– Season 2 of BITTEN gets CTV airing in
July –
– Laura Vandervoort returns to star
as the world's only female werewolf –
– Production to begin this summer/fall, on location in Toronto –
– BITTEN Season 1 is now streaming on CraveTVTM
–
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ANAHEIM, CA, May 22, 2015 /CNW/ - As announced earlier
today by BITTEN star Laura
Vandervoort on a special, on-location edition of THE SOCIAL
from Disneyland, Space confirms that it has ordered a third season
of its most-watched original series ever, BITTEN. Based on
the best-selling series of novels by Kelley
Armstrong and produced by No Equal Entertainment,
Entertainment One Television (eOne), and Hoodwink Entertainment,
Season 3 sees the return of genre icon Laura Vandervoort (SMALLVILLE, Ted) as
Elena Michaels; Greyston Holt
(ALCATRAZ, DURHAM COUNTY) as Clayton
Danvers; Greg Bryk (A
History Of Violence, ROOKIE BLUE) as Jeremy Danvers; Steve
Lund (BEING ERICA, HAVEN) as Nick
Sorrentino, and Genelle
Williams (WAREHOUSE 13) as Rachel
Sutton. Viewers who have yet to join The Pack can stream
BITTEN Season 1 on CraveTV right now. Season 2 of
BITTEN will air on CTV Saturdays at 10 p.m. ET, beginning July
4.
"BITTEN is a great success story for Space," said
Tracey Pearce, Senior
Vice-President, Specialty and Pay, Bell Media. "It's been extremely
gratifying to witness the series build such a passionate and
dedicated international fan base. Congrats to the cast, crew, and
our partners No Equal Entertainment, Entertainment One, and
Hoodwink Entertainment. We look forward to yet another great season
of this killer series."
"We are extremely excited to be headed back into production for
a third season and are so proud of our success on Space," said
J.B Sugar, Executive Producer, No
Equal Entertainment. "We couldn't do it without the continuing
support from Bell Media and our incredible fans in Canada and around the world."
"This is a tremendous achievement which wouldn't be possible
without our talented cast and crew and Space's unwavering
support of the series," said John
Morayniss, Chief Executive Officer, Entertainment One
Television. "Alongside No Equal Entertainment and Hoodwink
Entertainment, we are thrilled to continue this incredible journey
and looking forward to sinking our teeth into what's sure to be
another nail-biting season."
** Media Note ** Download photography for BITTEN at
bellmedia.ca/pr/tv/space/
BITTEN is executive produced by J.B. Sugar (THE COLLECTOR, JPOD) for No Equal
Entertainment, John Barbisan, and
Patrick Banister (WHISTLER) for
Hoodwink Entertainment, and Tecca
Crosby, John Morayniss, and
Margaret O'Brien for eOne.
Daegan Fryklind (MOTIVE, THE
LISTENER) is Showrunner. Executive Producers Fryklind and
Wil Zmak return to write for Season
3. Also in the writing room are Larry
Bambrick, Jenn Engels, and
Garfield Lindsay Miller.
BITTEN is produced by No Equal Entertainment,
Hoodwink Entertainment, and eOne in association with Space and Bell
Media, with the participation of Rogers Cable Network Fund and
Cogeco Program Development Fund and the Canadian Film or Video
Production Tax Credit. Rebecca
DiPasquale and Carrie Paupst
Shaughnessy are Production Executives, Drama, Bell Media.
Tom Hastings is Director of Drama,
Independent Production, Bell Media. Corrie
Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell
Media. Tracey Pearce is Senior
Vice-President, Specialty and Pay, Bell Media. Phil King is President, CTV, Sports, and
Entertainment Programming.
SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Space on Facebook
Space on Twitter
Laura Vandervoort on Twitter
Greyston Holt on Twitter
Greg Bryk on Twitter
Steve Lund on Twitter
Genelle Williams on Twitter
eOne TV on Twitter
BITTEN on Facebook
BITTEN on Twitter
About Bell Media Independent Production
Bell Media has
commissioned some of Canada's
most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, working with
the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit CTV
series include ratings success stories SAVING HOPE, MOTIVE, the
record-breaking THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, and MASTERCHEF CANADA. Among the scripted series on Bell
Media pay and specialty channels are the three-time Emmy®-nominated
hit DEGRASSI, the internationally acclaimed ORPHAN BLACK, the
most-watched original series in Space history BITTEN, Bravo's
most-watched original drama 19-2, award-winning dramedy SENSITIVE
SKIN, the upcoming adventure series KILLJOYS, and upcoming cult
comedy, LETTERKENNY. Bell Media specialty channels are also home to
hit factual series HIGHWAY THRU HELL, COLD WATER COWBOYS, and
CANADA'S WORST DRIVER, among
others.
About Space
Space is home to phenomenal programming
including imaginative dramas, epic movies, engaging reality series,
and the daily entertainment talk show INNERSPACE, the source for
all-things genre – all in high definition (HD). Named "Channel of
the Year" in 2013 by Playback Magazine, Space is also home to
Original Series ORPHAN BLACK and BITTEN. Space content is always
available at Space.ca, and on Facebook, @SpaceChannel, and other
social media platforms. Space is a division of Bell Media, which is
owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada's largest communications company.
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