People will see and hear plenty of Surrey scenes and stories when they watch B次元官网网址淎llegiance,B次元官网网址� the new CBC police drama that debuts next Wednesday, Feb. 7 on TV and the Gem streaming platform.
The series stars Supinder Wraich as B次元官网网址淪urrey girlB次元官网网址� Sabrina Sohal, a star rookie police officer who grapples with the limits of the justice system while fighting to exonerate her politician father Ajeet Sohal, played by Stephen Lobo.
Sohal patrols Surrey alongside veteran training officer Vince Brambilla, played by Enrico Colantoni.
A trailer for B次元官网网址淎llegianceB次元官网网址� shows aerial views of Surrey and a B次元官网网址淐anadian Federal Police CorpsB次元官网网址� building, described as the largest detachment of the police force.
It's here: The just-released trailer for new Surrey-set police drama "Allegiance," debuting Feb. 7 on .
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With a Surrey policing transition still a very hot topic in the news, the B次元官网网址淎llegianceB次元官网网址� creative team says the timing of the series launch is coincidental.
B次元官网网址淭he CFP is a fictionalized police force and not meant to really represent the RCMP or the Surrey Police,B次元官网网址� Wraich underlined during an interview on Zoom alongside Colantoni, series creator Anar Ali and co-showrunner Mark Ellis.
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Last fall, until just before Christmas, the first season of B次元官网网址淎llegianceB次元官网网址� was filmed in Surrey and parts of Langley.
B次元官网网址淚t was important that we try and capture as many of the key locations of Surrey as we could,B次元官网网址� Ellis noted, B次元官网网址渟o viewers will see Surrey Central Library, city hall, our cops will be driving down King George.
B次元官网网址淲e had a great creative team that went out and captured a lot of aerials and pass-bys along streets, so we see the gurdwaras, the Payal Business Centre, we see blueberry and cranberry farms next to the reality of condos being built and auto dealerships and strip malls.B次元官网网址�
Some Surrey-specific stories also work their way into the series, according to Wraich.
B次元官网网址淲e have a storyline that centers around Whalley and the gentrification thatB次元官网网址檚 happening there and we actively discuss it,B次元官网网址� the actor explained.
B次元官网网址淲e have another storyline where someone has come to the country and was taken to Surrey and we sort of recreate that journey, you know, from the airport to the place where they were in Surrey. We try to figure it out as part of our police work, in terms of when they give us clues about what bridges were crossed and, you know, where were they exactly? We discuss the landscape actually a fair bit.B次元官网网址�
Ali said she created the series with themes of restorative justice in mind, along with identity and the allegiances of immigrants, with the help of consultant Paul Dadwal, an ex-RCMP officer from Surrey.
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B次元官网网址淎nd so as I followed the characters, they took me to Surrey, and then I found out that it did have the, you know, largest diaspora of Sikh Punjabi people in the world. And I knew about the long history of the Sikh Punjabi community in B.C., and it was all those factors coming together. And Surrey is just so beautiful, so thatB次元官网网址檚 not a bad thing either, and there are just so many rich stories of many communities there that I thought would be great to explore.B次元官网网址�
The B次元官网网址淎llegianceB次元官网网址� creative team and actors will return here for a kickoff screening of the show Tuesday, Feb. 6, at Surrey City Hall. The invite-only event, planned in partnership with Surrey-based , will involve a Q&A with cast and crew.
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B次元官网网址淭he people of Surrey, whenever we were shooting, would stop and ask what we were doing,B次元官网网址� the actor added. B次元官网网址淭here was a real pride to have a show based in Surrey and two, that it was about the Sikh Punjabi community that lives there. I think itB次元官网网址檚 exciting to make a show thatB次元官网网址檚 representative of that community.B次元官网网址�
