In 1989, a group of 43 women around the world gave birth simultaneously, despite none of them showing any signs of pregnancy. Seven extraordinary children with superpowers were adopted by an eccentric billionaire, Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who forms The Umbrella Academy. However, over time, the family becomes fractured and distant. When their father dies, the estranged siblings reunite to investigate the circumstances of his death and soon discover that the end of the world is imminent. The family must overcome their differences and work together to save humanity.

The Associates is a Canadian television drama series that aired on CTV in 2001 and 2002. The show features five junior associate lawyers at a Toronto law firm, played by Demore Barnes, Shaun Benson, Tamara Hickey, Gabriel Hogan and Jennie Raymond. R.H. Thomson also stars as the firm's senior partner. The show was successful in its first two years of ratings, but due to tax cutbacks from the government, the show could not continue into a third season.