Global touts updated takes on ‘Matlock,’ ‘Robyn Hood’ as it details fall/winter plans

By Cassandra Szklarski, The Canadian Press on June 7, 2023.

TORONTO – A modernized take on the Robin Hood legend, a gender-swapped “Matlock” and a show revolving around a “Good Wife” fan favourite are among the highlights of Global’s upcoming TV lineup.

Corus’s flagship channel revealed a fall and winter schedule partly anchored by updated takes of past hits, including the CBS reboot of legal classic “Matlock” with Kathy Bates in the titular role, and CBS’s “The Good Wife” spinoff “Elsbeth” starring Carrie Preston.

Also on deck is the homegrown series “Robyn Hood,” billed as a “contemporary re-imagining” from acclaimed Canadian music video director and filmmaker Julien Christian Lutz, also known as Director X.

The eight-episode, one-hour series stars Jessye Romeo, Nykeem Provo and Ian Matthews.

Also coming to Global is the Fox medical drama “Doc,” based on a successful Italian format, the CBS comedy “Poppa’s House” starring Damon Wayans and Damon Wayans Jr., and 90-minute episodes of CBS’s “Survivor,” back with its 45th season.

Corus Entertainment executive Troy Reeb touted a fall schedule full of “premium content” and top performing reality series as he outlined plans for multiple brands including lifestyles and factual networks, kids channels and streaming platforms.

Global’s 2023/24 season includes returning shows “So Help Me Todd,” the drama “Fire Country,” comedy and awards favourite “Abbott Elementary” and comedy “Ghosts.”

Also back are franchises “FBI” and “NCIS,” with LL Cool J’s character leaving Cali for the Aloha State to appear as a recurring guest on the upcoming season of “NCIS: Hawai’i.”

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 7, 2023.

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