{"id":84120,"date":"2026-06-11T16:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/84120\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:39:12","slug":"disney-sets-first-canada-originals-knighted-im-not-coming-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/84120\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ Sets First Canada Originals ‘Knighted’ & ‘I’m Not Coming Back’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tDisney+<\/a> is getting into the originals game in Canada<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe global streamer has greenlit eight-part comedy Knighted<\/a> and true crime series I\u2019m Not Coming Back, in a move that will be of huge interest to local producers.<\/p>\n

\n\tProduced by Heavy Lifting Productions in association with 3 Arts Entertainment<\/a>, Knighted follows a missing person\u2019s case that spirals into an absurd documentary-style exploration of the sinister secrets lurking beneath the enchanting pageantry of a local medieval dinner theatre. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe series has been developed by exec producer Bruce McCulloch (The Kids in the Hall) alongside the creators Jackson Rowe and Mike Mildon (For Heaven\u2019s Sake) and producers Trevor Rotenberg, Zack Waxenberg and Greg Walter from 3 Arts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tI\u2019m Not Coming Back comes from Tuck Shop Media\u00a0and Hodgee Films and follows the story of two armed fugitives who went on a killing spree in the summer of 2019 that turned into one of the largest-scale manhunts in Canadian history. <\/p>\n

\n\tPer the synopsis: \u201cWhen national police leads run dry, authorities enlist help from a member of the Fox Lake Cree Nation in a desperate pursuit of justice.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tThe series is from producer Joe Tuck (Running Smoke) and director Brent Hodge (I Am Chris Farley).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to launch Knighted and I\u2019m Not Coming Back as our first-ever Canadian originals, two series that showcase the incredible range of talent we have here in Canada,\u201d said Paige Murray, Director of Development, Disney+ Canada. \u201cThis demonstrates our deep commitment to local content, investing in stories that will resonate with audiences both here in Canada and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI am so happy to be part of the first Canadian series for Disney+, and for viewers to get to know our creators. This is a really fun show, something wholly unique that I have never seen,\u201d said McCulloch of Knighted.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to be working with Disney+ on this special project,\u201d added Hodge and Tuck. \u201cFor this story, we\u2019re going beyond the headlines of a news sensation that swept the country in 2019. While underpinned by tragedy, this docu-series gives us a chance to cinematically showcase the vastness of Canada from the Pacific Coast to Hudson\u2019s Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe subject of if or when Disney+ would push into local Canadian originals has been popular among the country\u2019s producers for several years. The streamer launched in the country in 2019, but has until no resisted commissioning from the local production community.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe orders come just over a week since Canada\u2019s government u-turned on plans to increase the set amount global streamers spend on original content from 5% of local revenues to 15%. Prime Minister Mark Carney has insisted<\/a> the switch had nothing to do with ongoing trade negotiations with Donald Trump\u2019s government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Disney+ is getting into the originals game in Canada. The global streamer has greenlit eight-part comedy Knighted and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84121,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[32803,17,29844,32804,32805],"class_list":["post-84120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-3-arts-entertainment","tag-canada","tag-disney","tag-im-not-coming-back","tag-knighted"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}