Quebecers will be able to witness from the inside the Montreal Alouettes’ incredible victory in the 110th Gray Cup final last Sunday thanks to a docu-reality currently being filmed.
The Fair Play team, who directed this original production in collaboration with Quebecor Content, were present in Hamilton to capture all the excitement surrounding this last-minute Birds triumph at the expense of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on 28-24.
TVA and TVA Sports will air the eight half-hours ordered by TVA Group in 2024, produced by Brian Desgagné. The official title has not been released yet.
Mark Weightman, president of the Montreal Alouettes, upon his return to Quebec on Monday, November 20, after winning the Gray Cup. Photo agency QMI, JOEL LEMAY
The series will provide “privileged and unprecedented access” both to the players – both during games, in training and in their daily lives – and to the organization that relaunched the Montreal franchise and managed to take the Alouettes to the to make champions of the Canadian Football League. It’s been 13 years since the Gray Cup returned to Montreal. We will see all the emotions the Alouettes experience during the wins and losses, a season that is not a long, smooth river for any team.
We will be able to get to know better those who struggle with the ball on the field, but also the coaching team led by Jason Maas, the general director of football operations Danny Maciocia, the president Mark Weightman and the new owner of the team. businessman Pierre Karl Péladeau, who is also president and CEO of Quebecor. We will even have access to the medical team and cheerleaders to paint a complete picture of the organization.
The Montreal Alouettes team with the Gray Cup upon its arrival at Mirabel Airport, Monday, November 20, one day after their win against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Photo agency QMI, JOEL LEMAY
Images were captured throughout the playoffs and filming is also planned for next training camp and the 2024 season.
“At this crucial stage in the revival of the Montreal Alouettes, Quebecor Content is very proud to collaborate with Fair-Play to offer a series that bears witness to this new side of the history of our professional football team,” said a press release on Tuesday, the director, Original content, documentaries and lifestyle at Quebecor Content, Johanne Ménard.
“TVA Sports is very pleased to broadcast the series, which promises a lot of intensity and emotion. Football fans will be excited to find their champion team in 2024 and see how far they have come,” said TVA Sports General Director Louis-Philippe Neveu.
Wednesday’s parade will be broadcast on TVA and TVA Sports
Remember that this Wednesday the Alouettes will parade on the Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest for the first time in 13 years. This special event will be hosted by Charles-Antoine Sinotte and will be presented starting at 11 a.m. on TVA, TVA+, TVA Sports, LCN and the jdem.com, jdeq.com and tvasports.ca websites.
The parade itself must start at 11:30 a.m. and last 45 minutes, from the intersection of Crescent Street and de Maisonneuve Boulevard West to the Quartier des Spectacles.