CBC Announces New Drama About Sad People in a Cold Place

📝 By Juno Moose – Montreal, Quebec

*TORONTO – In an exciting yet deeply predictable development, CBC has announced its latest original drama: Frozen Souls, a gripping, slow-burning series about emotionally distant people navigating hardship in an unforgivingly cold landscape.

Described by the network as “raw, evocative, and profoundly Canadian”, the new drama follows a group of sad but resilient characters as they stare longingly into the distance, struggle with unspoken trauma, and attempt to keep their small, desolate town from falling apart.

“We wanted to create something that truly captures the Canadian experience,” said showrunner Claire McIntyre, whose past work includes Bleak Winter, Northern Regret, and Six Months of Darkness: The Series.

“It’s about isolation. It’s about survival. It’s about the human spirit. Mostly, though, it’s about people standing in the snow while haunting violin music plays in the background.”

Plot Summary: More Snow, More Pain

Set in a remote Northern town where the sun barely rises, Frozen Souls tells the harrowing (and extremely slow-paced) story of:

❄️ Elliott (44, brooding) – A former logger with a tragic past. Stares at an empty bottle of rye for three full minutes in Episode 1.
❄️ Margaret (52, weary-looking) – Runs the town’s only diner. Talks about “the old ways” while refilling coffee that nobody drinks.
❄️ Caleb (29, troubled youth) – Wants to escape the town, but doesn’t. Instead, he takes long, reflective walks near a frozen river.
❄️ Father Benoît (60, mysterious priest) – Knows something. Won’t say what. Just stands there in a heavy coat, looking concerned.

The show’s central conflict? Something bad happened years ago. Nobody talks about it. Everyone suffers in silence.

This groundbreaking premise has already been compared to every other CBC drama ever made.

Critics Call It “The Most CBC Show Ever”

Industry insiders say Frozen Souls checks every single box required for a classic CBC drama:

✅ A washed-out blue-grey color palette. (Looks like it was filmed inside a snowbank.)
✅ People speaking in low, dramatic voices. (Even when ordering coffee.)
✅ Slow camera pans over endless frozen landscapes. (At least 20% of each episode is just wind noises.)
✅ A scene where someone drops keys in the snow, symbolizing despair. (The keys stay there. Forever.)
✅ One character who moved to Toronto but came back because “the city isn’t real life.”

CBC’s Vice President of Depressing Content, Patrick Morrow, assured audiences that this isn’t just another slow-paced drama about small-town sadness:

“Sure, we’ve done bleak winter dramas before,” Morrow admitted. “But this one has even more snow.“

Canadians React: “Haven’t We Seen This Before?”

Following CBC’s announcement, reactions have ranged from excitement to existential exhaustion:

🗣️ “I love this! Finally, a show that represents Canada!” – Heather, 47, Only Watches CBC
🗣️ “This sounds exactly like Still Cold from 2017.” – Greg, 38, Has a Point
🗣️ “Do they even make shows that aren’t about sad people in the cold?” – Ashley, 29, Just Wants a Comedy

Meanwhile, one Twitter user posted screenshots of CBC’s past dramas—all featuring people in big coats, looking sad in the snow—with the caption:

“New show idea: same show, different title.”

Will Anyone Watch?

Despite Canada’s deep cultural attachment to emotionally devastating winter dramas, CBC executives know that viewership numbers may be low—but that doesn’t really matter.

📺 It will still air for five seasons.
📺 Critics will call it “gritty” and “necessary.”
📺 It will be nominated for every Canadian Screen Award.
📺 Nobody will actually finish watching it.At press time, CBC had already begun filming Season 2, featuring more snow, fewer answers, and additional scenes of people sighing into scarves.