Surrey-based Allegiance films S4 in Surrey, White Rock<\/p>\n
Published 3:00 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a positive vibe on the Allegiance set, with cast and crew quick to smile, share a joke, or help one another out. <\/p>\n
The CBC police drama, which stars Indian-born actress Supinder Wraich as Sabrina Sohal, is based in Surrey, and they\u2019ve been busy filming season four at locations in White Rock, Surrey and in the studio as well.<\/p>\n
Unlike many other series, Allegiance actually takes place in Surrey \u2014 instead of pretending to be a U.S. city like most shows filmed in B.C. \u2014 and explores storylines about the city\u2019s diverse community, including racism, corruption, and privilege as well as policing. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe love being able to film in Surrey and White Rock and not pretend it\u2019s somewhere else,\u201d Allegiance executive producer Nicole Mendes said in an interview with Peace Arch News after the show spent a day filming in White Rock last month. \u201cThank you to White Rock and Surrey for having us! We all enjoy the show; it\u2019s the beauty of shooting on location \u2026 it\u2019s fun for the crew too.\u201d <\/p>\n
In season four, a deepening of the show\u2019s storyline and Sohal\u2019s connection with the community continues, Mendes shared, noting how Wraich\u2019s character has grown and changed over the first three seasons, going from rookie to detective as she battles crime and corruption \u2014 even within the fictitious Canadian Federal Police Corps.<\/p>\n
The series won the 2026 Leo Award for Best Dramatic Series, with Wraich also winning the 2025 Best Lead Performer, Drama, at the Canadian Screen Awards for her work on the show. <\/p>\n
Wraich, who came to Canada as a young girl and grew up in Ontario, enjoys spending the summer months in British Columbia, swimming in the ocean whenever she can, and enjoying the area\u2019s vibrant and diverse food scene, shared photos of her son who is, quite possibly, the most adorable three-year-old ever. <\/p>\n
She acknowledged that, as her character on the show grows and develops, so does she, as an actress. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been kind of nice to grow with this character \u2026 I try to look for the parallels in my own life versus with what I\u2019m playing, and how can I put some semblance of truth with what\u2019s happening with me into that character,\u201d she explained, while filming in Surrey Sept. 2.<\/p>\n
Cast, crew and background performers move about the indoor\/outdoor set speedily, professionally, and quietly, while equipment is set up and taken down, lightning-quick, between shots. Scenes are shot several times with several takes; from one point of view, then another, then close-ups, with the actors repeating the same lines each time. <\/p>\n
She and her on-screen persona share many parallels, Wraich continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn season one, Sabrina was brand-new to the CFPC, so we kind of walked in parallel in terms of our understanding of what the job was and where the landmines were. As Sabrina\u2019s confidence has grown over the seasons, so has mine, in terms of \u2026 it\u2019s a big team to lead, to understand the responsibility of it \u2014 where people kind of look to you to set a bit of the tone. We try to be really positive here, which isn\u2019t what Sabrina always can say to the CFPC,\u201d she quipped with a smile. <\/p>\n
She also spoke of navigating the show personally as well. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s also been a personal journey, especially in a very sort of male-centric world of, you know, figuring out what a woman of colour\u2019s power looks like. And it\u2019s a strange position for her to be in, you know? Even for me, sometimes, I think like as a woman of colour, as an actor before George Floyd before Black Lives Matter \u2026 I wasn\u2019t working as much as I\u2019m working now. My talent hasn\u2019t changed. So being able to look at those bigger issues that are happening in the world from a really honest perspective and navigating that through this character has been really fascinating.\u201d<\/p>\n
Portraying a strong Sikh Punjabi woman has been an exceptional experience so far, she shared, her voice thickening with emotion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just think how cool it is to be making this show for this community. I think how empowering it is \u2026 I hear from a lot of parents how meaningful it is to have somebody like Sabrina on their screens, for their kids to watch. (Someone) who belongs here. And also that so many of our stories aren\u2019t centred around the fact that Sabrina is Sikh\/Punjabi\/South Asian, but she\u2019s just a woman in the world doing her job. It\u2019s really lovely to hear from (people) who are just so proud.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surrey-based Allegiance films S4 in Surrey, White Rock Published 3:00 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 By Tricia Leslie\/Peace…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":888577,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-888576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=888576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/888577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=888576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=888576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=888576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}