Frank Siracusa To Oversee Development and Management of CBS Stages Canada

Frank Siracusa, President & CEO of Whizbang Films, and John Weber, President & CEO of Take 5 Productions, will oversee the development and management of a new production facility in Mississauga. Dubbed CBS Stages Canada, the 260,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in March 2019.

The announcement was made yesterday by CBS Television Studios.

CBS Stages Canada will encompass six sound stages, production offices, support facilities and auxiliary services suitable for large-scale television and film productions.

In an interview with Variety, President of CBS Television Studios, David Stapf, said: “CBS has a strong production history in Canada. The Toronto area specifically has provided our series with diverse and appealing locations as well as production infrastructure and crafts expertise that cannot be easily found. These new stages will provide valuable resources and additional capacity for our Company’s growing production slate.”

At present CBS Television Studios produces 63 series, including series for CBS, CBS All Access, the CW and a growing list of shows for networks outside of CBS. The studio is currently shooting the series Star Trek: Discovery and In the Dark in the Greater Toronto Area.

Frank Siracusa and John Weber, who are based in Toronto, are executive producers of CBS All Access’ Star Trek: “Discovery.

Read more about the new production facility:

Variety: CBS to Build Production Facility Outside Toronto

Toronto Star: Why CBS set its sights on Toronto area for new TV production hub

Toronto Sun: CBS to open production hub in Mississauga