Wild Cards starring Riverdale‘s Vanessa Morgan and Reign‘s Giacomo Gianniotti will make its primetime debut on The CW on January 17, 2024. Described as a crime-solving procedural with a comedic twist, episode one – “The Infinity Thief” – introduces Gianniotti as a cop forced to team up with a con artist, played by Morgan.
Season one episodes will air on Wednesdays at 8pm Et/Pt.
Morgan stars as Max Mitchell, Gianniotti plays Cole Ellis, Terry Chen is Chief Li, and Jason Priestley is George. Season also stars Michael Xavier as Detective Simmons, Amy Goodmurphy as Detective Yates, Fletcher Donovan as Ricky, and Jonesy as Marc.
Wild Cards was created by Michael Konyves who also executive produces. Additional executive producers include Konyves, James Genn, Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan, and writers Alexandra Zarowny, James Thorpe, Noelle Carbone, and Morwyn Brebner.
Vanessa Morgan as Max and Giacomo Gianniotti as Ellis in ‘Wild Cards’ episode 1
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Season one episodes will air on Wednesdays at 8pm Et/Pt.
Morgan stars as Max Mitchell, Gianniotti plays Cole Ellis, Terry Chen is Chief Li, and Jason Priestley is George. Season also stars Michael Xavier as Detective Simmons, Amy Goodmurphy as Detective Yates, Fletcher Donovan as Ricky, and Jonesy as Marc.
Wild Cards was created by Michael Konyves who also executive produces. Additional executive producers include Konyves, James Genn, Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan, and writers Alexandra Zarowny, James Thorpe, Noelle Carbone, and Morwyn Brebner.
Vanessa Morgan as Max and Giacomo Gianniotti as Ellis in ‘Wild Cards’ episode 1
The Plot,...
- 12/21/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The CW is bulking up its roster of scripted series — and again looking north of the border for its two latest shows.
The Nexstar-owned broadcast network has ordered dramas titled Wild Cards and Sight Unseen, targeting both for premieres in 2024. Wild Cards, starring Riverdale alum Vanessa Morgan and Giacomo Gianniotti (Grey’s Anatomy, Reign), is a co-production between The CW and Canada’s CBC, while Sight Unseen is in partnership with Bell Media’s CTV. Both are produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures; Sight Unseen is also produced by Sisters Troubetzkoy Productions.
“Wild Cards and Sight Unseen are two unique, binge-worthy shows that reflect The CW’s commitment to compelling, top-tier storytelling that will appeal to our loyal fans and attract a wide range of new viewers,” said Liz Wise Lyall, head of scripted programming at the network. “We are thrilled to collaborate with our partners at Blink49 Studios,...
The Nexstar-owned broadcast network has ordered dramas titled Wild Cards and Sight Unseen, targeting both for premieres in 2024. Wild Cards, starring Riverdale alum Vanessa Morgan and Giacomo Gianniotti (Grey’s Anatomy, Reign), is a co-production between The CW and Canada’s CBC, while Sight Unseen is in partnership with Bell Media’s CTV. Both are produced by Blink49 Studios and Front Street Pictures; Sight Unseen is also produced by Sisters Troubetzkoy Productions.
“Wild Cards and Sight Unseen are two unique, binge-worthy shows that reflect The CW’s commitment to compelling, top-tier storytelling that will appeal to our loyal fans and attract a wide range of new viewers,” said Liz Wise Lyall, head of scripted programming at the network. “We are thrilled to collaborate with our partners at Blink49 Studios,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The CW has ordered two scripted series set to premiere in the fall of 2024: crime-solving dramas “Wild Cards” and “Sight Unseen.”
“Wild Cards” is a procedural starring two alumni of the CW: Vanessa Morgan (“Riverdale”) and Giacomo Gianniotti (“Reign”). Ellis (Giannioti) is a gruff, sardonic cop demoted from his role as a detective fown to the maritime unit, while Max (Morgan) is a spirited, clever con woman living a transient life and scamming everyone she meets. When Max gets arrested and ends up helping Ellis solve a local crime, the two are offered the opportunity to redeem themselves, with Ellis going back to detective and Max staying out of jail if they can learn to trust each other and work together.
Michael Konyves created “Wild Cards” and executive produces alongside pilot director James Genn, Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan, and writers Alexandra Zarowny, James Thorpe, Noelle Carbone and Morwyn Brebner,...
“Wild Cards” is a procedural starring two alumni of the CW: Vanessa Morgan (“Riverdale”) and Giacomo Gianniotti (“Reign”). Ellis (Giannioti) is a gruff, sardonic cop demoted from his role as a detective fown to the maritime unit, while Max (Morgan) is a spirited, clever con woman living a transient life and scamming everyone she meets. When Max gets arrested and ends up helping Ellis solve a local crime, the two are offered the opportunity to redeem themselves, with Ellis going back to detective and Max staying out of jail if they can learn to trust each other and work together.
Michael Konyves created “Wild Cards” and executive produces alongside pilot director James Genn, Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan, and writers Alexandra Zarowny, James Thorpe, Noelle Carbone and Morwyn Brebner,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Morwyn Brebner, showrunner of ABC’s Rookie Blue and The CW’s Coroner, and Andrew Akman are teaming with indie studio Cineflix Media to launch Husk Media.
Toronto-based Husk Media will develop and produce TV series for broadcasters and streamers worldwide, with Brebner overseeing the creative and Akman, most recently COO at Cineflix Media, leading commercial affairs. Cineflix Media is the parent of Tehran co-producer Cineflix Studios and will offer Husk Media startup financing and a first-look deal to distribute the new venture’s content internationally.
Brebner’s TV credits include creating the crime drama Coroner for the CBC, The CW Network and NBCUniversal ...
Toronto-based Husk Media will develop and produce TV series for broadcasters and streamers worldwide, with Brebner overseeing the creative and Akman, most recently COO at Cineflix Media, leading commercial affairs. Cineflix Media is the parent of Tehran co-producer Cineflix Studios and will offer Husk Media startup financing and a first-look deal to distribute the new venture’s content internationally.
Brebner’s TV credits include creating the crime drama Coroner for the CBC, The CW Network and NBCUniversal ...
Morwyn Brebner, co-creator of ABC’s Rookie Blue and The CW’s Coroner, and Andrew Akman are teaming with indie studio Cineflix Media to launch Husk Media.
Toronto-based Husk Media will develop and produce TV series for broadcasters and streamers worldwide, with Brebner overseeing the creative and Akman, most recently COO at Cineflix Media, leading commercial affairs. Cineflix Media is the parent of Tehran co-producer Cineflix Studios and will offer Husk Media startup financing and a first-look deal to distribute the new venture’s content internationally.
Brebner’s TV credits include creating the crime drama Coroner for the CBC, The CW Network and NBCUniversal ...
Toronto-based Husk Media will develop and produce TV series for broadcasters and streamers worldwide, with Brebner overseeing the creative and Akman, most recently COO at Cineflix Media, leading commercial affairs. Cineflix Media is the parent of Tehran co-producer Cineflix Studios and will offer Husk Media startup financing and a first-look deal to distribute the new venture’s content internationally.
Brebner’s TV credits include creating the crime drama Coroner for the CBC, The CW Network and NBCUniversal ...
The CW has acquired additional seasons of Canadian drama series Coroner and Burden of Truth, along with a three-episode Bulletproof special event. Coroner and Burden of Truth were previously renewed in Canada for their third and fourth seasons, respectively, and are currently in production on the new seasons. The Bulletproof three-episode special event, labeled by producers as the series’ third season, was filmed earlier this year and will air in the UK in 2021. The CW premiere dates will be announced at a later time.
Details of the series follow below:
Burden Of Truth follows Joanna Chang (Kristin Kreuk), a ruthless, big-city lawyer who returns to her small hometown in Millwood for a case that will change her life forever. Each season centers around a new life-altering legal case – the vulnerable plaintiffs searching for answers and the boots-on-the-ground lawyers fighting incredible odds to deliver justice. In Season 4, when a mining company...
Details of the series follow below:
Burden Of Truth follows Joanna Chang (Kristin Kreuk), a ruthless, big-city lawyer who returns to her small hometown in Millwood for a case that will change her life forever. Each season centers around a new life-altering legal case – the vulnerable plaintiffs searching for answers and the boots-on-the-ground lawyers fighting incredible odds to deliver justice. In Season 4, when a mining company...
- 10/27/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The CW is making some changes to its summer schedule again, and it's good news for those looking for fresh content.
The network has announced that Tell Me a Story and Coroner have been moved from fall to the summer.
Tell Me a Story is now set to premiere Tuesday, July 28 in the 9/8c slot.
The network will kick things off with Tell Me a Story Season 1, and the series is set to air well into the fall.
Tell Me a Story takes "the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder."
The second season of the show, set in Nashville, Tennessee,...
The network has announced that Tell Me a Story and Coroner have been moved from fall to the summer.
Tell Me a Story is now set to premiere Tuesday, July 28 in the 9/8c slot.
The network will kick things off with Tell Me a Story Season 1, and the series is set to air well into the fall.
Tell Me a Story takes "the world’s most beloved fairy tales and reimagines them as a dark and twisted psychological thriller. Set in modern day New York City, the first season of this serialized drama interweaves The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood and Hansel and Gretel into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder."
The second season of the show, set in Nashville, Tennessee,...
- 6/17/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The U.K.’s Channel 4 has acquired rights to season one and two of Canadian public broadcaster CBC’s original drama “Coroner” from distributor Cineflix Rights.
Channel 4 will make the series available to U.K. viewers on its More 4 channel.
The deal follows The CW Network’s acquisition of “Coroner” for the U.S. market earlier this month, and comes as CBC announces the greenlight of season three of the drama, which is currently in pre-production.
Produced by Muse Entertainment, Back Alley Films and Cineflix Studios, “Coroner” (16 x 60′) follows a recently widowed, newly appointed coroner who investigates suspicious, unnatural or sudden deaths in Toronto.
The deal with Channel 4 was brokered by Sandra Piha, senior VP for sales and pan-regional for U.K., Eire, and Scandinavia at Cineflix Rights.
NBCUniversal International Networks has pay-tv rights to all three seasons of the series across multiple markets.
“Coroner” is inspired by the series of books by M.
Channel 4 will make the series available to U.K. viewers on its More 4 channel.
The deal follows The CW Network’s acquisition of “Coroner” for the U.S. market earlier this month, and comes as CBC announces the greenlight of season three of the drama, which is currently in pre-production.
Produced by Muse Entertainment, Back Alley Films and Cineflix Studios, “Coroner” (16 x 60′) follows a recently widowed, newly appointed coroner who investigates suspicious, unnatural or sudden deaths in Toronto.
The deal with Channel 4 was brokered by Sandra Piha, senior VP for sales and pan-regional for U.K., Eire, and Scandinavia at Cineflix Rights.
NBCUniversal International Networks has pay-tv rights to all three seasons of the series across multiple markets.
“Coroner” is inspired by the series of books by M.
- 5/26/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
The CW is adding some more shows to its scripted slate ahead of Thursday's fall schedule reveal.
DC Universe's one-and-done Swamp Thing, Serinda Swan's Coroner, and UK comedy, Dead Pixels.
The trio of pickups comes just hours after the news dropped that the network was adding Paul Wesley-led Tell Me a Story to its lineup.
With Tell Me a Story, the series was also canceled today, so it's not yet clear what made the network pull the trigger on a pickup.
It's possible that the fee to air the show dropped considerably with the cancellation.
Swamp Thing was a high profile series last year. It garnered critical acclaim but was canceled just one day after its DC Universe premiere.
Swamp Thing follows Dr. Abby Arcane (Gotham‘s Crystal Reed) as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana.
The cast also includes Virginia Madsen,...
DC Universe's one-and-done Swamp Thing, Serinda Swan's Coroner, and UK comedy, Dead Pixels.
The trio of pickups comes just hours after the news dropped that the network was adding Paul Wesley-led Tell Me a Story to its lineup.
With Tell Me a Story, the series was also canceled today, so it's not yet clear what made the network pull the trigger on a pickup.
It's possible that the fee to air the show dropped considerably with the cancellation.
Swamp Thing was a high profile series last year. It garnered critical acclaim but was canceled just one day after its DC Universe premiere.
Swamp Thing follows Dr. Abby Arcane (Gotham‘s Crystal Reed) as she investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana.
The cast also includes Virginia Madsen,...
- 5/12/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for October 2019 including "Titans", "The Boys", "Jupiter's Legacy" and a whole lot more:
Against The Wild III
The Journey Home
Feature Films – Theatrical
Prod.: Jesse Ikeman
Dir.: Richard Boddington
Oct 2 - Oct 30/19
Angel Falls 2
Movies for Television
Hp Angel Falls 2 Productions Inc.
Prod.: David Anslemo, James Moorhouse
Dir.: Jonathan Wright
Oct 7 - Oct 26/19
Coroner Season 2
Episodic Series – TV
Coroner 2 Productions (Ontario) Inc.
Prod.: Suzanne Colvin-Golding
Exec. Prod.: Adrienne Mitchell, Jonas Prupas, Morwyn Brebner,
Dir.: Adrienne Mitchell, Winne Jong, Charles Officer
Aug 19 – Nov 6/19
Cosmic Dawn
Feature Films – Theatrical
CosmicDawn Entertainment Inc.
Prod.: Joseph Raso, Mark Raso, Brian Robertson
Sept 30 - Nov 1/19
Dodge And Miles Season 1
Episodic Series – Streaming
Sagia Productions Inc./
CBS Studios
Prod.: John Weber
Sep 23 - Nov 22/19
Endlings Season 2
Episodic Series – TV
Sinking Ship Entertainment Inc.
Co-Prod.: Alexis Grieve
Line Prod.
Against The Wild III
The Journey Home
Feature Films – Theatrical
Prod.: Jesse Ikeman
Dir.: Richard Boddington
Oct 2 - Oct 30/19
Angel Falls 2
Movies for Television
Hp Angel Falls 2 Productions Inc.
Prod.: David Anslemo, James Moorhouse
Dir.: Jonathan Wright
Oct 7 - Oct 26/19
Coroner Season 2
Episodic Series – TV
Coroner 2 Productions (Ontario) Inc.
Prod.: Suzanne Colvin-Golding
Exec. Prod.: Adrienne Mitchell, Jonas Prupas, Morwyn Brebner,
Dir.: Adrienne Mitchell, Winne Jong, Charles Officer
Aug 19 – Nov 6/19
Cosmic Dawn
Feature Films – Theatrical
CosmicDawn Entertainment Inc.
Prod.: Joseph Raso, Mark Raso, Brian Robertson
Sept 30 - Nov 1/19
Dodge And Miles Season 1
Episodic Series – Streaming
Sagia Productions Inc./
CBS Studios
Prod.: John Weber
Sep 23 - Nov 22/19
Endlings Season 2
Episodic Series – TV
Sinking Ship Entertainment Inc.
Co-Prod.: Alexis Grieve
Line Prod.
- 10/2/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Former Inhumans star Serinda Swan has been tapped to star in CBC’s upcoming drama series Coroner, created by Morwyn Brebner (Saving Hope).
Inspired by M.R. Hall’s best-selling book series, Coroner centers on a newly appointed coroner investigating suspicious deaths in Toronto. Production will begin in late summer 2018 in and around Toronto with the series set to premiere on CBC in winter 2019.
Swan will play the title role of Jenny Cooper, a brave, determined yet vulnerable coroner driven by an intense desire for the truth. A former ER doctor and recently widowed mother, the passing of her beloved husband has unlocked a primal connection to death, tied to a secret in her past that is only now coming to the surface. She loves her son more than life itself and strives to support him while also trying to take care of herself.
Coroner is produced by Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Films.
Inspired by M.R. Hall’s best-selling book series, Coroner centers on a newly appointed coroner investigating suspicious deaths in Toronto. Production will begin in late summer 2018 in and around Toronto with the series set to premiere on CBC in winter 2019.
Swan will play the title role of Jenny Cooper, a brave, determined yet vulnerable coroner driven by an intense desire for the truth. A former ER doctor and recently widowed mother, the passing of her beloved husband has unlocked a primal connection to death, tied to a secret in her past that is only now coming to the surface. She loves her son more than life itself and strives to support him while also trying to take care of herself.
Coroner is produced by Muse Entertainment and Back Alley Films.
- 6/20/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
While it has been shedding its original scripted TV series, like the cancelled Underground, Wgn America has obtained the rights to the Bellevue TV show. The Canadian series premiered on CBC in February of this year. Anna Paquin stars in Bellevue, and also executive produces with creators Jane Maggs and Adrienne Mitchell, along with Janis Lundman, Michael Prupas, Morwyn Brebner and Jesse Prupas. Bellevue is "a small town with big secrets." The Wgn America crime drama series also stars Anna Paquin, Shawn Doyle, Billy MacLellan, Sharon Taylor, Patrick Labbé, Vincent Leclerc, Janine Theriault, Joe Cobden, and Allen Leach. The series will premiere in early 2018. Read More…...
- 8/1/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Barrington Stage Company, the award-winning theatre in downtown Pittsfield, Ma, under the leadership of Julianne Boyd Artistic Director and TriStan Wilson Managing Director, is proud to present the American Premiere of Bashir Lazhar, from May 22 through June 8. Written by Canadian playwright Evelyne de la Cheneliere, in a translation by Morwyn Brebner, Bashir Lazhar stars Juri Henley-Cohn, under the direction of Shakina Nayfack. Check out photos from opening night below...
- 5/28/2013
- by Stephen Sorokoff
- BroadwayWorld.com
DVD Release Date: May 21, 2013
Price: DVD $39.98
Studio: Entertainment One
NBC’s TV show Saving Hope is a medical drama with a twist — a bit of supernatural.
The television series stars Erica Durance (TV’s Smallville) as Dr. Alex Reid, smart, beautiful surgeon at Toronto’s Hope Zion Hospital. She’s also engaged to marry chief of surgery Dr. Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks, TV’s Stargate), who ends up in a coma after a traffic accident.
And that’s where the supernatural comes in. While Dr. Reid and her fellow doctors try to save his life and the lives of the hospital’s other patients, Dr. Harris’ spirit roams the halls helping other spirits move on and trying to get back into his own body.
Saving Hope was created by Morwyn Brebner (TV’s Rookie Blue) and Malcolm MacRury (TV’s Deadwood).
The show got mixed reviews when it aired, but...
Price: DVD $39.98
Studio: Entertainment One
NBC’s TV show Saving Hope is a medical drama with a twist — a bit of supernatural.
The television series stars Erica Durance (TV’s Smallville) as Dr. Alex Reid, smart, beautiful surgeon at Toronto’s Hope Zion Hospital. She’s also engaged to marry chief of surgery Dr. Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks, TV’s Stargate), who ends up in a coma after a traffic accident.
And that’s where the supernatural comes in. While Dr. Reid and her fellow doctors try to save his life and the lives of the hospital’s other patients, Dr. Harris’ spirit roams the halls helping other spirits move on and trying to get back into his own body.
Saving Hope was created by Morwyn Brebner (TV’s Rookie Blue) and Malcolm MacRury (TV’s Deadwood).
The show got mixed reviews when it aired, but...
- 4/17/2013
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
*heavy spoiler alert. Director: David Wellington. Writer: Morwyn Brebner. Out-of-body experiences for patients who are near death may well become the norm in "Saving Hope." Dr Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks) has met more ghosts since the pilot and is almost ready to tell all. In the episode “Contact,” he reveals that these spirits like to linger around for a while before finally deciding to move on, perhaps disappearing into the ether. Little is known about the outside world, and unlike the pilot, which gets existential, this episode is more grounded in medical reality. While Harris’ role gets delegated into more of a background figure, Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance) takes center stage. She tries to prove to hospital administration that she can carry on, despite the fact that her husband-to-be is in a coma. But there are times where she lapses into falling behind and everyone, especially Dr. Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies), the competition,...
- 6/17/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Director: David Wellington. Writers: Malcom MacRury and Morwyn Brebner. Cast: Michael Shanks, Erica Durance and Daniel Gillies. From playing a doctor of anthropology in "Stargate Sg-1" to becoming a doctor of surgical science in "Saving Hope," Michael Shanks has a perfect vehicle in this new show by NBC to showcase his talent. He comes through as very sentimental and it suits Shank's personality fine. The character of Dr. Charlie Harris may have been developed with him in mind. This actor is well known in science fiction fandom for playing Dr. Jackson, a character with a strong code of ethics. As Dr. Harris, he’s a character who tends to be detached from life. He does not understand the emotional roller coaster rides his patients are going through when they show up to Hope-Zion hospital for his expertise. While life for the doctors and nurses who works at the hospital unfolds,...
- 6/11/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Ed Sum)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
NBC/CTV's "Saving Hope" is not your typical medical drama. Sure, with "Smallville"'s Erica Durance, "The Vampire Diaries"' Daniel Gillies and "Stargate Sg-1"'s Michael Shanks as the leads, there's definitely no shortage of good-looking doctors on staff. And yes, there's plenty of interpersonal development, as well as weekly surgical cases and miracles. Indeed, on a Wednesday afternoon, in a suburban Toronto-building-turned-hospital set, one such crisis is currently underway. In an operating room, Dr. Alex Reid (Durance) and Dr. Joel Goran (Gillies) are trying their hardest to save a man's life. Of course, capturing all the high stakes, blood, dialogue and intensity requires take after take after take.
"The way the patient fell, his rib pierced his liver in a way that he's severely bleeding internally," reveals Gillies about the scene. "They call the procedure a 'pringle' because you have to stop the blood flow from the liver.
"The way the patient fell, his rib pierced his liver in a way that he's severely bleeding internally," reveals Gillies about the scene. "They call the procedure a 'pringle' because you have to stop the blood flow from the liver.
- 6/7/2012
- by Huffington Post Canada TV
- Aol TV.
NBC is eyeing Canadian medical series Saving Hope for its summer schedule. The fast-paced Toronto hospital drama centers on a chief of surgery (Michael Shanks) whose sudden illness leaves the medical facility in chaos, and his doctor wife (Erica Durance) in shock. Thirteen episodes of the show's first season were ordered by CTV. The project, which comes from indie producer Thump Inc.’s Ilana Frank and David Wellington, counts Huse Madhavji, Julia Taylor-Rossand Kristopher Turner among its cast. The pilot episode was penned by co-creators Malcom MacRury and Morwyn Brebner. Hope joins a growing crop of imports, including ABC's Rookie Blue, CBS's Flashpoint and the
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- 1/6/2012
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: NBC is in negotiations to acquire upcoming Canadian medical drama series Saving Hope starring Erica Durance, Michael Shanks and Daniel Gillies for a summer run. Co-created and written by Malcolm MacRury and Morwyn Brebner, Saving Hope was inspired by a series of 2005 articles by Globe and Mail writer Ian Brown who spent eight weeks in Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. It is described as a sexy, fast-paced drama set in a fictional Toronto hospital that follows the lives of the doctors and staff and the complicated decisions they make trying to save lives. Saving Hope, produced and distributed by Entertainment One, stars Michael Shanks (Stargate Sg-1) as Dr. Harris, chief surgeon who lies in a coma and wanders the wards in spirit form, Erica Durance (Smallville) as his fiancee and fellow surgeon, and Daniel Gillies (The Vampire Diaries) is a hot new surgeon. The premise is somewhat reminiscent of...
- 1/6/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
After so many years of working on American TV series, Smallville's alumni Erica Durance got cast in the pilot of an upcoming Canadian TV series.
She'll be in a pilot of a TV series called Saving Hope. Production will begin in Toronto on June 22.
CTV, the Canadian TV network which ordered the show, didn't give much details about the show or Durance's involvement in it.
However, we know that the story takes place in a hospital of Toronto. Moreover, while the show was produced by Ilana Frank and written by Morwyn Brebner, who both work on the hit Canadian TV series Rookie Blue.
She'll be in a pilot of a TV series called Saving Hope. Production will begin in Toronto on June 22.
CTV, the Canadian TV network which ordered the show, didn't give much details about the show or Durance's involvement in it.
However, we know that the story takes place in a hospital of Toronto. Moreover, while the show was produced by Ilana Frank and written by Morwyn Brebner, who both work on the hit Canadian TV series Rookie Blue.
- 6/3/2011
- by anhkhoido@gmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
When Erica Durance sat down with TVLine midway through Smallville‘s final season, she said — with an eye on her post-Lois acting future — “I would love to step out on my own, for sure…. We’ll see if I get the chance.”
Well, she didn’t have to wait long.
On the market for barely a week after fulfilling her post-season Smallville duties, Durance landed the female lead in Saving Hope, a medical drama pilot that begins filming later this month in Toronto. But therein lies the “catch” — Saving Hope is being developed by CTV for the Canadian marketplace.
So,...
Well, she didn’t have to wait long.
On the market for barely a week after fulfilling her post-season Smallville duties, Durance landed the female lead in Saving Hope, a medical drama pilot that begins filming later this month in Toronto. But therein lies the “catch” — Saving Hope is being developed by CTV for the Canadian marketplace.
So,...
- 6/3/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
We're still basking in the afterglow of the phenomenal "Smallville" finale, but its stars are moving on.
Erica Durance, who played Lois Lane on seven seasons of "Smallville," has booked a new pilot. The Alberta native is sticking with her Canadian roots to work on "Saving Hope," a CTV pilot.
Scheduled to begin production June 22, "Saving Hope" comes from executive producer Ilana Frank, who is at the helm of "Rookie Blue," a Toronto-based cop drama that has crossed over to American audiences on ABC.
CTV's official description is below.
"Saving Hope centers on young, idealistic neonatal doctor Alyse Joy and her rival and one-time lover, flashy cancer surgeon Joel Gottlieb, as they take on the fundamental questions that define medicine today. Who gets to live, who gets to die, and why? The story goes into uncharted territory when the charismatic, inspiring and golden-tongued Chief of Surgery, Harris Coles, becomes a patient.
Erica Durance, who played Lois Lane on seven seasons of "Smallville," has booked a new pilot. The Alberta native is sticking with her Canadian roots to work on "Saving Hope," a CTV pilot.
Scheduled to begin production June 22, "Saving Hope" comes from executive producer Ilana Frank, who is at the helm of "Rookie Blue," a Toronto-based cop drama that has crossed over to American audiences on ABC.
CTV's official description is below.
"Saving Hope centers on young, idealistic neonatal doctor Alyse Joy and her rival and one-time lover, flashy cancer surgeon Joel Gottlieb, as they take on the fundamental questions that define medicine today. Who gets to live, who gets to die, and why? The story goes into uncharted territory when the charismatic, inspiring and golden-tongued Chief of Surgery, Harris Coles, becomes a patient.
- 6/2/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Smallville "Finale" is now on Amazon Unbox & iTunes for a HD download of Clark finally learning his one true destiny as Superman! Other Smallville news is actress Erica Durance landed herself her own TV show after the end of Smallville. The new TV show is from CTV (Canadian broadcaster) and is a drama named Saving Hope. With production to begin in Toronto Canada on June 22. The description of Saving Hope from CTV is: "sexy, fast-paced drama set in a Toronto hospital." Saving Hope will be produced by Ilana Frank and written by Morwyn Brebner. Many thanks to Kryptonsite.com for both bits of news. LEEE777 - Well if you missed the "Finale" that's where you'll find it and Erica didn't hang about, so congrats to her on her new leading weekly drama. CTV, CW, hmm.
- 6/1/2011
- ComicBookMovie.com
Global, a Canadian TV network, announced yesterday that its original series Rookie Blue has always maintained an average of 1.8 million viewers each week in Canada. Thus, Rookie Blue surpasses Due South's first season, which was aired on the TV network CTV, average which was at 1.7 million viewers each week. Moreover, production on the second season is underway in Toronto until January 21, 2011.
In addition to being the "most watched new Canadian series in two decades", this show created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner and Ellen Vanstone has become the most watched Canadian program of the 2009-2010 broadcast year. Besides, since this Canadian show is also aired in the USA on ABC, a TV network, Rookie Blue grabbed the attention of 8.5 million viewers in North America.
The show is about five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) from a generic city that epically...
In addition to being the "most watched new Canadian series in two decades", this show created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner and Ellen Vanstone has become the most watched Canadian program of the 2009-2010 broadcast year. Besides, since this Canadian show is also aired in the USA on ABC, a TV network, Rookie Blue grabbed the attention of 8.5 million viewers in North America.
The show is about five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) from a generic city that epically...
- 9/9/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Step away Uncle Sam, because Canada is gradually becoming more and more aggressive as a cultural exporter! In fact, Rookie Blue and Shattered, two Canadian procedural scripted dramas, is coming to the UK.
First of all, according to Blogomatic3000, the UK's Hallmark Channel will be rebranded as the Universal Channel on October 18th. Besides, in order to celebrate this makeover, the newly born Universal Channel will organize the British premiere of two Canadian TV series that are broadcasted on Global, a Canadian TV network.
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The first show will be Rookie Blue. In this show created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner and Ellen Vanstone, we follow five rookies (Missy Peregrym, Enuka Okuma, Gregory Smith, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) of some unidentified Canadian (in this case Toronto) that epically fails to pass off as an American city.
The show also stars Matt Gordon, Melanie Nicholls-King, Ben Bass, Eric Johnson and Lyriq Bent...
First of all, according to Blogomatic3000, the UK's Hallmark Channel will be rebranded as the Universal Channel on October 18th. Besides, in order to celebrate this makeover, the newly born Universal Channel will organize the British premiere of two Canadian TV series that are broadcasted on Global, a Canadian TV network.
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The first show will be Rookie Blue. In this show created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner and Ellen Vanstone, we follow five rookies (Missy Peregrym, Enuka Okuma, Gregory Smith, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) of some unidentified Canadian (in this case Toronto) that epically fails to pass off as an American city.
The show also stars Matt Gordon, Melanie Nicholls-King, Ben Bass, Eric Johnson and Lyriq Bent...
- 9/4/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Global, a private Canadian TV network, is releasing online videos that bring us behind the scenes of its original series Rookie Blue. In this video, we finally get to meet two of the writers - Morwyn Brebner, and Ellen Vanstone - who talk about the idea behind the show.
The TV series follow five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just made it out of the academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing in Canada's biggest city, which is Toronto. However, while they're excited to embrace the job of policing, they feel that every day on the job is a first day.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Finally, this TV series created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner, and Ellen Vanstone is aired Thursday nights on Global, a private Canadian TV network,...
The TV series follow five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just made it out of the academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing in Canada's biggest city, which is Toronto. However, while they're excited to embrace the job of policing, they feel that every day on the job is a first day.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Finally, this TV series created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner, and Ellen Vanstone is aired Thursday nights on Global, a private Canadian TV network,...
- 8/19/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Almost a month ago, we learnt that the Canadian TV series Rookie Blue got renewed for a second season by Global, a Canadian TV network. On another note, according to the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc), the second season of Rookie Blue will be on production in Toronto from August 9 to December 23, 2010.
This show created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner and Ellen Vanstone follows five police constables who were rookies in the first season. The show is centred on constable Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), the good cop who wants to get the job done. The other officers are Dov Epstein (Gregory Smith), the thrill seeker who had hippie for parents; Chris Diaz (Travis Milne), a morally uptight man; Traci Nash (Enuka Okuma), a woman who has juggled with work and motherhood without anyone's help; and Gail Peck (Charlotte Sullivan), a mean cop whose mother was a well-respected cop in the force.
This show created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner and Ellen Vanstone follows five police constables who were rookies in the first season. The show is centred on constable Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), the good cop who wants to get the job done. The other officers are Dov Epstein (Gregory Smith), the thrill seeker who had hippie for parents; Chris Diaz (Travis Milne), a morally uptight man; Traci Nash (Enuka Okuma), a woman who has juggled with work and motherhood without anyone's help; and Gail Peck (Charlotte Sullivan), a mean cop whose mother was a well-respected cop in the force.
- 8/9/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Yesterday, the fourth episode of the Canadian TV series Rookie Blue was aired in simulcast on Global, a private Canadian TV network, and ABC, an American TV network. Let's also not forget that Global is also releasing on its web site videos that bring us behind the set of its summer original series. In this video, we finally get to meet the cast.
The TV series follow five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just made it out of the academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing in Canada's biggest city, which is Toronto. However, while they're excited to embrace the job of policing, they feel that every day on the job is a first day.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Finally, this TV series created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner,...
The TV series follow five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just made it out of the academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing in Canada's biggest city, which is Toronto. However, while they're excited to embrace the job of policing, they feel that every day on the job is a first day.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Finally, this TV series created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner,...
- 7/17/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
After three episodes had been aired, Global, a private Canadian TV network, announced a few hours ago that its original scripted series Rookie Blue will be renewed for a second season. Moreover, the second season is being developped and will go on production in Toronto later this summer.
This show created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner and Ellen Vanstone follows five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just graduated from the Academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing the streets of Toronto, Canada's biggest city. However, while the academy has prepared them quite well, nothing prepared them for working on the street.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Obviously, the renewal of Rookie Blue for a second season also means that the show will return on ABC, an American TV network.
This show created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner and Ellen Vanstone follows five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just graduated from the Academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing the streets of Toronto, Canada's biggest city. However, while the academy has prepared them quite well, nothing prepared them for working on the street.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Obviously, the renewal of Rookie Blue for a second season also means that the show will return on ABC, an American TV network.
- 7/12/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
As Global, a private Canadian TV network, airs its new original series Rookie Blue, it also releases online videos that explains us how the show was shot. In this second video, we're brought on the set of the show.
The TV series follow five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just made it out of the academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing in Canada's biggest city, which is Toronto. However, while they're excited to embrace the job of policing, they feel that every day on the job is a first day.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Finally, this TV series created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner, and Ellen Vanstone is aired Thursday nights on Global, a private Canadian TV network, and ABC, an American TV network, at 9 Pm.
The TV series follow five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just made it out of the academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing in Canada's biggest city, which is Toronto. However, while they're excited to embrace the job of policing, they feel that every day on the job is a first day.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Finally, this TV series created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner, and Ellen Vanstone is aired Thursday nights on Global, a private Canadian TV network, and ABC, an American TV network, at 9 Pm.
- 7/10/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Global, a private Canadian TV network, is releasing online videos that bring us behind the scenes of its original series Rookie Blue. In this first video, cultural reporter Marty Flanagan talks to Anne Dixon, the show's costume designer, and some actors about the wardrobe.
The TV series follow five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just made it out of the academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing in Canada's biggest city, which is Toronto. However, while they're excited to embrace the job of policing, they feel that every day on the job is a first day.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Finally, this TV series created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner, and Ellen Vanstone is aired Thursday nights on Global, a private Canadian TV network, and ABC, an American TV network,...
The TV series follow five rookie police officers (Missy Peregrym, Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne and Charlotte Sullivan) who just made it out of the academy. Now, they're living the dream: policing in Canada's biggest city, which is Toronto. However, while they're excited to embrace the job of policing, they feel that every day on the job is a first day.
Other regular cast members include Ben Bass, Eric Johnson, Matt Gordon, Noam Jenkins and Melanie Nicholls-King.
Finally, this TV series created by Tassie Cameron, Morwyn Brebner, and Ellen Vanstone is aired Thursday nights on Global, a private Canadian TV network, and ABC, an American TV network,...
- 7/5/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Canada's Canwest Broadcasting has announced the start of production on Copper, a one-hour, 13-episode police series that will be simulcast on Global and ABC Television later this season.
Copper is described as "a workplace drama about five young rookie cops just out of the police academy". The series has an all-Canadian cast that includes Vancouver's Missy Peregrym (Reaper, Heroes) and Gregory Smith (Everwood). Peregrym's character, Andy McNally, is described as "the soul of the close-knit group of five rookie officers". Smith will play another cop, Dov Epstein. Epstein is the "thrill-seeker" among the cops and aspires to emulate his heroes, Starsky & Hutch
Among the other members of the cast of Copper are Enuka Okuma (24), Travis Milne (My Green House), Charlotte Sullivan (M.V.P.), Ben Bass (Would Be Kings), Eric Johnson (Smallville), Matt Gordon (Rent-a-Goalie), Noam Jenkins (Flashpoint), Melanie Nicholls King (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and Aidan Devine (M.V.P.).
"From cast to crew,...
Copper is described as "a workplace drama about five young rookie cops just out of the police academy". The series has an all-Canadian cast that includes Vancouver's Missy Peregrym (Reaper, Heroes) and Gregory Smith (Everwood). Peregrym's character, Andy McNally, is described as "the soul of the close-knit group of five rookie officers". Smith will play another cop, Dov Epstein. Epstein is the "thrill-seeker" among the cops and aspires to emulate his heroes, Starsky & Hutch
Among the other members of the cast of Copper are Enuka Okuma (24), Travis Milne (My Green House), Charlotte Sullivan (M.V.P.), Ben Bass (Would Be Kings), Eric Johnson (Smallville), Matt Gordon (Rent-a-Goalie), Noam Jenkins (Flashpoint), Melanie Nicholls King (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and Aidan Devine (M.V.P.).
"From cast to crew,...
- 7/24/2009
- CinemaSpy
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