Jennifer Whalen and Meredith MacNeill are back in front of the camera, as their Canadian sitcom Small Achievable Goals begins shooting a second season.
The CBC comedy, produced by Sphere Media, follows the Baroness von Sketch Show creators in character as Julie (Whalen) and Kris (MacNeill), friends who are forced to create a podcast together just as the menopause begins for them both. Cameras on an eight-part Season 2 in Hamilton and Toronto, Canada, ahead of a winter 2026 launch.
Whalen and MacNeill are the co-creators and they exec produce alongside Sphere’s Jennifer Kawaja, Bruno Dubé and Elise Cousineau. For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Trish Williams is Executive Director, Scripted Content; Sandra Picheca is Director of Current Production, Comedy; and Samantha Morris Mastai is Executive in Charge of Current Production, Comedy. Sphere Abacus, Sphere’s Media’s sister group in the Bell Media stable, is handling international sales.
Returning cast are Alexander Nunez (Moonshine), Paul Braunstein (Hudson & Rex), Jon Dore (The Jon Dore Television Show), Tricia Black (Pretty Hard Cases), Georgie Murphy (Safehaven), Leslie Adlam (Slumberland), Kevin Whalen (Baroness von Sketch Show), Tamara Podemski (Murderbot), Kiori Mirza Waldman and Evan Mok. Billy MacLellan (Nobody) and Jackie Richardson (Pretty Hard Cases) will guest star.
Season 1 of Small Achievable Goals launched in February on CBC and is now available on streamer CBC Gem. Earlier this week, ITVX acquired UK rights to the show. Season 2 was announced earlier this year.
“It’s been incredible to see such an engaged and positive response to Small Achievable Goals,” said Trish Williams, Executive Director, Scripted Content at CBC. “Jennifer, Meredith and the team at Sphere have created something uniquely hilarious and equally moving. There is a lot to explore in the menopause experience, and Season two isn’t afraid to go there.”
“We’re very excited to explore the further adventures of odd couple Julie and Kris, as they experience the roller coaster ride that is menopause,” added MacNeill and Whalen in a statement.
“We’re thrilled to be underway on production of season two, and to be working again with Small Achievable Goals’ amazing cast, crew, and partners at CBC,” said Cousineau, who is VP of Content, English Scripted, for Sphere Media. “We’re excited for audiences to reconnect with Kris, Julie, and the entire cast of characters.”