CBC renews unscripted series The Assembly for a second season

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On World Autism Awareness Day, CBC is announcing the renewal of the groundbreaking unscripted series The Assembly for a second season, featuring an expanded cast of more than 30 neurodivergent and autistic adults interviewing celebrities. In each episode, a different celebrity will take part in unpredictable, probing and direct questions in a no-holds-barred interview, resulting in profound revelations, authentic conversations and lots of laughs. Produced by Small Army Entertainment and based on the international hit format, filming begins this month in Vancouver with the new season targeted to premiere this fall. Radio-Canada’s French-language version, Facteur A, has also been renewed for a second season.

“The Assembly has connected deeply with audiences across Canada and beyond, and we’re excited to continue those honest, candid and thoughtful conversations in season two,“ says Jennifer Dettman, Executive Director, Unscripted Content, CBC. 

“We are beyond excited to work with our incredible roster of interviewers again,” says Stephen Sawchuk, Executive Producer, Small Army Entertainment. “With season two, we hope to broaden representation of the autistic and neurodivergent community by introducing audiences to even more members of The Assembly.” 

Sean De Vries, Executive Producer, Small Army Entertainment adds, “this season promises  more big names and more opportunities for entertaining and authentic conversations that audiences simply won’t see anywhere else.” 

The Assembly is produced by Small Army Entertainment for CBC, with executive producers Sean De Vries and Stephen Sawchuk. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Jennifer Dettman is Executive Director, Unscripted Content; and Susan Taylor is Executive in Charge of Production.