PRODUCTIONS

We believe in great storytelling and a visionary approach to original programming.

Reality Competition

Got to Get Out

To win the $1 million prize, contestants have to escape a mansion via a single exit: the front gate. However, in this game, getting out is easier said than done.

DocuSeries

Salvage Kings

Salvage Kings returns for a third season of incredible treasure hunts led by salvage expert Ted Finch, but the game has changed – big time.

Competition / Reality

Canada's Smartest Person Junior

In this entertaining and action-packed series young competitors battle for the coveted title of Canada's Smartest Person Junior with the whole country cheering them on. Hosted by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.

Adventure / Competition

The Brigade: Race to the Hudson

Ten strangers unite to conquer a gruelling cross-country wilderness expedition that pushes bodies and minds to the extreme.

Documentary

Saving Rabbit

Saving Rabbit is an intimate journey into the opioid crisis through the eyes of Peter, aka “Rabbit”, a 26-year-old opioid addict navigating the difficult path towards recovery.

Docuseries

Red Button

In this bold and innovative series, documentary subjects become the filmmakers, turning the camera on themselves to break down the misconceptions, prejudices or stereotypes they face.

Docuseries

Tessa & Scott

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are Olympic sweethearts who capture the world’s imagination with their grace and beauty. Tessa & Scott is MHQ’s popular docu-series that goes behind closed doors and into the day-to-day lives of this irresistible duo.

Competition / Reality

Canada's Smartest Person

Canada’s Smartest Person is MHQ’s hit interactive television format that redefines what it means to be smart. Competitors face off in spectacular challenges that test six categories of intelligence: musical, physical, social, logical, visual and linguistic. Being smart has never been this fun!

Miniseries

The Summit

The Summit is MHQ's critically acclaimed, award-winning two-part political thriller starring Christopher Plummer.

Reality

Outlaw In Laws

MHQ’s globally successful original format tackles an all-too-common problem: troubles with the in-laws. Internationally renowned advice expert Ellie Tesher visits feuding families and gets them back on track.

Docuseries

Modern Love

An award-winning series that portrays emerging trends in modern relationships, through the eyes of the brave couples who live them. Hip, fun and soulful, the series takes viewers inside the homes and marriages of remarkable women and men who are redefining marriage in the 21st century.

Docudrama

Le Mozart Noir - Reviving a Legend

MHQ's internationally award-winning docudrama resurrects the lost genius of Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a black composer famous in 18th century France.

Family Movie

The Great Polar Bear Adventure

An Emmy nominated, ground-breaking family movie that takes audiences inside the secret lives of polar bears. By cleverly combining wildlife footage with cutting edge CGI animation, polar bears are given voice, and tell their own story about life in the Arctic.

Feature Documentary

Souvenir of Canada

One of Canada’s most popular documentary theatrical releases, Souvenir of Canada weaves a cinematic tapestry of original footage, archives and animation, inspired by Douglas Coupland's books. The film also profiles Coupland as an artist as he creates an elaborate installation project called Canada House in Vancouver.

Performing Arts Documentary

The Four Seasons Mosaic

MHQ’s award-winning documentary follows an extraordinary collaboration between composer Mychael Danna and the world-acclaimed orchestra Tafelmusik. It is a bold orchestral undertaking that re-imagines Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons for the 21st Century.

Documentary

Road to Elsewhere

This highly acclaimed documentary film chronicles Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter, Exotica) as he returns to the theatre to direct a new opera. The film observes Egoyan as he navigates between two worlds – a writer/director challenging the boundaries of opera, and an internationally successful film director.

Documentary

Big Show

BIG SHOW is an award-winning television special that takes an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at how the Toronto International Film Festival has become one of the world’s most notable film festivals. Featuring Alec Baldwin, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, Steven Frears and Joel Schumacher.

Documentary

The Travellers

Tells the story of the four idealistic young left-wingers who founded Canada’s historic folk group, The Travellers. The film is an epic tour of folk music, Cold War politics, and the growth and disillusionment of the Left.

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