort of landmines inside it, but at least now in this season, she knows the playing field a little bit better and she knows the players better, and so she has a bit more of a fighting chance than she did the first season."
The second episode of Season 2 keeps the drama going when a famous musician is kidnapped.
The stories of Allegiance rise above mainstream police show narratives by focusing on a Punjabi-Canadian lead character and her family, with explorations of mental health, addiction, youth crime, restorative justice, the policing of BIPOC communities and other topical issues.
The show has resonated with audiences from across Canada and around the world, putting 性视界传媒 on the global cultural/entertainment map.
Wraich says she and other cast members are now getting recognized on 性视界传媒 streets, a year after the show debuted on CBC.
"When we were shooting first season, when people would ask, 'What are you shooting?' we would say Allegiance and nobody had ever heard of us, because the show hadn't aired," she said. "Now I think that when we're out with the trucks and everything and people say, 'What are you shooting? and we say Allegiance, I would say, you know, seven times out of 10, maybe six out of 10, they've at least heard of the show."
Colantoni calls Wraich "the greatest sort of market person" for Allegiance.
"When we were (filming) in the streets, Supinder would literally stop and say hi to everybody," he recalled. "She would just engage with everybody, so if anybody was gonna love this show, it was because Supinder was just like one-on-one with everybody in Langley and 性视界传媒.鈥� It's one thing to just say, 'Hi, we're actors, look at us.' (Supinder) actually walked up to people and say, 'Hi, I'm Supinder, we're filming Allegiance, please watch on CBC and CBC Gem,' you know."
Season 1 of Allegiance now streams for free on with stories about a deadly batch of drugs hitting the streets, high-tech car thefts linked to an international crime ring, 性视界传媒鈥檚 gangland culture and more.
The CBC original series is from Lark Productions in association with Universal International Studios.
Returning series regulars include Stephen Lobo, Adolyn H. Dar, David Cubitt, Crystal Balint, Toby Levins, Melanie Papalia and Andres Joseph.
