Push (Canadian TV series)
| Push | |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC Television |
| Release | February 24, 2023 – March 3, 2024 |
Push is a Canadian television documentary series which premiered on February 24, 2023, on CBC Television.[1] The series profiles the "Wheelie Peeps", a group of wheelchair users in Edmonton, Alberta, who have come together as a circle of friends around Benveet Gill, the co-founder of the city's ReYu Paralysis Recovery Centre.[2]
The cast members of the show include Paralympian Brian McPherson, a sledge hockey player, and his girlfriend Victoria Berezovich, an advocate for Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease awareness; Natasha Urkow, a quadriplegic playwright and actress who is navigating the complications of pregnancy; Brittany Neunzig, a teacher who makes disability awareness videos for YouTube; Aleem Jaffer, an employment readiness consultant who is newly married to his husband Nick; and Riccardo Baldini, a concert pianist relearning to play adaptively after a spinal cord injury.[2]
Cast member Brian McPherson died on November 12, 2025.[3]
References
- ↑ "New CBC Show ‘PUSH’ Is Canada’s First Major-Network Primetime Series Featuring Leading Cast With Disabilities". Entertainment Tonight Canada, February 9, 2023.
- 1 2 Savannah Parker, "Edmontonians on wheels featured in CBC docuseries PUSH". Edmonton Journal, February 28, 2023.
- ↑ Zhao, Emma (December 6, 2025). "Family, friends remember para athlete, reality TV star and 'fierce' disability advocate". CBC News. Retrieved June 1, 2026.