Samer Salem Joins CBC Procedural ‘Allegiance’ For Season 2 As Production Begins

Samer Salem (The Expanse) has joined the series regular cast of CBC‘s procedural Allegiance for Season 2, currently in production in British Columbia through December 5. New episodes are set to premiere this winter.

From series creator series Anar Ali, Allegiance focuses on identity and belonging, policing and politics, and finding truth within the heart of a flawed justice system. Season 2 will be rooted in a powerful set of engaging and topical storylines including online gambling, tech janitors and international schools.

Lead character Sabrina Sohal (Wraich) joins the Serious Crimes Unit of the CFPC and has six months to prove she’s got what it takes to be a detective. She’s paired with a newly transferred partner who has a decade more experience than her and a very different approach to the job. While navigating a complex love life and an equally complicated family life, Sabrina is determined to take down the man responsible for framing her father.

Salem plays Detective Corporal Zak Kalaini described as smart, speedy, confident and irreverent. The former law student transfers to Halifax and becomes Sabrina’s new partner, sources close to production tell Deadline.

The series also stars Enrico Colantoni, Stephen Lobo, Adolyn H. Dar, David Cubitt, Crystal Balint, Toby Levins, Melanie Papalia and Andres Joseph.

Allegiance is produced by Lark Productions in association with Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group, with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handling global sales. Stephanie Morgenstern, Mark Ellis and Anar Ali serve as executive producers alongside Lark Productions’ Erin Haskett, Nicole Mandes, David Valleau, Tex Antonucci and Season 2 director, Nimisha Mukerji.

For CBC, Sally Catto is General Manager, Entertainment, Factual & Sports; Trish Williams is Executive Director, Scripted Content; Sarah Adams is Director of Current Production, Drama; and Gosia Kamela is Executive in Charge of Production.

Samer will next star alongside Lucy Hale in the Lionsgate/ Buzzfeed film, F Marry Kill. His film My Fake Boyfriend, co-starring Sarah Hyland and Dylan Sprouse, is available to stream on Prime Video.

On the TV side, Samer will next be seen recurring on Netflix’s Untamed led by Eric Bana and the upcoming series The Chicken Sisters, based on the New York Times best selling novel. His guest role credits include Amazon’s The Boys, Showtime’s Yellowjackets and a recurring role in Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.