New CBC series Allegiance, about a Sikh rookie cop, starts filming in Vancouver and Surrey.
A character-driven police procedural about identity and belonging, policing and politics, and finding new paths to truth and justice. It explores the Canadian justice system as it features a Sikh police rookie who is caught between loyalty to her job, her country and her family.
Star rookie cop Sabrina Singh is proud to uphold her family’s tradition of serving in the police and military. But when her father, the Minister of Public Safety, is arrested on terror charges, Sabrina finds herself caught between her loyalties to her job, her family and her country.
Allegiance:
Episodes: 10.
Vancouver/Surrey filming dates: September 11 2023 – December 11 2023.
Showrunners: Mark Ellis, Stephanie Morgenstern.
Director: David Frazee is directing the series premiere.
Cast: Not announced yet.
Producers: Lark Productions, Universal International Studios.