Overview

• WildBrain and Peacock Alley released the first trailer on August 27, with the feature set for a September 13 world premiere as a TIFF 50 Official Selection.
• Lisa Rideout directs and co-writes the documentary, with executive producers Josh Scherba, Stephanie Betts and Angela Boudreault for WildBrain and Carrie Mudd for Peacock Alley.
• Interviews span the franchise’s eras, featuring Aubrey “Drake” Graham, creator Linda Schuyler, executive producer Stephen Stohn, superfans such as filmmaker Kevin Smith, and cast members including Dayo Ade, Stefan Brogren, Shenae Grimes-Beech, Jake Epstein, Miriam McDonald and others.
• The trailer shows Drake recalling not fitting in at school, the phone call that landed him the role of Jimmy Brooks, and noting that one of his first kisses happened on camera.
• Press materials describe a film that celebrates the show’s impact while confronting “raw, real, and sometimes troubling” behind-the-scenes truths, with no wider release details announced beyond the TIFF debut.