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Netflix Canada Starts Filming “This Summer Will Be Different”

8/5/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Netflix Canada began production on the series This Summer Will Be Different, adapting Carley Fortune’s novel.
Filming occurs on Prince Edward Island and in Toronto, starring Sophie Nélisse, Francesca Reale and Roby Attal.
Dane Clark and Linsey Steward created and showrun the series.
Karen Maine, Jasmin Mozaffari and Fab Filippo direct the series.
Carley Fortune and others executive produce for Sphere Media with no release date set.

History

Historical Context

Canada’s 1970 CRTC rule required 35 % of broadcast content to be Canadian, prompting the CBC to expand its own programming. Decades later, Netflix’s 2024 series This Summer Will Be Different, filmed in Prince Edward Island and Toronto, shows how the CanCon legacy still drives domestic and international production and talent exposure.

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Story summary

Netflix Canada began production on the series This Summer Will Be Different, adapting Carley Fortune’s novel.
Filming occurs on Prince Edward Island and in Toronto, starring Sophie Nélisse, Francesca Reale and Roby Attal.
Dane Clark and Linsey Steward created and showrun the series.
Karen Maine, Jasmin Mozaffari and Fab Filippo direct the series.
Carley Fortune and others executive produce for Sphere Media with no release date set.

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