Key Takeaways
- Three episodes on the CFL's YouTube channel.
- Finale airs Nov. 17, after the game.
- Alexander, Fajardo headline the featured players.
All Access, All Week
The Canadian Football League has brought back Grey Cup All-Access, its behind-the-scenes docuseries on the championship game, for a second season — this time as part of the league's new partnership with YouTube, where all three episodes stream on the CFL's official channel.
Episode 1 (out November 13) introduces the main characters — in the league's words, "the fiery competitor, the perpetual underdog, the friend-turned-foe, the record-breaker." Episode 2 follows today, November 14, going inside the motivations and final preparations as game day approaches. The finale, a 20-minute episode arriving November 17, promises "an unprecedented look into the emotion, elation and heartbreak of the championship" — filmed through Sunday's 113th Grey Cup itself.
The people on camera
For the Montreal Alouettes: quarterback Davis Alexander, receiver Tyson Philpot, linebacker Tyrice Beverette and head coach Jason Maas. For the Edmonton Elks: quarterback Cody Fajardo — facing his former team — receiver Austin Mack, defensive lineman Malik Carney and head coach Mark Kilam.
"We are incredibly excited to bring this series back for a second season," said Craig Garvie, the CFL's Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. "Fans develop deeper connections to athletes and teams when they are given authentic access to the people behind the competition."
The series is produced in association with Agency NineSix.
The Twikup Take
The CFL is learning the modern sports lesson: the game is three hours, but the story is a week. A Fajardo-versus-Montreal thread, told from inside both locker rooms, is exactly the kind of access that turns casual viewers into Sunday regulars.
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