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BITTEN Bitten is an erotically-charged series set in a realistic, recognisable world where werewolves and witches live among us. Based upon the best-selling novels by Kelley Armstrong, the series follows Elena Michaels (Laura Vandervoort, Smallville), the world’s only female werewolf. Season 3 of Bitten finds The Pack several months after a harrowing and bloody battle. Once again, there are challenges and tensions within the ranks of the Council of International Alphas. This time, a rogue former member and his supporters create tension, posing a direct threat to The Pack. Meanwhile, Elena struggles with Jeremy’s new draconian leadership style, as she makes some shocking and surprising discoveries about herself.
• BITTEN RANKED AS THE NO.1 SHOW IN ITS TIMESLOT FOR ALL KEY DEMOGRAPHICS ON SPACE (CANADA) • THE SERIES IS WATCHED BY OVER 1 MILLION VIEWERS EACH WEEK ON SPACE (CANADA)
DRAMA SERIES BROADCASTER:
Space (Canada), Syfy (USA), Netflix (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, No Equal Entertainment, Hoodwink Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 10 x 60 MIN – COMING SOON ALSO AVAILABLE:
The Undoing Digital Experience
• “…SEXY, HIGH-OCTANE THRILLER…” – THE HUFFINGTON POST FORMAT AVAILABLE
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THE BOOK OF NEGROES EVENT MINI SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CBC (Canada) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Conquering Lion Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, South Africa 6 x 60 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE:
2 Companion Interactive Websites – Passages and Portraits, and Companion App – A Historical Guide To The Broadcast Series
Starring Academy Award-winning actors Cuba Gooding Jr. and Louis Gossett Jr., The Book of Negroes is a six-part miniseries based on Lawrence Hill’s award-winning, best-selling novel. A universal story of loss, courage and triumph, The Book of Negroes recounts the extraordinary journey of Aminata Diallo, an indomitable African woman who survives in a world in which everything seems to be against her. Kidnapped by slave traders in West Africa then sold into slavery in South Carolina, Aminata uses sheer strength of character to navigate the outbreak of the American Revolution in New York, the isolated refuge in Nova Scotia, and the treacherous jungles of Sierra Leone, before finally securing her freedom in England at the dawn of the 19th century. • THE BOOK OF NEGROES RANKED AS THE NO.1 SHOW ON CBC (CANADA) FOR ALL VIEWERS • THE BOOK OF NEGROES WAS 2015’S HIGHEST-RATED SERIES ON BET (USA) AVERAGING 2.2 MILLION VIEWERS AND EXCEEDING BET’S PRIMETIME AVERAGE BY +250% • “MUST-SEE TELEVISION” – THE GLOBE AND MAIL • “AN EPIC TALE” – EMMY MAGAZINE • “…A MINI-SERIES NOT TO BE MISSED.” – THE HUFFINGTON POST • “MINISERIES RARELY GRIP LIKE THIS DRAMA” – US WEEKLY • ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – US WEEKLY, ★ ★ ★ ★ – NEW YORK DAILY NEWS • NOMINATED FOR TWO CRITICS’ CHOICE TELEVISION AWARDS INCLUDING BEST LIMITED SERIES AND BEST ACTRESS, AUNJANUE ELLIS
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CALL ME FITZ
THE COLLECTOR
CONSPIRACY 365
Power, politics, porn. Last season, our anti-hero decided that real power is in public office. But of course, things don’t turn out quite the way he expected. In season 4, Fitz finds himself back at square one – scraping together a living, selling junkers with his old man from a parking lot and trailer, a block-anda-half off Dealership Row.
Centuries ago, Morgan Pym made a deal with Satan: his soul, in exchange for 10 years with his one true love. After she died, Morgan – desperate to avoid eternity in Hell – agreed to become a Collector, charged with collecting souls from those who’d made deals with Satan. Morgan’s deal with the devil includes one additional clause: Morgan is allowed 48 hours with each client to try and redeem them before they are condemned to Hell…
Cal Ormond is forced to go on the run as he searches for the truth behind his family’s deadly secret. Beginning on New Year’s Eve, Cal has 365 days to solve the mystery or he’ll meet the same fate as his father.
COMEDY SERIES
THE BEST YEARS Samantha Best is leaving her past behind to take on the future at Boston’s prestigious Charles University. There, she meets her new, occasionally dysfunctional surrogate family – socialite Kathryn, star basketball player/potential crush Devon and former child celebrity, Dawn. On her own for the first time, Samantha must face the excitement and pressures of college life. It’s going to be a year to remember.
BLISS Bliss is a half-hour dramatic series presenting an anthology of women’s erotica. The short and sexual vignettes have not only been adapted by female screenwriters but also directed by internationally acclaimed female directors. Through the telling of these diverse and provocative stories, Bliss watches each of these women take back and own their sexuality, proving the power and influence of the modern-day female.
DRAMA SERIES
THE BRIDGE It is the role of the police to protect society – but who is there to protect the police? The Bridge is an exciting procedural drama that lays bare the struggles of big city police union leader, Frank Leo. Charismatic and dynamic, Frank represents 8,000 cops whilst fighting criminals on the street, and fighting his own bosses and political corruption in the ranks in order to protect his fellow officers and, ultimately, himself.
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Global TV
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CTV (Canada), CBS (USA)
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Showcase
eOne
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Galafilm Productions, Back Alley Film Productions
SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 8 x 60 MIN AVAILABLE FOR CANADA
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HBO Canada, TMN/Movie Central ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Amaze Film + Television, Big Motion Pictures
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Movie Network Channels ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Circa Media, Movie Network Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
DRAMA SERIES
Australia
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
SEASON 1: 12 x 60 MIN
City TV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
No Equal Entertainment
Canada
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 3: 12 x 30 MIN SEASON 4: 10 x 30 MIN
Canada SEASON 1: 14 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 13 x 60 MIN
ALSO AVAILABLE: WEBISODES SEASON 1:
12 x 4 MIN Conspiracy 365 FORMAT AVAILABLE
DRAMA SERIES SEXY DRAMA SERIES
Canada
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ACTION/THRILLER SERIES
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 8 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 8 x 30 MIN SEASON 3: 8 x 30 MIN
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Jonsworth Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, USA SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN FORMAT AVAILABLE
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THE FIRM
G–SPOT
HUNTED
The Firm continues the story of Mitch McDeere and his family, ten years after the events of the popular novel. After spending 10 years in witness protection, Mitch and his family emerge to reclaim their lives and their future – only to find that past dangers are still lurking and new threats are everywhere.
Critically acclaimed movie star turned late night B-movie actress, Gigi, has to find a way to get back into the spotlight, but making the jump to celebrity status and finding a boyfriend is not all that easy! Thankfully she has Stella, Roxy and Francesca to help her through the ups and downs of work, money, sex, men and fame. Tag along with our heroine as she shares her embarrassing auditions, sexual adventures and intimate secrets in the not-soglamorous world of Hollywood.
A clever, sophisticated international espionage thriller. Golden Globe nominee Melissa George is Sam Hunter, a highly skilled operative from an elite private intelligence firm who survives an attempt on her life, orchestrated by someone from her own team. Without knowing who to trust or who wants her dead, Sam takes part in a dangerous and secretive new mission to infiltrate the home and business of a ruthless, murderous, business tycoon.
DRAMA SERIES
DATES
DA KINK IN MY HAIR
THE DATING GUY
Dates is a witty, sexy and emotional drama series about 21st-century dating. True to its title, Dates focuses on two people meeting in person for the first time, but these couples have first matched online. Lives are intertwined when characters like Stephen, the charming and good looking thirty-something surgeon and Mia, the heartbreakingly beautiful lost soul in her 20’s, meet and discover things about each other, revealing the complicated and hilarious ways people interact on their quest to find love.
Da Kink In My Hair is banishing bad hair days one trim at a time! Novelette and Joy run Letty’s, a popular salon and meeting place in the heart of the city’s vibrant community. When Novelette’s sister Joy and her fourteen-year-old son Dre happily re-enter her life, she suddenly has her hands full being a mother, dealing with Joy’s eccentricity and coping with a living situation that has caused problems she never expected! Add that to Novelette’s busy salon and ‘family’ of hairstylists and you get a world bursting with laughter, commotion and most importantly, heart.
The Dating Guy is a hilarious cocktail of all new animated comedy about dating, sex and friendship… with a twist! Dedicated to all of us who have ever been on one of “those” dates, The Dating Guy follows four friends, Mark, Woody, Sam and VJ, in their weekly hunt for love… or at least some kind of ‘happy ending’.
DRAMA/FORMAT SERIES
COMEDY SERIES
The Dating Guy takes us on a journey into the minefield of the twenty-something dating scene. When your only responsibility is the rent, devoting all your time to bedding the opposite sex isn’t just possible… it’s mandatory.
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Global TV
Teletoon
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Balloon Entertainment
eOne
Marblemedia, eOne
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: UK
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada
Canada
SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN
SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN
FORMAT AVAILABLE
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ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, USA SEASON 1: 22 x 60 MIN
COMEDY SERIES
ACTION DRAMA SERIES
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
TMN/Movie Central
BBC (UK), Cinemax (USA)
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Corus Entertainment, Serendipity Point Films
Kudos
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 8 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 8 x 30 MIN SEASON 3: 8 x 30 MIN
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
UK, USA SEASON 1: 8 x 60 MIN DVD & EST RIGHTS ONLY
ADULT ANIMATION/ COMEDY SERIES
Channel 4
SEASON 1: 9 x 30 MIN
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Global TV (Canada), NBC (USA)
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THE ENFIELD HAUNTING ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Sky Living ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Eleven Film ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
UK 3 x 60 MIN or 2 x 90 MIN
The Enfield Haunting, Sky Living’s highest-rated show ever, is a chilling three-part supernatural drama inspired by the world’s most-documented poltergeist incident. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Timothy Spall (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and Matthew Macfadyen (Anna Karenina), the series is adapted from Guy Lyon Playfair’s international bestselling book “This House is Haunted” and tells the terrifying and bizarre real events that took place at an ordinary house in 1977. At the heart of the story is Janet Hodgson, an 11-year-old girl terrorised by the paranormal activity permeating every room… or so she’d like everyone to believe; especially Maurice Grosse (Timothy Spall), the doting researcher who goes to great lengths to protect her from the strange, dark forces in hope of making peace with his own daughter’s untimely death.
• THE ENFIELD HAUNTING IS SKY LIVING’S HIGHEST-RATED SHOW EVER • THE SERIES WAS WATCHED BY OVER 2 MILLION VIEWERS IN THE UK, ADDING 1.4 MILLION VIEWERS TO THE SLOT AVERAGE EACH WEEK • THE ENFIELD HAUNTING INCREASED SKY LIVING’S SLOT AVERAGE BY 1000%, RANKING NO.1 FOR ALL KEY DEMOGRAPHICS IN PRIMETIME • “…OUTSTANDING CHILLING DRAMA… S UPERB PERFORMANCES” - THE GUARDIAN
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FEAR THE WALKING DEAD Living in the same universe as the global phenomenon The Walking Dead, its highly-anticipated companion series Fear The Walking Dead is a gritty drama that explores the onset of the undead apocalypse through the lens of a fractured family.
DRAMA/SUSPENSE SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
AMC ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Set in a city where people come to escape, shield secrets, and bury their pasts, a mysterious outbreak threatens to disrupt what little stability high school guidance counsellor Madison Clark and English teacher Travis Manawa have managed to assemble. The everyday pressure of blending two families while dealing with resentful, escapist, and strung-out children takes a back seat when society begins to break down. A forced evolution, a necessary survival of the fittest takes hold, and our dysfunctional family must either reinvent themselves or embrace their darker histories.
AMC Studios ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN – NEW SEASON 2: 15 x 60 MIN – COMING SOON
• FEAR THE WALKING DEAD IS THE NO.1 PREMIERE IN US CABLE HISTORY • WATCHED BY OVER 13 MILLION VIEWERS ON AMC (USA), WITH 8.5 MILLION ADULTS 18-49 • QUADRUPLED AUDIENCES IN LATIN AMERICA • MORE THAN DOUBLED TOTAL AND ADULTS 18-49 VIEWERS IN CENTRAL EUROPE • EXCEEDED THE SLOT AVERAGE BY +376% IN SPAIN ON AMC GLOBAL (SPAIN)
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FROM DUSK TILL DAWN SUPERNATURAL CRIME SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
El Rey Networks
Based on the thrill-ride film of the same name, From Dusk Till Dawn is centred around bank robber, Seth Gecko (D.J. Cotrona, G.I. Joe: Retaliation) and his violent, unpredictable brother, Richard ‘Richie’ Gecko (Zane Holtz, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower).
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
FactoryMade Ventures, Miramax, Rodriguez International Pictures ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 10 x 60 MIN – NEW AVAILABLE FOR CANADA, US EST AND DVD ONLY
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The infamous Gecko brothers navigate the aftermath of a bank heist gone wrong, leaving several people dead. Their subsequent escape to Mexico involves taking a former pastor, his family and their RV hostage in order to cross the border undetected, whilst the FBI and Texas Rangers are hot on their trail. Chaos ensues when they are forced to detour to a strip club that’s populated by vampires, forcing them to fight until dawn for their survival. With more bloody action from the Gecko brothers, Season 2 welcomes new cast member Demi Lovato, who joins an impressive returning cast of Wilmer Valderama (That ‘70s Show), D.J Cotrona and Zane Holtz.
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GLUE Glue is the critically acclaimed eight-part drama series from BAFTA Award-winning writer Jack Thorne (Skins, This Is England) for Channel 4 (UK) about murder and secrets set in the English countryside. Hailed by Radio Times as “Skins meets Broadchurch”, Glue is a dark and deadly, beautiful thrilling crime drama.
CRIME DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
E4 ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Eleven Film Set in a small, countryside village where farming is its bread and butter and race horses are its beating heart, but beyond the rolling hills and behind the stable doors lies a green and not-so-pleasant land where everyone has a story and anything can happen, including murder. When the body of a local resident is found under a tractor, destructive forces are unleashed and the entire community is forced to watch their secrets exposed… chilling secrets that will change their particular way of life forever.
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
UK SEASON 1: 8 x 60 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE: WEBISODES –
Glue: Before Cal Was Killed: 8 x 15 sec – 2 MIN
• GLUE PREMIERED TO AN AUDIENCE OF NEARLY 1 MILLION VIEWERS ON E4 (UK) • THE SERIES EXCEEDED E4’S SLOT AVERAGE FOR ALL KEY TARGETS: ADULTS 16-24 (+43%), ADULTS 16-34 (+18%) AND WOMEN 16-24 (+14%) • “SKINS MEETS TWIN PEAKS” – DAILY MIRROR • ★★★★★ – TV TIMES, ★★★★★ – HEAT, ★★★★ – THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
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HALT AND CATCH FIRE • “COMPELLING” – LOS ANGELES TIMES • “EXCELLENT” – BUSINESS INSIDER
At the dawn of the Information Age, Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace, Guardians Of The Galaxy), a manipulative mastermind, Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy, 12 Years A Slave), an embittered visionary, Cameron Howe (Mackenzie Davis, That Awkward Moment), a volatile prodigy and Donna Clark (Kerry Bishé, Argo), a working mother, dared to dream big, forging an unlikely alliance in their quest to build a personal computer; but their union was short-lived… ripped apart by the harsh realisation that in history, only the truly disruptive ideas matter. Set in early 1985, Season 2 centres on the rise of Mutiny, a start-up company built upon the most revolutionary idea of the modern era – the Internet. Allegiances are tested as partners get caught up in the online wave taking over the tech landscape, and attempts to heal old wounds and deal with the fallout of past conflicts expose the thin line that separates genius from self-delusion, the fragility of human connection, and everyone’s desire to do something extraordinary.
AN AMC ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: AMC ORIGINAL PRODUCER: AMC Studios ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 10 x 60 MIN
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HAP AND LEONARD An eye-popping Texas-sized thriller set in the late 1980s, Hap and Leonard is a darkly comic southern noir story of two unlikely best friends, one femme fatale, a crew of has-been radicals, some lost loot and a ton of bloody mayhem!
DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
SundanceTV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Based on a grit lit series of books and short stories from famed American author Joe Lansdale, the anthology follows the adventures of Hap Collins and Leonard Pine. The two are chronically single, perpetually broke and guided by an old fashioned sense of honour and morality – but the similarities end there.
AMC Studios ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN – NEW
Hap Collins (James Purefoy, Rome) is an East Texas white boy with a weakness for Southern women. After serving time in the slammer for refusing to fight in Vietnam during his youth, he is now in his 40s and barely making ends meet picking roses on a plantation. His lifelong best friend and cohort in the rose-picking field is Leonard Pine (Michael K Williams, The Wire), a gay, black Vietnam vet with a hot temper who won’t hesitate to threaten anyone over a slight or an injustice… or just because he’s in a bad mood. When Hap’s seductive ex-wife Trudy (Christina Hendricks, Mad Men) re-enters their lives, she offers them a deal they can’t refuse. Chock full of action and stuffed to the gills with a cast of eccentric characters, Hap and Leonard provides a country twist on the classic mystery thriller with a healthy side of Southern-fried humour to boot.
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HAVEN MYSTERY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Showcase (Canada), Syfy (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Big Motion Pictures, Piller/Segan/Shepherd, Universal Networks ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, USA SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 4: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 5: 26 x 60 MIN – NEW
Haven, based on the Stephen King’s novella The Colorado Kid, is the story of FBI agent Audrey Parker (Emily Rose, Graceland) and her investigation of a seemingly normal seaside town. Across the seasons, Audrey’s quest to understand both herself and the great mysteries of Haven, a town harbouring dark and mysterious secrets, will drive her even deeper down the supernatural rabbit hole. Returning for Season 5, our heroes Audrey, Nathan and Duke discover that some doors are never meant to be opened. After exiling William from Haven, they thought they’d finally won… but it doesn’t feel that way as they deal with the fallout. Duke is not only struggling to contain scores of troubles stirring in his blood, but the evil Mara is now in control of Audrey’s body, and then there’s the ever-growing menace… what did they let in when they opened that door? Through journeys into the past, the future, and the very fabric between worlds, events in Haven are veering towards a cataclysmic showdown. Tensions rise, allegiances shift, and in a harrowing closing chapter, the mystery of ‘Croatoan’ is finally revealed.
ALSO AVAILABLE:
Haven Origins Digital Series: 4 x 5 MIN
• HAVEN IS SYFY’S MOST TIME-SHIFTED SERIES EVER FOR ADULTS 25-54 • SEASON 5 BUILT SEASON-ON-SEASON AUDIENCES FOR ALL KEY DEMOGRAPHICS: +34% FOR ADULTS 18-34, +29% FOR ADULTS 18-49 AND +7% FOR ADULTS 25-54
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HELL ON WHEELS The Civil War is in the past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount, Lost) can’t put it behind him. Fresh are the horrific memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of the Union soldiers setting Bohannon on a course of revenge. Hell on Wheels is a contemporary Western series that tells the story of his journey, a story that rides on Union Pacific’s construction of the first transcontinental railroad. After four years on the Union Pacific, former Confederate soldier and railroad Hell on Wheels man Cullen Bohannon finds himself in California – the land of opportunity, a haven of gold, a place of reinvention. It’s the location of a new Hell on Wheels: The Central Pacific Railroad, which unlike the Union Pacific faces constant threats as it struggles to make its way through the treacherous Rocky Mountains. As Cullen faces his own mountain of challenges – adapting to an unfamiliar environment and the exotic, cultural traditions of his new employees, the race to unite the nation by rail comes to a thrilling head.
AN AMC ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
AMC ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
AMC Studios, eOne, Nomadic Pictures, Endemol ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 4: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 5: 14 x 60 MIN – NEW
• HELL ON WHEELS IS CABLE’S NO.1 ORIGINAL SERIES ON SATURDAY NIGHTS ON AMC (USA) • SEASON 5 DELIVERED ITS HIGHEST RATINGS YET, RANKING NO.1 IN ITS TIME PERIOD ON AMC (CANADA) FOR TOTAL VIEWERS
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KLONDIKE Klondike is an event mini-series of epic proportion starring Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) alongside Abbie Cornish (Limitless). It is a story inspired by the true stories of those who hunted for wealth and battled for survival in the brutal Canadian Yukon Territory filled with harsh conditions, unpredictable weather and desperate, dangerous people. At the centre of the action are characters Bill Haskell and Byron Epstein – childhood best friends who risk everything to pursue their dream of striking it rich during the 1890’s Klondike Gold Rush. Lured into this treacherous landscape by the prospect of riches, they endure the unforgiving elements and discover that the deadliest threats are always human.
EVENT MINI SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery Channel ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Nomadic Pictures, Scott Free Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA 3 x 120 MIN or 6 x 60 MIN
HEARTLAND FAMILY/DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CBC ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Seven24 Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 7: 18 x 60 MIN SEASON 8: 18 x 60 MIN SEASON 9: 18 x 60 MIN – NEW
1 x 45-90 MIN Extended Recap (S1-S6)
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The residents of Heartland chase big dreams and manage life’s setbacks, while holding on to what matters most: courage, love, family and a home you can always come back to. In the eighth season of Heartland, Amy and Ty’s romance blossoms as the pair grows closer, developing teamwork on the business side, merging Ty’s vet skills with Amy’s homoeopathic approach to healing horses. Meanwhile, Georgie continues her journey into the world of horses, competing in horse jumping and learning trick riding. Lou is more of a multitasking mother than ever, balancing the raising of Katie and Georgie with her new business venture as owner of Maggie’s Diner. Jack has reunited with Lisa and is learning the benefits and pitfalls of a long-distance relationship. As always, Tim is on the hunt for both money and love, neither of which seem to come easy for him. .
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HINDSIGHT DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
VH1 ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Timberman-Beverly Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
What if you could change the past and make the ‘right’ choices the second time around? That’s the question at the heart of VH1’s criticallyacclaimed dramedy Hindsight. Filled with nineties nostalgia and unique explorations of universal themes like love, friendship and second chances, this clever, refreshing series follows Becca – a divorcée plagued with doubt on the eve of her second wedding. Everything seems perfect, but is it?
USA SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN
After reminiscing about her past, Becca is inexplicably transported back to 1995. She’s about to marry Sean, a bad-boy artist who’s all wrong for her; but before she decides to meet him at the altar AGAIN she must first reconnect with her former best friend Lolly and hopefully change the course of their relationship. Torn between her past and her future, can Becca make things right by reliving her life and re-adapting to the 90’s – a time of smoking in bars, carrying pagers, having an AOL email address and rocking out to Ace of Base? She’ll soon discover there’s no such thing as perfect choices… even knowing everything she thinks she knows now. • “A CLEVER, AFFECTING AND SLY NEW SHOW” – NEW YORK TIMES • “…REFRESHING… HAS A CHARM THAT YOU’LL FIND HARD TO RESIST” – ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • “ANY NUMBER OF CABLE NETWORKS MIGHT FIND THEMSELVES LOOKING BACK ON HINDSIGHT WISHING THEY HAD THE FORESIGHT TO DEVELOP IT.” – VARIETY • “HINDSIGHT’S VISION IS PERFECT” – VULTURE
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INTO THE BADLANDS Into the Badlands is a genre-bending martial arts series, loosely based on the famous historical Chinese tale “Journey to the West”. Hundreds of years in the future, the Earth and most of its population have been ravaged by disaster. Lacking the sophistication of our current age, the survivors have regressed to an existence predicated on foraged latter-day technology and a culture of ruthless social Darwinism. Set in a land controlled by violent and feudal barons, Into the Badlands follows the ruthless and great warrior Sunny and the young boy, M.K., who together embark on a journey across the dangerous Badlands seeking enlightenment. Throughout their unplanned alliance, Sunny begins to discover what might be so special about M.K. Attacked and wounded in a slave battle, M.K. displays an otherworldly power. Despite Sunny’s reluctance to acknowledge it, he and M.K. are connected through their apparently humble yet mysterious backgrounds. But neither they, nor most of the other surviving inhabitants have any idea that M.K. will be the spark that sets the once-stable citadel, and eventually the entire Badlands, aflame.
DRAMA/ACTION SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: AMC ORIGINAL PRODUCER: AMC Studios ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN – NEW
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MR. D COMEDY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CBC
Mr. D is based on Gerry Dee’s real-life experiences as a high school teacher before switching to a career in comedy. The premise shines the light on teaching from the teacher’s point of view, and as it turns out, teachers don’t know everything, especially Mr. D.
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Top Sail Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 12 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 3: 8 x 30 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE:
The Substitute: 1 x 60 MIN Gerry Dee Live: 1 x 60 MIN Gerry Dee: Life After Teaching: 1 x 60 MIN
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It’s now Gerry Dee’s third year at Xavier Academy and he’s determined to finally land his dream job as a gym teacher. He may get his chance, but for now he’ll have to continue faking his way through subjects he knows nothing about. But what Mr. D lacks in knowledge he makes up for in heart – he doesn’t teach by the book and sometimes it works. Amidst a beloved, oddball cast of teachers and school staff, there’s Mr. D and his hilarious antics as he struggles to stay one step ahead of his students. • MR. D HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT TOP 10 PERFORMER ON CBC (CANADA) THROUGH ALL OF ITS SEASONS FOR THE BROADCASTER’S KEY DEMOGRAPHICS OF ADULTS 18-49 AND 25-54
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MEN WITH BROOMS
PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD
RABBIT FALL
Long Bay seems pretty slow and pretty predictable… but you can’t judge a book by its cover.
A more grown-up and visceral North American spin-off of the UK hit series features a new team of heroes battling prehistoric and futuristic dinosaurs. Led by the wealthy and brilliant Evan Cross, the heroes use their specialised skills to find the creatures before they attack. These witty and passionate experts don’t always get along – they argue, fight, and fall in and out of love, but through it all they have each other’s back. Every story plays out in amazing real world locations, interwoven with complex relationships and explosive, action-packed drama. Primeval: New World is a unique production that still maintains the touchstones that make the original an international hit.
Constable Tara Wheaton moved to Rabbit Fall for a fresh start. But what she finds is a bizarre string of violent crimes that push her deep into the past, beneath the darkest layers of Rabbit Fall. Missing tourists are washing up on shore, wild animals have morphed into killing machines, and young women whose screams pierce the night are silent about the terrors they’ve encountered. Then the people of Rabbit Fall start to see the unspeakable…Tara breaks through the town’s stubborn silence to discover a deep divide between its residents. A chilling history of Rabbit Fall slowly unfolds and Tara begins to realize she is part of the mystery in ways she could never imagine.
Inspired by the hugely popular Canadian movie with the same name, Men With Brooms follows four young men brought together by a love of curling, showing us that the trivial stuff of small-town life is actually a grand canvas of universal human experience. Canadian curling legend Chris Cutter and Paul Gross (Barney’s Version) narrate each episode and make special guest appearances. COMEDY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CBC ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Serendipity Point Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada ACTION SERIES
MATADOR
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
El Rey Networks ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
El Rey Networks ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
From the powerhouse creative team behind the blockbuster films Sin City, From Dusk Till Dawn, and Transformers, and the hit TV series Revenge and Sleepy Hollow, comes Matador, a sexy, action-packed thriller for Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network.
SEASON 1: 12 x 30 MIN
ACTION ADVENTURE SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Space ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Space
Omnifilm Entertainment, Impossible Pictures
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Canada
Canada
SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN
SEASON 1: 6 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 8 x 30 MIN
Angel Entertainment
USA SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE: WEBISODES – Matador Bad Boys
of Soccer: 4 x 5 MIN
• “FAST-PACED AND SEXY” – SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
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Like Hawaii Five-O and Strike Back, Matador is a high-stakes game of life and death. DEA agent Tony Bravo is thrust into a dangerous world of money, power, excess and intrigue where rules are made to be broken and his covert mission to investigate the flamboyant and mysterious owner of the LA Riot, one of the world’s greatest soccer teams, leads him onto the team and into the heart of a sinister inner circle. To prevent a global disaster, he’ll need top-notch espionage skills to impress his superiors and fast footwork to impress the coaches.
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THE RED ROAD Still waters run deep in The Red Road, a gripping thriller that explores what happens when two opposing visions of the American dream collide.
A SUNDANCE TV ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES
When tragedy forces a mesmerising ex-con Phillip Kopus (Jason Momoa, Game of Thrones) directly into the path of embattled local cop, Harold Jensen (Martin Henderson, Secrets & Lies), both men must face their past and confront their most jealously guarded secrets. As the ghosts of the past start to emerge, the consequences are terrible and both men’s lives start to unravel as previously forgotten mistakes destroy everything in their wake.
SundanceTV
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The Season 2 opener jumps directly into the fallout from the adrenaline-filled shoot-out between Harold and Phillip. As Harold’s wife Jean (Julianne Nicholson, Law & Order) continues to put her life back together in the aftermath of Season 1’s events, rumours begin to swirl that the tribe’s new-found federal recognition will lead to the building of a casino up on the mountain. With tensions mounting and Kopus’ mother Marie (Tamara Tunie, The Good Wife) arguing vehemently against it, the stage is set for a shocking discovery.
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SundanceTV Studios ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 6 x 60 MIN
• SUNDANCE HIGHEST-RATED ORIGINAL SERIES • MORE THAN DOUBLES THE PRIMETIME AVERAGE (+139%)* • “A VERY WELL-ACTED, WELL-SHOT AND INTRIGUING SERIES.” – THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER • “THE PRODUCT OF AN IMPRESSIVE TRUST OF TALENT” – LOS ANGELES TIMES
*Source: Jan 2014 – 9/15/15 Live+7 season averages for total viewers S1 & S2. Primetime debut telecasts only (excludes encores). The network average prime (M-Su 8-11 PM ET).
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ROGUE On the orders of a corrupt general, Ethan Kelly (Cole Hauser, Good Will Hunting) heads to Chicago to infiltrate the firm of one of the city’s most notorious attorneys and power brokers – Marty Abrams (Richard Schiff, The West Wing), but he quickly learns that Marty’s dealings extend from the boardroom into the dangerous world of one of the city’s most feared gangs. Convinced that Ethan holds the key to her survival, Grace Travis (Thandie Newton, ER) goes rogue again, teaming up with this shrewd operative to bring down the people who murdered her son. But, when a reporter on the brink of discovering the depths of Marty’s corruption winds up dead, seemingly separate incidences are intertwined and ultimately reveal a powerful conspiracy linking corporate empires to the seedy side of the streets.
DRAMA/SUSPENSE SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: DirecTV (USA), TMN/Movie Central (Canada) ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY: US, Canada SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 20 x 60 MIN – NEW ALSO AVAILABLE: WEBISODES SEASON 1 – Rogue Files: Reparation: 10 x 5 MIN
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ROOKIE BLUE Rookie Blue is the award-winning long-running drama series that follows five young, ambitious cops trying to succeed in their high-stakes careers at 15 Division police academy – where even the smallest mistake can have life-or-death consequences.
DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Global TV (Canada), ABC (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Season 6 begins immediately after the revelation that Sam’s exgirlfriend Marlo is pregnant. Andy and Sam are forced to face the new reality that will forever change their happily-ever-after, leaving Andy to question her desire to rebuild her vision of future with Sam. Meanwhile, after walking away from Chloe for good, Dov tries to stay focused on his new gig – working in Intelligence where the suspicious events of a high-profile case leads him to uncover corruption within his own Division. A post-rehab Chris is tested when temptation strikes in an unexpected form and Traci navigates a particularly traumatising case which may cement Steve as the man by her side.
eOne, ICF Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, USA SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 4: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 5: 22 x 60 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE: WEBISODES SEASON 4:
Rookie Blue: In Session: 11 x 4 MIN The officers of 15 Division will be forced to learn to embrace living in the grey areas, because sometimes it’s the unpredictable things life throws our way that turn out to be exactly what we need.
• OVER THE COURSE OF SIX SEASONS, ROOKIE BLUE HAS PROVEN TO BE A CONSISTENT SUCCESS FOR THE AUDIENCE OF WOMEN 25-54, DELIVERING ITS BEST RATINGS IN ITS LATEST SERIES FOR GLOBAL TV (CANADA) • ROOKIE BLUE MORE THAN DOUBLES YOUNG ADULT DEMOGRAPHICS ON ABC (USA)
WEBISODES SEASON 5:
Rookie Blue: Stakeout: 9 x 4 MIN
Grey’s Anatomy “with uniforms and guns” LO S AN G E LE S TI M E S
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SHATTERED
SKINS USA
SHOW ME YOURS
Ben Sullivan is a tough, smart homicide detective with Multiple Personality Disorder. Each week Ben and his partner work to solve the murder cases that cross their desk daily, while Ben copes with the fascinating complexities of managing his life as a cop while living as a man with alternate personalities.
Skins is a wild ride through the lives of a group of high school friends stumbling through the minefield of adolescence… and stepping on most of the mines as they go. Be it sex, drugs, the breadth of friendships or the depth of heartbreaks, Skins is an emotional mosh-pit that slams through the insanity of teenage years. They’ll crush hearts and burn brain cells, while fearlessly confronting every obstacle head on… or slightly off.
“Life is full of questions and sex is full of answers” or so the theory goes, according to psychologist Kate Langford who is writing a book on the subject. With a publisher on board, a fabulous apartment and the security of a stable relationship, Kate is on the edge of living her dream. That is, until her publisher pairs her up with the arrogant yet irresistible PhD, Benjamin Chase, to co-author the book. Despite being total opposites, Ben and Kate seem to have a magnetic attraction that she is trying, without luck, to ignore. Sex solves some problems but for Kate it may cause more than she bargained for!
DRAMA SERIES
REGENESIS
SANCTUARY
SEED
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Global TV Never has our species been so close to solving the mysteries of our existence and yet every step brings us closer to our own demise. Now, NorBAC, a special operations task force led by Dr. David Sandstorm, has been assembled to investigate and halt the abuse and misuse of biotech before it can unleash havoc around the globe.
Sanctuary follows the adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus, her new recruit, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman, and her fearless daughter Ashley. Together they track down, study and protect the strange and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world and live among us.
DRAMA/SCI FI SERIES DRAMA SERIES
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ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
TMN/Movie Central (Canada), Syfy (USA)
TMN/Movie Central
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ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Stage 3 Media
Shaftesbury Films, Corus Entertainment
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ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 4: 13 x 60 MIN
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Canada, USA SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 20 x 60 MIN SEASON 4: 13 x 60 MIN HV AND DIGITAL RIGHTS ONLY
Harry, a thirty-something bartender with no money, direction or aptitude for responsibility, discovers that his method of earning extra cash in his 20s, sperm donation, has resulted in kids… lots of kids! Now, Harry’s simple life becomes unexpectedly complicated with the arrival of his 10-year-old son and his two moms, his 15-yearold daughter and her yuppie parents and the soon-to-be-single pregnant mother. Together they create a unique 21st-century family – dysfunctional, asymmetric and imperfect, but ultimately loving too.
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN
COMEDY/DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
TMN/Movie Central (Canada), MTV (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Company Pictures ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Canada, USA
Showcase
SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
AVAILABLE FOR CANADA
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
eOne Canada SEASON 1: 8 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 8 x 30 MIN
COMEDY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
City TV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Force Four Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 60 MIN FORMAT AVAILABLE
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SAVING HOPE DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CTV (Canada), NBC (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, ICF Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Pulse-pounding surgeries, adrenaline-fueled breakthroughs and sultry romances fill the episodes of medical drama series Saving Hope. When tragedy strikes Chief of Surgery Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks, Stargate Atlantis), he leaves Hope Zion Hospital in chaos and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid (Erica Durance, Smallville), in a state of shock. Now trapped in a coma, Dr. Harris wanders the halls of the hospital in “spirit” form, as Alex and the rest of the staff make courageous decisions to keep hope alive.
Canada, USA SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 18 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 18 x 60 MIN SEASON 4: 18 x 60 MIN – NEW ALSO AVAILABLE: WEBISODES SEASON 2:
Saving Hope: Last Call: 12 x 5 MIN WEBISODES SEASON 3:
Saving Hope: Psychic Healing: 12 x 3 MIN
Set eleven months after Season 3’s explosive finale, Season 4 returns with a bang as the hospital is still reeling from the loss of Dr. Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies, The Vampire Diaries). But for Alex and her partner Dr. Charlie Harris, it’s business as usual when their plans of starting off slowly on Alex’s first day back are waylaid by a series of demanding medical incidents. It’s the first misstep in a season of many obstacles for the happy couple, who will struggle to find their footing in a hospital that seems to be changing every day. The stage is set for a journey into an ever-evolving Hope Zion that will shake the foundations of our characters right to their core, and pose the question of who will be left to pick up the pieces.
• THE SERIES IS A PROVEN SUCCESS FOR THE DEMOGRAPHIC OF WOMEN 25-54, DELIVERING A +42% CUMULATIVE GROWTH IN VIEWERS FROM SEASON 1 TO SEASON 3
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SERIAL THRILLER Serial Thriller is a trilogy series from Emmy and BAFTA awardwinning October Films for Investigation Discovery. Featuring a stellar cast including Ryan Gage (The Hobbit), Joseph Millson (24: Live Another Day), Amy Manson (Atlantis), Jessica Henwick (Star Wars Episode VII – The Force Awakens) and more, Serial Thriller tells the grim and fascinating stories of the world’s most notorious serial killers: Ted Bundy, ‘The Angel of Decay’, Stephen Peter Morin ‘The Chameleon’ and Edmund Kemper ‘The Head Hunter.’
CRIME/THRILLER SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery ID ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
October Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA With its own bold and distinctive visual style, Serial Thriller tells these murderers’ gruesome life stories as unfolding narratives that relive and re-experience the exact events of the time. With authentic procedure, fresh new evidence and meticulous research, Serial Thriller presents their sinister worlds through a chilling new lens.
EPISODES:
9 x 60 MIN or 3 Films (115 MIN , 117 MIN , 87 MIN) – NEW
Reflecting all the tension-building uncertainty and twists of fate that makes their stories so compelling, Serial Thriller will put today’s audience right back into the moment of both the crimes and the desperate investigations trying to stop the killings. The viewer is reminded that before these serial killers became notorious, they were terrifyingly unknown…
• PREMIERED TO AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 1.3 MILLION VIEWERS ON DISCOVERY ID (USA) • SERIAL THRILLER COMFORTABLY EXCEEDED THE BROADCASTER’S SLOT AVERAGE FOR ALL KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
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SPUN OUT SITCOM ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CTV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Spun Out is the story of unsuccessful writer, Beckett Ryan, who is determined to get his life back on track after suffering his own public relations disaster. Coincidentally, his damage control strategy includes taking a job at a PR agency where his close-knit, dysfunctional coworkers can spin everyone’s problems… except their own.
Project 10 ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN – NEW
No matter how bizarre the cases the agency takes on, they pale in comparison to the workplace romances, rivalries, personal successes and often laugh-out-loud failures of the extremely entertaining team of co-workers. The hilarious, multi-camera sitcom returns for Season 2 with even more laughs and a special guest appearance by internationally-celebrated comedian Russell Peters.
• SPUN OUT IS CONSISTENTLY IN CTV’S TOP 5 PERFORMING COMEDIES FOR ALL KEY DEMOGRAPHICS • THE SERIES DELIVERS ITS BEST PERFORMING RATINGS FOR ADULTS 25-54 AND WOMEN 25-54 ON CTV (CANADA)
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THE SPIRAL
TESTEES
TODD & THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL
Notorious street artist Arturo (Johan Leysen, The American) is already world-renowned for his politically-charged art stunts, but in The Spiral he has devised his most ambitious work yet. With the help of a band of emerging artists, he plans to steal six of Europe’s masterpieces and create a global scavenger hunt based around retrieving them.
Peter (Steve Markle, Razzberry Jazzberry Jam) and Ron (Jeff Kassel, The Firm) are two downon-their-luck best friends, who volunteer as guinea pigs for “Testico” – a bizarre product testing facility. From unknown sex-changing drugs to a vacuum cleaner with artificial intelligence, the two friends must deal with a range of ridiculous and hilarious scenarios.
Todd is a heavy metal kid who yearns to be a guitar god. When Todd finds The Book Of Pure Evil, he uses it to achieve his dream only to have it promptly come crashing down around him. In each episode, the Book falls into the hands of a different student – taking a typical high school issue and giving it a bizarre, comedic twist.
DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Arte, Lumiere, NRK, SVT, TV3, VARA, VRT ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Caviar Films
Created by Kenny Hotz, the screw-ball nut-case who gave the world Kenny Vs. Spenny, this outrageously-twisted show is laugh-out-loud comedy that will leave a weird taste in your mouth – and a side effect or two!
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
COMEDY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Showcase, Netflix (S8-) TPB Productions Limited (S1-7), Sunnyvale Productions (S8-S9) Canada SEASON 1: 6 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 7 x 30 MIN SEASON 3: 8 x 30 MIN SEASON 4: 8 x 30 MIN SEASON 5: 10 x 30 MIN SEASON 6: 6 x 30 MIN SEASON 7: 10 x 30 MIN SEASON 8: 10 x 30 MIN SEASON 9: 10 x 30 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE:
TPB Xmas, TPB Say Goodnight to the Bad Guy, TPB Xmas, Community Service Special, Swearnet Special
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Showcase
SEASON 1: 5 x 60 MIN
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
COMEDY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
eOne
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, YLE
FANTASY/COMEDY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Space ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Aircraft Pictures, Corvid Pictures, Frantic Films Live Action Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE:
Short Film
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
TRAILER PARK BOYS
Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN
Trailer Park Boys is about life between prison terms. Always trying to play the angles, always done-in by forces beyond their control, and always in the middle of a gun fight, Ricky and Julian are decent, hard-working guys trying to cope with the New World Economic Order. It’s not that the boys don’t know right from wrong, it’s just that “right” rarely presents itself. • TRAILER PARK BOYS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS SHOWCASE’S NO.1 SHOW • THE LATEST SEASON CONTINUED TO DELIVER GROWTH IN AUDIENCES, WITH KEY YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHICS (ADULTS 18-34) SHOWING A +26% GROWTH IN AUDIENCE YEAR-ON-YEAR
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THIS LIFE This Life is a funny, honest and heartfelt series about a regular family whose world turns upside down overnight. Similar to its French language counterpart, Nouvelle adresse, this drama series follows Natalie Lawson, a lifestyle columnist and single mother in her early forties whose recent terminal cancer diagnosis sends her on immediate pursuit to help her three teenage children get ready for the future, all the while attempting to savour the time she has left. Faced with the uncertainty of life, each of Natalie’s children do their best to come to terms with their mother’s diagnosis, while confronting the ongoing challenges that accompany their personal choices. Natalie leans on her two brothers, her sister and her parents, a close-knit, charmingly imperfect clan who each have their own unpredictable personal and professional difficulties to tackle.
DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CBC ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Sphere Media Plus ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN – NEW
Both dramatic and humorous, This Life explores the many ups and downs of life in this touching, relatable and deeply human story that will resonate with everyone.
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TURN: WASHINGTON’S SPIES AN AMC ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
AMC ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
AMC Studios ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 10 x 60 MIN – COMING SOON
In the treacherous and volatile Revolutionary War, unassuming farmer – Abraham Woodhull (Jamie Bell, Billy Elliot) and his friends form America’s first spy ring, turning the tide in the country’s battle for independence. Season 1 dramatically concluded as Abe’s world collapses when his fight to balance his beliefs and his family’s safety forces him to cover up the murder of a British soldier who discovered he was a spy. In Season 2, the twists, turns, victories and betrayals of a shadow war are waged behind enemy lines pitting the cunning agents of King George against the fearless and ingenious operatives serving General George Washington (Ian Kahn, Bones). Outnumbered and out-gunned on the battlefield, Washington’s closest ally in these dark times is also his most celebrated battle commander, Benedict Arnold (Owain Yeoman, The Mentalist) – a friend whose growing discontent will threaten the fate of the Revolution. But he’s also counting on his men to succeed, especially Abe, who feels he has nothing left to lose and is willing to risk it all… including his soul.
• TURN PREMIERED ON AMC (USA) TO NEARLY 3 MILLION VIEWERS WITH THE FINALE DELIVERING THE HIGHEST RATINGS FOR THE SEASON
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THE WALKING DEAD The Walking Dead, the worldwide phenomenon and television’s most watched drama, tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by former police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. Over time, the characters are changed by the constant exposure to death and some grow willing to do anything to survive.
AN AMC ORIGINAL DRAMA/ SUSPENSE SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
AMC ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
AMC Studios Back for an epic sixth season, the group of survivors learn that if you are among the living, you have a responsibility to do more than just survive. This moral complexity will be best epitomised and illustrated through the evolution of Rick Grimes rediscovering his humanity. Rick is at war with himself. His journey will take him from a man who trusts no one and believes that he should kill before being killed to a man that realizes the importance of holding onto the traits of what it means to be human.
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 16 x 60 MIN SEASON 4: 16 x 60 MIN SEASON 5: 16 x 60 MIN SEASON 6: 16 x 60 MIN – NEW
• THE WALKING DEAD HAS PROVEN TO BE A WORLDWIDE TV PHENOMENON, CONSISTENTLY RANKING AS THE NO.1 SHOW IN EVERY POSSIBLE MEASURE AND DELIVERING YEARLY SEASON-ON-SEASON GAINS • THE WALKING DEAD IS WINNER OF TWO EMMY AWARDS AND TWO PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
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WELCOME TO SWEDEN COMEDY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
TV4 (Sweden), NBC (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Syskon, eOne, FLX ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Sweden, USA SEASON 1: 10 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 10 x 30 MIN – NEW FORMAT AVAILABLE
Welcome to Sweden is a hilarious sitcom created by comedian Greg Poehler, based on his real life experience as a former American businessman who quit his job to move with his girlfriend to her native country of Sweden. With hysterical appearances from Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell, Gene Simmons, Aubrey Plaza, Neve Campbell, Jason Priestley and Jack Black, the international production features both Swedish and American talent, themes, and dialogue crafting the perfect equation for laugh-out-loud moments for all audiences. Back for Season 2, Emma and Bruce are getting married… hopefully! The new season opens with a proposal, but as the weeks continue the love-birds and their hilariously bizarre families clash over everything – from opposing customs and expectations to the ultimate in-law face-off over where the nuptials should take place. Meanwhile, Emma is overwhelmed at work resulting in paid time off, whilst Bruce has finally got a new job of his own… fulfilling the unusual requests of American celebrities visiting Stockholm. Will love conquer all with a wedding that mirrors Bruce and Emma’s imperfectly perfect relationship or is their cultural divide too wide a gap to be bridged?
• WATCHED BY 4 MILLION AMERICAN VIEWERS ON NBC (USA) • “WELCOME TO SWEDEN IS THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO BROADCAST-NETWORK COMEDY SINCE “MODERN FAMILY.” – LA TIMES • WINNER OF BEST INTERNATIONAL TV COMEDY SERIES AT THE MONTE CARLO TELEVISION FESTIVAL
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FAC TUAL
50 WAYS TO KILL YOUR LOVER Jaw-dropping, suspenseful and all true. The most explosive crime series is back for a new season with more real stories of sex, greed, revenge and jealousy – a potent cocktail that will see former lovers, wives and rivals commit extraordinary acts of murder.
TRUE CRIME SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery ID (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
50 Ways To Kill Your Lover tells the story of real cases where couples’ disagreements have ended in bloodshed. Over each 60-minute episode, several gruesome deaths are told in gripping detail through expert analysis and reconstruction. With stories ranging from the kinky to the foolish to the devious, this series explores the numerous ways a once-loving relationship can end in death. Each story unfolds like a minidrama, keeping the audience guessing about who will kill whom and how will it happen – up until the moment it does.
Thumbs Up Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 8 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 8 x 60 MIN
• 50 WAYS TO KILL YOUR LOVER EXCEEDS CRIME & INVESTIGATION’S SLOT AVERAGE FOR ADULTS 16-24, 45-54 AND 65+
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A NIGHT ON EARTH: AFRICA WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
France 2 ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Winds Films, Galatée Films and NHK ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
France 2 x 60 MIN OR 1 x 90 MIN AVAILABLE IN 4K
A Night On Earth: Africa is an award-winning two-part documentary special based on the incredible odyssey and nocturnal adventures of African elephants migrating across wild and dangerous terrain. The spectacular series depicts the life cycle of a calf and the arduous trek he and the entire herd must undertake in order to survive in the pitch-black African nights. Shot in 4K and featuring never-before-seen night-time sequences of traditional and rare animals, A Night on Earth: Africa is a stunning exploration that skilfully merges storytelling with advanced technology, capturing emotional moments in the calf’s evolution and his relationship with his mother, as well as shocking battles against the harsh environment and relentless predators.
• A NIGHT ON EARTH: AFRICA WAS WATCHED BY 4.8 MILLION VIEWERS ON FRANCE 2, WINNING A 16% MARKET SHARE • THE DOCUMENTARY RATED AS THE THIRD BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR FOR THE BROADCASTER • WINNER OF ‘BEST INTERNATIONAL PROJECT’ AT THE ASIAN SIDE OF THE DOC AWARDS
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28 HEROES
THE BEAT
BIO DAD
28 Heroes brings to life the harrowing exploits of a small platoon that fought desperately to hold their vulnerable position in the face of repeated enemy attacks.
Never before have television cameras had unlimited access to the police that patrol Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, one of the most controversial neighbourhoods in North America. The Beat is a twenty-part docu-soap series that presents a gritty, behind-the-scenes look at the challenges faced by the Beat Enforcement Team’s Squad Three, as they tirelessly work to maintain order in a community crippled by poverty, drug addiction and mental illness.
A man born from artificial insemination searches for his biological father.
CRASH TEST MOMMY
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
DIEPPE UNCOVERED
Every mom has a list of people in her life that she can’t imagine looking after her kids: childless, and as remote as possible from the world of the highmaintenance family. But what happens when Mom is taken away from her busy home, and a childless replacement is left in charge? Add a few twists, two irreverent and personable hosts, a few television cameras, and let the fun begin.
This true crime series is a unique glimpse into the tricks and despicable deeds of some of the worst criminals on file. Told dramatically and with incredible access to the victims of the criminal in question, we are offered personal insight into the criminal mind.
Dieppe Uncovered brings to life the events of August 19, 1942 by re-enacting key moments leading up to and during the Allies’ attack on the small French port of Dieppe. At the heart of Dieppe Uncovered is a revelation never recorded in the history books – centring on a single soldier who went on to become a world-famous writer.
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Life Network
For more than 10 hours, these valiant heroes endured horrific conditions and an intense battle, preventing a major enemy siege in one of the most remarkable small unit actions of the Korean War.
Bio Dad is a roller-coaster detective story about the meaning of family and the genetic tie, told with humour and compassion. It is the first film to take a look at the brave new world to come from the point of view of one of its first children.
DOCUMENTARY
TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY SERIES
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Rogers
CBC
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
History Canada ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada 1 x 60 MIN
70 factual 2015/16
Galafilm Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 10 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 10 x 30 MIN
The Devil You Know exposes the machinations of these men and women who have wreaked havoc on the lives of their victims, culminating in crimes from fraud to bigamy and… murder.
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
History Canada ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Northern Sky Entertainment
Paperny Entertainment
TRUE CRIME SERIES
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Canada
W Network
SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 4: 13 x 60 MIN SEASON 5: 13 x 60 MIN
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
4X3 SD
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada 1 x 90 MIN
Make Believe Media ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 8 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 8 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 8 x 30 MIN SEASON 4: 8 x 30 MIN
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada 1 x 100 MIN
factual 2015/16 71
THE BRAIN The Brain, presented by renowned neuroscientist and New York Times best-selling author Dr. David Eagleman, is a groundbreaking six one-hour part series that tells the story of the inner workings of the brain, taking viewers on a visually spectacular journey into why they feel and think the things they do.
DOCUMENTARY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
PBS ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Blink Films The series reveals the human story by blending scientific truths with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories. With barely a brain scanner or a white coat in sight, The Brain focuses on understanding the fundamental truths of what it means to be human, while communicating these elegant and simple ideas as they apply to us and our experiences.
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN – NEW
The Brain is a fascinating series that features incredible experiments and revelatory stories from contributors with superhuman skills that explains our inner cosmos in a way not seen on television before.
72 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 73
CARNIVAL EATS TRAVEL/FOOD SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Food Network (Canada), Cooking Channel (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Alibi Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, USA SEASON 1: 14 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN
Carnival Eats is the show that celebrates the larger-than-life characters who create and sell the amazing, awesome, wacky, ingenious and outrageous culinary concoctions found at midways and carnivals across North America. From the California State Fair where Spaghetti Ice Cream is all the rage to the Oak Mountain Spring State Fair where Alabama delicacies like BBQ Baked Potatoes and Cheese-Stuffed Grilled Pork Balls are plentiful, get ready for the food-frenzied roller coaster ride of your life as our host discovers food in every imaginable shape, size, colour and combination, all while sharing tips and tricks for surviving the midway munchies. With thrill-seekers constantly craving more eccentric treats, there’s no doubt these carnival connoisseurs will keep pushing the boundaries of the edible, making us all feel like we have to eat it to believe it. • CARNIVAL EATS RANKED NO.1 IN ITS TIME PERIOD FOR ADULTS 18-34 AND ALL MALE DEMOGRAPHICS ON FOOD NETWORK (CANADA) • IN THE USA, THE SERIES EXCEEDED COOKING CHANNEL’S PRIMETIME AVERAGE BY +47%
74 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 75
DANGEROUS PERSUASIONS Dangerous Persuasions tells the extraordinary true stories of everyday men and women who were persuaded or tricked into committing acts that would previously have been unthinkable to them – ordinary people who fell under the influence of dark forces and were manipulated into horrific situations.
TRUE CRIME SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery ID (USA), History Canada (Canada) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
These are true stories of how false prophets, criminal masterminds, abusive family members, and other evil frauds convinced innocent men and women to do terrible things and destroy their lives in the process. With powerful and poignant first-hand accounts from the very people who were brainwashed, the series vividly shows how they were lured into a web of deceit – descending from their everyday lives into nightmarish worlds where right and wrong have been switched by their malicious manipulators.
eOne, RAW TV ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA, Canada SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 5 x 60 MIN
Told through intimate first-person accounts, every episode is filled with the twists and turns of the best Hollywood thrillers. The difference is… every moment of these sinister stories is true.
76 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 77
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S GREAT BARRIER REEF ICONIC NATURAL HISTORY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
BBC One ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Atlantic Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
UK 4 x 60 MIN – NEW
DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S
AVAILABLE IN 4K
With astounding creativity, cutting-edge scientific research and breathtaking CGI, the world’s most renowned naturalist David Attenborough and the multiple Emmy and BAFTA award-winning team at Atlantic Productions embark on a unique, compelling and imaginative journey through the past, present and future of the mighty Great Barrier Reef – the Earth’s largest living structure. To unlock the reef’s secrets, David Attenborough has joined the Alucia, a 56-metre research and exploration vessel equipped with a state-of-the-art Triton submersible. Ground-breaking natural history sequences reveal the reef’s magical residents and visitors, from the tiny coral animals that build it to the world’s friendliest whales that come to the sanctuary of its lagoon every year to calve. David Attenborough combines masterful storytelling with his trademark interactions with wildlife. But this is a much more personal story for David. In the sixty years since his first visit, the reef is now seriously threatened and he is determined to discover how we can save it, travelling from the hi-tech Sea Simulator facility at the Australian Institute of Marine Science to the deepest parts of the reef where no one has gone before.
factual 2015/16 79
EMERGENCY
GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT
THE GREAT ESCAPE: SECRETS REVEALED
Often heart-wrenching, sometimes humorous, and always emotionally involving, Emergency gives viewers unprecedented, behind-the-scenes access to two of Canada’s busiest hospital emergency rooms, offering an intimate look at the lives of the patients and the medical teams facing life and death every day. The tension is heightened in each episode as the intriguing, personal stories of patients, each facing their own harrowing medical emergency, are intertwined with the hopes and fears of their loved ones and the compassion of the staff who work tirelessly to unravel the illnesses and injuries that bring hundreds of people to the ER each day.
Whether it’s braving the heat as a BBQ Pit Master in Kansas City or withstanding the elements during five days of backbreaking grape picking in Germany, there is no distance too far and no challenge too intimidating for culinary adventurer Bob Blumer, a genuine glutton for punishment who seeks out extreme epicurean challenges around the world.
A crack team of engineers and archaeologists join forces with some of the original survivors, to unearth, for the first time, the secrets of the most famous wartime escape in history… On the night of March 24, 1944 76 allied airmen escaped from the North Compound of Stalag Luft III, a supposedly “escape-proof” POW camp in what is now Western Poland. This was the “Great Escape”, one of the most iconic and thrilling stories in military history, immortalised in the Hollywood blockbuster of the same name.
MEDICAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: Slice ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Force Four Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada SEASON 1: 14 x 30 MIN
80 factual 2015/16
THE GREAT MARTIAN WAR
HIVE ALIVE
KOREAN FOOD MADE SIMPLE
Paying homage to Orson Welles’ critically-acclaimed novel “War of the Worlds,” The Great Martian War is a larger-than-life event that never really happened, but seems like an authentic part of the world’s history. In this intriguing documentary, computer graphics are merged with real 20th-century footage and classic film-making language to create convincing Martian War archives and extraordinary alien battles – a union of the past and present that is futuristic storytelling at its best.
Stunningly shot visuals and cutting edge technology reveal the hidden secrets of the world’s most fascinating and mysterious insect – the honeybee. Hive Alive lifts the lid on the beehive and uncovers little-known facts about how bees navigate, raise their young and of course how they make honey. For the first time ever, an army of experts examine the intricate relationship between the most widespread and abundant insect and ourselves, creating an intriguing documentary that delivers the energy and sense of discovery that will draw viewers into the intimate community of the hives.
It’s the best of all worlds: extraordinary Korean cuisine made with simpler ingredients to create mouth-watering versions of traditional favourites. From lavish threecourse meals to modest bowls of soup, world-renowned executive chef and food critic Judy Joo shows viewers how to put a fresh spin on the sumptuous meals she sampled at markets, luxury restaurants, weddings, birthday celebrations and street fairs while travelling across Korea.
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
History Canada (Canada), A&E Networks (UK), BBC America (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Impossible Pictures ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, UK, USA 1 x 90 MIN
WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
BBC Two ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Impossible Factual
TRAVEL/COOKING SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Cooking Channel (USA), Food Network UK (UK) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Blink Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
UK, USA SEASON 1: 10 x 30 MIN
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
UK 2 x 60 MIN
FOOD/TRAVEL SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Food Network Canada ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
DOCUMENTARY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Paperny Entertainment
History Canada (Canada), Channel 4 (UK)
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Canada
eOne, Wildfire Television
SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 3: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 4: 13 x 30 MIN
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, UK 2 x 45 MIN OR 1 x 72 MIN OR 1 x 66 MIN
factual 2015/16 81
DRUG WARS For more than 40 years, the U.S. government has waged a war on drugs. Millions have been put in prison, billions spent on enforcement, and yet the price of street drugs keeps going down and the quality keeps getting better. Despite reforms and extreme measures taken to curtail illegal activities, violence persists – especially in countries like Mexico, which is closely connected to the pervasive import and export narcotics industry in the U.S. Drug Wars is a candid look at the kingpins that have moved from simply trading drugs to taxing businesses and running human trafficking networks, their control of towns along the U.S. and Mexico border, and the frustrated locals that have taken matters into their own hands in an attempt to fight back.
CRIME DOCUMENTARY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: Fusion ORIGINAL PRODUCER: Paraiso Pictures ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA SEASON 1: 9 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 14 x 30 MIN
82 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 83
GREAT WILD NORTH Great Wild North is an eight-part character-driven docu-series that takes viewers off the grid and into a unique subculture of modernday bushmen and women who live deep in the wilds of Alaska and the Yukon to work one of the toughest jobs on the planet. This rugged community of “bush people” battle wolves, thin ice, food shortages and mechanical breakdowns, all while racing to make a year’s worth of money in one short hunting season. In the dead of winter – when weather is at its worst – they struggle against unforgiving nature, deadly predators and elusive prey to survive off the land. Life hangs in the balance, and failure is not an option. But this courageous group is more than up for the challenge. Like our earliest pioneers, they survive and thrive in one of the most hostile and dangerous places on Earth.
REALITY/DOCUMENTARY SERIES BROADCASTER: History Canada, History US (AETN) ORIGINAL PRODUCER: Paperny Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada, USA SEASON 1: 8 x 60 MIN – NEW
84 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 85
MEGA BUILDERS
MISSION ASTEROID
OFFBEAT ROADS
Mega Builders is a series about the biggest, most complex and most dangerous building projects in the world, where specialists strive to break through the front lines of engineering.
Killer asteroids are not just science fiction, the threat is real! Mission Asteroid tells the story of NASA’s best and brightest and their efforts to conquer the asteroids that could destroy us… but might also be the key to our survival.
Offbeat Roads is an adrenalinefilled, extreme adventure led by outdoor enthusiast, humanitarian and avid cyclist Scott Robinson as he fearlessly takes 16 international cyclists across some of the most dangerous and hottest terrain on Earth. It’s an uphill test of will and spirit against blistering temperatures, depleting water supplies and each other as the group learns to cope with the culture shock and language barriers in major cities and remote villages on picturesque mountains.
The plans are huge. Skills and persistence intersect on blueprints that have never been seen before. Failure could not only be public, it may also be lethal.
DOCUMENTARY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery
US President Barack Obama boldly declared that NASA’s next mission would be to near-Earth asteroids in deep space. The goal is ambitious and the stakes are high. To rise to the challenge, scientific leaders must commit themselves fully, sacrificing all else. If they fail, it could mean the annihilation of the planet.
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: TRAVEL/ADVENTURE SERIES
History Canada
DOCUMENTARY
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne
DOCUMENTARY SERIES
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Travel + Escape
Canada
CBC
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
SEASON 2: 7 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 7 x 60 MIN SEASON 4: 7 x 60 MIN SEASON 5: 7 x 60 MIN SEASON 6: 7 x 60 MIN
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Nuvufilms
Canada
First Canyon Media
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada
Canada
1 x 60 MIN
SEASON 1: 6 x 30 MIN
PERFECT STORMS The biggest and most consequential disasters of all time are captured in this riveting documentary series. Combining on-the-ground investigation, detailed scientific analysis, aerial photography, visual effects and eyewitness interviews, Perfect Storms investigates every angle of these massively impactful events, many of which have never been explored on television before.
ALSO AVAILABLE:
Interactive Website
86 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 87
THE MAKING OF THE MOB Spanning more than 50 years, this riveting, high-end docudrama, from Emmy-nominated producer Stephen David (The World Wars, The Men Who Built America), chronicles the rise and fall of some of the world’s most notorious mobsters – Charles “Lucky” Luciano, Meyer Lansky and Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel. From their beginnings as ambitious teenage gangsters to their reign as murderous entrepreneurs and bootleggers, who organised the criminal underworld and turned it into a global institution, this epic event mini-series delivers a one-of-a-kind perspective of the original five families and the historical roots that led to the formation of the modern American mafia. With its unique mix of dramatic scenes, archival footage, groundbreaking visual effects and in-depth interviews, The Making of the Mob: New York is powerful crime drama at its best.
CRIME DOCU-DRAMA SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
AMC ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
AMC Studios Stephen David Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA MAKING OF THE MOB: NEW YORK:
8 x 60 MIN MAKING OF THE MOB: CHICAGO – COMING SOON
• SERIES PREMIERE WATCHED BY OVER 3 MILLION VIEWERS ON AMC (USA), EXCEEDING ALL KEY DEMOGRAPHICS • MAKING OF THE MOB’S SEASON AVERAGE OUTPERFORMED AMC’S PRIMETIME AVERAGE BY +23% • COMMISSIONED FOR A SECOND SERIES ON AMC – MAKING OF THE MOB: CHICAGO • “MAKING OF THE MOB BRINGS OUT THE BIG GUNS” – USA TODAY
88 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 89
MUMMIES ALIVE DOCUMENTARY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
History Canada ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Saloon Media, Impossible Factual ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada
A silent body eerily preserved, lashes still visible on closed eyes, creases in the clothes and a last expression etched on their face; they could almost be in-between breaths, sleeping… this is Mummies Alive, a groundbreaking documentary that brings the best-preserved mummies back to life with incredible animation. Ranging in age from 3,600 to 150 years old, every mummy serves as our guide to the past, with ancient texts, artwork, archaeological finds and evidence from their bodies providing remarkable insight into the minute details of their lives.
SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN
From wounds depicting hard-fought battles and dramatic deaths to soft hands, jewellery and artefacts affirming their social status and religions, this engaging series transports viewers through time and reveals the extraordinary people and events that shaped global civilisations.
• MUMMIES ALIVE EXCEEDED THE PRIMETIME SLOT AVERAGE ON YESTERDAY (UK), BUILDING ITS AUDIENCE OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON • MUMMIES ALIVE EXCEEDS THE BROADCASTER’S AVERAGE SLOT FOR YOUNG ADULTS
90 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 91
OUR FAMILY VACATION
THE PIG FARM
THE REAL M.A.S.H.
Our Family Vacation is a travel show unlike any other. The series follows two different families as they journey to destinations all over the world and film their vacations from start to finish. Shot entirely by the participants, these dynamic families let the viewer in on every aspect of their trip. From long-lost reunions to cancelled flights, fun in the sun to out of control parties – nothing is offlimits for Our Family Vacation. Real families. Real life.
When police showed up at a Port Coquitlam pig farm in February of 2002 to serve a firearm warrant to Robert (Willy) Pickton, they stumbled upon one of the grizzliest discoveries in the history of Canada. They uncovered human remains of over 60 women, most of whom worked as sex trade workers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The discovery makes Pickton allegedly the worst serial killer in Canadian history.
The Real MASH traces the original stories and people that inspired the fictional TV series and feature film about the Korean War. Both pushed buttons on cultural and social frontiers but real life MASH (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) units were actually more like renegade units onto themselves and were early indicators of the social turmoil and tensions that were to unfold later in the USA. Interviews with MASH surgeons, doctors, nurses, pilots and enlisted men who served in the war blend with dramatic recreations, archival film and rare photographs to tell the true stories behind the entertainment franchise.
REALITY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
DOCUMENTARY
Travel + Escape
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
CTV (Canada), Channel Five (UK)
DOCUMENTARY
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
History Canada
Canada
eOne
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Storyline Entertainment
Buck Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
AVAILABLE AS FORMAT
92 factual 2015/16
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Canada
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada
90 MIN OR 60 MIN
1 x 60 MIN
RACE OF THE CENTURY
SINGLES
SKIN DEEP
It was over in 9.79 seconds but that was all it took to make Ben Johnson the fastest man on earth. That is – until two days later when he tested positive for steroids. That moment forever changed the sport of track and field and the way we view our Olympic heroes. How did Ben get away with using drugs for eight years, only to test positive in the biggest competition of his life? This documentary asks and seeks the answers to the most puzzling questions surrounding the biggest scandal in sports history.
Singles is a 13-part factual series that combines the thrills of Sex in the City with the poignancy of real life.
Skin Deep presents a personal, revealing look at the costly emotional journey taken by an increasing number of women and men who feel driven to redesign their bodies.
The series profiles the romantic life of eleven active, articulate and open-minded individuals who are looking for love, companionship, or at least a bit of chemistry as they work, play, date and dream during four beautiful summer months in Vancouver, Canada. REALITY/DOCUMENTARY SERIES
DOCUMENTARY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CTV, Discovery Canada ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Life Network ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Paperny Entertainment
Infinity Films
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN
Canada
4X3 SD
1 x 60 MIN
Skin Deep goes under the knife, beyond the myths and preconceptions of cosmetic surgery to explore the motivations behind why people do it. From ‘reconstruction’, to ‘enhancements’, ‘restorations’ and the new elixir of youth, ‘Botox’, Skin Deep explores the cultural phenomenon of cosmetic surgery as healer of emotional wounds, banisher of childhood fears, creator of new beginnings. Intensely intimate, Skin Deep provides provocative insight into our need to understand, control and accept the depth of our humanity.
DOCUMENTARY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Life Network ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Inner City Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 3: 40 x 30 MIN SEASON 4: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 5: 26 x 30 MIN SEASON 6: 13 x 30 MIN
factual 2015/16 93
SEE NO EVIL Every day millions of people go about their daily routines, unaware that they’re being watched. Most are honest citizens that have nothing to fear, but some are guilty of unspeakable crimes – jaw-dropping offenses that might have remained unsolved if it wasn’t for the witnesses that never forget and never tell a lie… surveillance cameras.
TRUE CRIME SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery ID (USA), Slice (Canada) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
See No Evil combines first-hand testimony, powerful dramatic reconstructions and real surveillance footage in a ground-breaking series that reveals how cameras help to unravel mysterious disappearances and bring killers to justice. In the race against time to uncover the truth, the answers lurks somewhere in the frames.
Arrow Media, Saloon Media ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, USA SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 60 MIN - COMING SOON
• SEE NO EVIL WAS THE NO.1 RATED TELECAST EVER ON ID (USA), ATTRACTING 1.8 MILLION PRIMETIME US VIEWERS
94 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 95
SHUT-INS: BRITAIN’S FATTEST PEOPLE Like thousands of people hidden across the country, Sharon and Aftab are so overweight they rarely leave their homes – which means their partners who care for them are also imprisoned. At just 33 years old, Sharon is Britain’s biggest woman, spending every hour of every day indoors. In four years, she hasn’t even been to the supermarket around the corner. Aftab and his new wife Millie are also trapped: he spends all of his time on the couch, consuming up to 12,000 calories a day. Over the course of seven months, cameras reveal what happens behind closed doors as the couple embarks on a journey to turn their lives around. Aftab chooses diet and exercise alone while Sharon opts for weight-loss surgery. With the help of some of the country’s leading specialists, both will enjoy success. But changing their diet is the easy part; the real battle is grappling with deeply ingrained behaviours. Their transformations not only alter their relationships with food, but with their partners too.
DOCUMENTARY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: Channel 4 ORIGINAL PRODUCER: Blink Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY: UK
1 x 60 MIN
96 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 97
SPORTS ON FIRE When the ecstasy of the last-second shot and the ache of a sudden-death loss unite with extraordinary athletes, dirty money and egos, the stakes are exceedingly high. But when sports collide with history… the whole world stops to watch. Sports on Fire is an unparalleled docu-series that showcases the greatest athletes caught at the epicentre of modern history’s pivotal moments. Muhammad Ali in Vietnam. Pat Tillman in Afghanistan. Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. On famous and infamous battlegrounds, in stadiums and halls of power, this bold, entertaining special sheds light on the many, little-known facts behind all of the mayhem.
DOCUMENTARY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: TMN/Movie Central ORIGINAL PRODUCER: Project 10 ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada SEASON 1: 6 x 30 MIN
98 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 99
TORNADO HUNTERS Nothing quite compares to the fury of a tornado. They can obliterate large buildings, hurl tractor trailers into the sky, and produce softball-size hail. So what kind of person would drive into one of these things… intentionally? Three fearless, adrenaline-seeking road warriors named Greg Johnson, Chris Chittick and Ricky Forbes a.k.a. The Tornado Hunters. Despite the extremely high stakes – danger, uncertainty and a trail a destruction lurking around every turn – nothing can stop this storm-seeking trio from risking it all to get the perfect shot; including facing the biggest twister ever recorded head on, a 2.6-mile-wide monster with winds approaching 300 mph.
FACTUAL SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CMT Canada ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Saloon Media ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 12 x 30 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE: WEBISODES SEASON 1: 5 x 5 MIN
With webcams in their high-tech F150 truck capturing every jaw-dropping aspect of nature’s power and beauty, there’s no doubt viewers will be swept up in the on-screen intensity and feel like the chase is on for them too.
• RANKED NO.1 IN PRIMETIME FOR CMT (CANADA) FOR ADULTS 18-49
100 factual 2015/16
factual 2015/16 101
STORMING JUNO
TWIN LIFE: SHARING MIND AND BODY
VERY BAD MEN
It’s midnight on the eve of June 6, 1944. 150,000 Allied soldiers are crossing the English Channel to launch the largest seaborne invasion in history. They hope to break through the coastal defences of Hitler’s “Fortress Europe” and establish a western front. If successful, Operation Overlord will change the course of World War II. At the centre of the gamble is a ten-kilometre stretch of French beach codenamed JUNO. By the end of the day it will be the most successful landing of them all.
We first met the astonishing Hogan sisters in the 2010 TLC documentary that followed their progress up to their third birthday. Now six years old, Tatiana and Krista are the only known twins who can see what the other sees, taste what the other tastes and feel what the other feels. Sharing much more than a skull and neural bridge – the part of the brain that regulates consciousness, sensory and motor signals – these loving and playful sisters exemplify an incredible will to live. With a 20% chance of survival at birth, the girls continue to defy the odds, moving beyond developmental milestones believed to be impossible for them.
Predators, Swindlers and Masters of Fraud… Very Bad Men are everywhere. This incredible one-hour true crime series exposes some of the most notorious criminals on record as told by key members of the police, family, friends and the victims themselves. Each episode details the stories of fraud, bigamy, crimes of passion, murder and the horrendous impact these men have had on their victim’s lives, leaving little doubt that these are some Very Bad Men.
DOCU-DRAMA ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
History Canada
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: DOCUMENTARY
ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
CBC
Canada
ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne
1 x 90 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE: INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
102 factual 2015/16
TRUE CRIME SERIES
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada 1 x 60 MIN
THE WOMAN WHO WASN’T THERE
WORST THING I EVER DID
YUKON GOLD
The Woman Who Wasn’t There is a real-life psychological thriller and the story of an imposter who orchestrated a stunning deception. She rose to national prominence when she became President of the World Trade Center Survivors’ Network putting survivors on the map and on the road to recovery.
The truth may be liberating, but the consequences can be devastating. Worst Thing I Ever Did explores the depths to which anyone can sink, but also reveals that redemption is possible – as long as you have the courage to ask for forgiveness. Confessing their shocking misdeeds to the camera is just the first step for each perpetrator: the real twists and turns begin when they face the people they’ve wronged and expose their darkest secrets. No one can predict how it will end, but one thing is for certain… two lives will be changed forever.
This high-stakes series captures the physical and emotional struggles four sets of gold miners face as they chase their individual goals over the 16-week Yukon gold mining season. Back for Season 3, Karl finishes up at Sulphur Creek, where he’s been proving himself for the past two seasons, and moves on to a new challenge – resurrecting a mine on Last Chance Creek. New additions Nika and Chris grapple with finding balance as the stress threatens to damage their relationship. Cam sets an extremely ambitious gold goal and finds himself in an epic battle with frozen ground all season long. And Ken and Guillaume’s new partnership is tested as they set off on a prospecting journey to remote Arizona Creek.
With complete access and participation from The Survivors’ Network, the story is told from a unique inside perspective. The documentary follows the rise of Tania, the unraveling of her story, the revelation of its fabrication, the reactions and repercussions from her closest colleagues, and it seeks to answer the one burning question that remains: who is Tania Head?
FACTUAL SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery ID DOCUMENTARY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery ID ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Meredith Vieira Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA
48 MIN or 66 MIN
ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne
REALITY SERIES
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Canada
History Canada
SEASON 1: 6 x 30 MIN
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Paperny Entertainment FORMAT AVAILABLE
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada SEASON 2: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 10 x 60 MIN AVAILABLE FOR CANADA, USA
Global TV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Make Believe Media ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada SEASON 1: 7 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 6 x 60 MIN SEASON 3: 20 x 30 MIN SEASON 4: 10 x 30 MIN
factual 2015/16 103
E NTE
RTAI
NME
NT
BALL UP: SEARCH FOR THE NEXT SPORTS COMPETITION SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Fox Sports
Acrobatic slam dunks, show-stopping ball handling skills and heartpounding battles to be the best. Ball Up: Search for the Next, the world’s first basketball reality competition series, takes you above the rim and behind the scenes to expose the true nature of a champion.
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, One Media Worldwide ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN SEASON 2: 10 x 60 MIN
+ 2 x 60 MIN (FINALE) FORMAT AVAILABLE
106 entertainment 2015/16
With a lucrative contract and the chance to tour the world as a part of the Ball Up All-Star Team up for grabs, contestants strive to impress the NBA All Star judges – Derek Fisher, Dennis Rodman, Gilbert Arenas, James Harden and Metta World Peace – in order to nab a coveted MVP spot and move one step closer to fulfilling their dreams. From the first drill to the final showdown, this life-changing journey will keep viewers riveted, hoping their favourites don’t buckle under the pressure, but instead rise to the top.
entertainment 2015/16 107
BATTLE TITLE CATS
BAYOU TITLE BILLIONAIRES
CLOSE UP KINGS
In every battle, there can only be one champion, but the journey to the top is littered with struggle and disappointment for the world’s finest “cathletes” and their overly ambitious owners. In a race against time, each cat will run the course, many with distinct costumes and personas, striving to be crowned #1. Some may fail, many will succeed, the only question is… can their owners survive each other?
In this modern-day rags-to-riches story, real-life Beverly Hillbillies, the Dowdens of Shreveport – a close-knit, hardworking family of modest means – discovers their home sits on the fourth largest deposit of natural gas in the United States. After years of pinching pennies and balancing budgets, the over-the-top Dowdens are ready to enjoy the perks of belonging to a brand new tax bracket, sparing no expense. Viewers follow Gerald and Kitten, and the rest of their colourful family, as they fulfil their own plans for living the American dream – from hiring personal trainers, to finally getting their teeth fixed!
Take three best friends who are among the top sleight-of-hand artists in the US, send them from city to city with only a few dollars in their pockets and give them a goal. What do you get? Carefully orchestrated and artfully executed capers with tricks that become more complex as the stakes get higher. Whether they’re rearranging the print on a dollar bill and making it burst into flames, making a mobile phone disappear and reappear in a fountain, switching places with a carriage driver, causing him to vanish instantly or executing a mesmerising Houdini-style jail escape, these amazing magicians are guaranteed to have audiences asking ‘how did they do that?’
REALITY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Bite TV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Force Four Entertainment, Soshefeigh ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 6 x 30 MIN
FORMAT AVAILABLE
108 entertainment 2015/16
REALITY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CMT ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Magilla Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA SEASON 1: 11 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 14 x 30 MIN
CARS THAT ROCK WITH BRIAN JOHNSON FACTUAL/ENTERTAINMENT SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
STREET MAGIC SERIES
Discovery Quest
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Discovery (UK), OLN (Canada)
Back2Back Productions
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Zig Zag Productions, Yap Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
UK, Canada SEASON 1: 8 x 60 MIN
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
UK SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN
When he’s not wowing millions of screaming fans in one of the biggest and most influential rock bands of all time, AC/DC front man Brian Johnson can be found behind the wheel of a powerhouse car. He’s competed in vintage races all over the globe and even participated in Daytona, now Brian’s going full speed ahead into his next adventure – sharing his passion for the most magnificent fourwheeled vehicles in history! From Porsche, Bugatti and Lamborghini to Rolls Royce, Mini and Bentley, this bona-fide car fanatic takes us inside exclusive factories in Italy, France, Germany and England to uncover what makes them so iconic, talking with owners and experts to reveal the fascinating histories and mysteries of each ride and getting to the root of our need for speed with cars that inspire awe, envy and pride.
entertainment 2015/16 109
COOK YOUR ASS OFF They’re flexing their muscles and dropping pounds, but not in the gym. The kitchen is the centre of the action for these talented chefs converting popular high-fat foods into lean and delicious dishes. With host, restaurateur and winner of Top Chef All-Stars Richard Blais providing motivation and information, three chefs will race against the clock each week to prepare low-calorie creations during intense cooking rounds. After years of struggling with their weight, poor diets and health issues, these fierce competitors will put their passion for making amazing and inventive food to the test, proving that healthy food doesn’t need to be bland, boring or bad – but only one will walk away a winner and take home the $50,000 Grand Prize.
FOOD COMPETITION SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
HLN ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Jane Street Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA SEASON 1: 13 x 60 MIN FORMAT AVAILABLE
FOOD COMPETITION SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
COMPETE TO EAT
Cottage Life ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Antica Productions, ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN
How do you make a delicious feast with only a few ingredients and even fewer cooking tools in just one hour? Chefs Aldo Lazillotta and Joanne Lusted team up with families to put their culinary skills and creativity to the test. But cooking is just the beginning, they must get their team’s family and friends to vote for their dishes. With time and resources running out, these top chefs will stop at nothing to claim the cottage cook off crown.
FORMAT AVAILABLE
110 entertainment 2015/16
entertainment 2015/16 111
DEALS FROM THE DARK SIDE
GERRY DEE: LIFE AFTER TEACHING
HOLLYWOOD & VINES
Eccentric collector Steve Santini scours North America looking for the rare, unusual, and tragic. With the help of his trusted sidekick Biker Rob and his brilliant researcher Stef, Santini buys, sells and authenticates some of history’s most iconic artifacts – objects that carry an undeniable force connected to infamous people and events of the past. From a Titanic deck chair and Jack the Ripper’s knife, they enter a world few people dare to investigate. Dubbed by Ripley’s Believe It or Not as “The World’s Most Extreme Escape Artist,” Santini’s many death-defying escapes have given him insight into the darker side of the human condition.
Filmed before a live studio audience during Gerry Dee’s stand-up comedy tour, Life After Teaching is a perfect companion piece to the Mr. D series or a great standalone.
Travel around the globe with Jason Priestley and Terry David Mulligan as they explore the celebrity culture of wine.
REALITY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
OLN ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Buck Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN
112 entertainment 2015/16
In this hilarious routine, the renowned comedian keeps the audience laughing with topics like the ‘points’ system in marriage and his long-lost single life.
Join A-list wine lovers like George Clooney, Morgan Freeman, Sienna Miller and Katie Holmes as they sip, smell and savour vintages from the world’s finest wineries. Locations include: California, Argentina, Italy, France, South Africa and Australia.
TRAVEL SERIES STAND UP COMEDY
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Super Channel
STAND UP COMEDY
CBC
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Televino Productions
Topsail Entertainment
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada
Canada
SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 3: 14 x 30 MIN
60 MIN
Showtime ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA 69 MIN
JOAN RIVERS: DON’T START WITH ME Grow up, check your sensitivity at the door and feel the comedic wrath of entertainment icon Joan Rivers. In her first ever live stand-up event, Joan goes to great lengths to insult everyone with her trademark wit. With infectious energy she owns the stage from start to finish, leaving the audience in stitches as everything and everybody who is somebody is fair game.
entertainment 2015/16 113
KENNY VS SPENNY
LOVING SPOONFULS ONE NIGHT STAND WITH ANNIE SIBONNEY
Kenny vs. Spenny revolves around the relationship – and rivalry – between two lifelong friends, who in the course of each episode challenge each other to perform outrageous real-life competitions. The lengths to which these guys will go to plan and execute ways to sabotage, humiliate and one-up each other in the name of these clever, but often immature, games will undoubtedly provide great entertainment!
Loving Spoonfuls is a 65part series that features a saucy blend of seasoned grandmothers who bring a fresh spin to a new genre: kitchen comedy. It’s a heart-warming, laughout-loud half-hour program about character, culture and food, which celebrates the living treasures of our world – our grandmas.
COMEDY/REALITY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: CBC ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Breakthrough Films and Television ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada SEASON 1: 26 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 3: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 4: 10 x 30 MIN SEASON 5: 10 x 30 MIN SEASON 6: 14 x 30 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE:
1 x 60 MIN CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FORMAT AVAILABLE
114 entertainment 2015/16
LIFESTYLE/COOKING SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
W Network
Savour one night of great food and wonderful memories with international foodie and adventurer Annie Sibonney as she jet sets to exotic, urban destinations and quaint, remote cities uncovering the best late-night treats and early-morning eats the world has to offer. Whether she’s sampling Scottish haggis at a pub in Glasgow, chowing down on tapas in Barcelona or enjoying late-night oysters in Charleston, Annie’s tasty trysts start with happy hour and continue through dinner, dessert and late-night cravings, culminating with a guilt-free morning-after breakfast that’s sure to delight all the senses.
PANIC BUTTON
PARTY MAMAS
THE PROJECT: GUATEMALA
Real people, Real fears – Panic Button is a unique psychological experiment that pushes people to their limit to help them overcome their deepest fears.
Party Mamas is a jam-packed, nerve-filled, triple-lattepaced ride through the lives of outrageous and energetic mothers who pull out all the stops to throw “the best party ever” for their little darlings. This is a series where “too big” and “too much” are considered a plus.
Young, rich and spoiled – nine over-privileged partygoers think they’ve signed up for an adventure in paradise and their usual frivolous fun… but what they get is the experience of a lifetime. The Project follows their transformational journey to Guatemala to help build an orphanage for children in need. But, with gruelling work, close quarters and an intense foreign environment challenging them physically, mentally and emotionally, not everyone will make it. Those who do will discover a greater part of themselves – and for one person, there will be a life-changing reward.
Six people enter a Haunted House determined to complete four levels of terrifying challenges, like traveling through a dark, narrow maze or solving a challenging puzzle with insects crawling in their clothing. Some will succeed and defeat their fears, others will choose their only means of escape – pushing their Panic Button.
REALITY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Slice ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne ENTERTAINMENT REALITY/ FORMAT SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Space (Canada), Tru TV (USA) ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
11 Television, Essential Media ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada, USA
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 5: 13 x 30 MIN
REALITY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
City TV, OLN ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
FORMAT AVAILABLE
Buck Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
CANADA SEASON 1: 10 x 60 MIN USA SEASON 1: 12 x 30 MIN
Canada
FORMAT AVAILABLE
SEASON 1: 6 x 60 MIN , 6 x 30 MIN After Show Web Series
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Indivisual Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada SEASON 1: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 2: 13 x 30 MIN SEASON 3: 26 x 30 MIN SEASON 4: 13 x 30 MIN
1 x 60 Christmas Special 1 x 60 Grandmother Special
TRAVEL/FOOD SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery World ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada SEASON 1: 6 x 30 MIN FORMAT AVAILABLE
entertainment 2015/16 115
SAW DOGS
SHANNON & SOPHIE
SUGARSTARS
The world’s top chainsaw sculptors battle short deadlines, tight budgets and conflicting artistic sensibilities to craft some of the most intricate woodcarvings ever seen. Confronting the dangers of chainsaw carving requires a steady hand, but there’s no limits to the size and scope of these works of art as enthusiastic masters stretch the limits of sculpting with pieces ranging from inches high, involving the most delicate of touches, to massive structures that require the use of heavy machinery and a fearless disposition.
One is an actress and model, the other is a singer and straight-A student who runs her own charity, but Shannon and Sophie have one thing in common – they’re related to Rock and Roll royalty, KISS front man Gene Simmons. After seven successful seasons on the A&E hit reality show Gene Simmons Family Jewels, the lively and unstoppable Shannon Tweed-Simmons and her independent, equally determined and more reserved daughter Sophie are taking centre stage. The exciting new series, with appearances by Gene and their many famous friends, gives viewers a front-row seat for the next phase of their unconventional yet familiar family life.
In this real-life sitcom, zany business partners Elle, Caspar, Yolanda and Antonella create overthe-top ‘sweet tables’ decked out with their show-stopping cakes and delectable goodies for some of the biggest events in town. There are no limits to the challenges they face each week: demanding clients, tight timelines, topsy-turvy cakes that are more topsy than turvy…
REALITY SERIES ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
OLN ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Buck Productions
REALITY TV SERIES
In an industry where word of mouth is everything, the team is only as good as their last table. But somehow through it all, their wacky friendship and off-the-wall humour remain intact. It’s all pretty sweet. Well, most of the time! REALITY/LIFESTYLE SERIES
FEATURE DOCUMENTARY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
TMN/Movie Central
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
W Network
Food Network Canada
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Chapman Productions, eOne
Force Four Entertainment
eOne
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada
Canada
Canada
SEASON 1: 10 x 30 MIN
SEASON 1: 8 x 30 MIN
SEASON 1: 14 x 30 MIN
93 MIN
116 entertainment 2015/16
WHO THE F**K IS ARTHUR FOGEL? Who the F**k is Arthur Fogel? is a fascinating look at the world of a quiet man at the centre of the high-octane global music industry. Through interviews with colleagues, industry insiders and the superstars who trust him like Madonna, U2, David Bowie and Lady Gaga, this intriguing documentary reveals how the most successful international tour producer creates mega-sized live events for some of the biggest names in the business.
entertainment 2015/16 117
TV M
OVI E S
16-LOVE
ABSOLUTION
ALMOST TITLE HEAVEN
Ally Mash (Lindsey Shaw, Pretty Little Liars), the number one junior tennis player in the country, hurts her ankle in a match right before the American Junior Championship against Russian champion Katina Upranova (Susie Abromeit, Battle Los Angeles). Sidelined, she discovers the teenage life she never got to live by training a lazy, good-looking tennis player, Farrell Gambles (Chandler Massey, Days of Our Lives) so that he can get the tennis scholarship he needs to go to college. On the court, Ally knows all the right moves, but in love and real life, she’s got a lot to learn.
Bettina Lloyd left smalltown Ohio 10 years ago and never looked back. Now she’s a journalist in New York City and returns to her hometown to investigate the strange story of a man in a coma rumoured to be healing people from his bed.
Mark Brady is the charismatic, alcohol-fuelled director of a fishing show that happens to star his temperamental ex-wife.
Bettina uncovers what she thinks is an obvious con and is ready to call it out as lies, until she has an experience that might change her mind – and her life!
While filming, he meets a feisty local fishing guide whom he is instantly attracted to. However, are his feelings strong enough to keep him away from the bottle and on the straight and narrow?
APPLE MORTGAGE CAKE
THE BROKEN SHORE
CARPENTER’S MIRACLE
In this heartwarming true story, Angela Logan is a single mother with three teenage boys, a completely chaotic life, a mountain of debt and a house that’s falling apart – the same house where her grandmother taught her the joys of baking. Angela risks everything and decides to bake her way out of her mess, selling her amazing apple cakes. With the help of strangers around the world who order her cakes, and the media outlets that share her story, Angela proves that hard work and determination do pay off and good things do happen to good people.
An evocative crime thriller that captures the chilling action and sharp wit of Peter Temple’s acclaimed novel The Broken Shore. In this gripping adaptation, Detective Joe Cashin uncovers a web of lies, betrayal and police corruption in a small coastal town where tensions are at boiling point and the shocking face behind the community’s respectable mask is slowly unveiled.
In this heartwarming family film, a small-town carpenter, Josh Carey, finds himself at the centre of a national media story when his touch brings a 12-year-old boy back to life. Although many consider it a miraculous act, Josh isn’t convinced he did anything special even after he seemingly healed several others. Josh and the young boy’s mother are thrust into a whirlwind they never expected and he must make a decision that could change his life and the lives of those he cares about most.
THRILLER ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ABC Australia ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
DRAMA ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Essential Media & Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Up TV
Australia
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
103 MIN
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA
HOLIDAY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Up TV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA 90 MIN
90 MIN
ROMANTIC COMEDY DRAMA ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: FAMILY
Lifetime
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Uptown 6 Productions
eOne
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA
USA
90 MIN
120 MIN
120 TV MOVIES 2015/16
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
TMN/Movie Central ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Infinity Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada 120 MIN
TV MOVIES 2015/16 121
CÉLINE
CHASING FREEDOM
THE COURAGEOUS HEART OF IRENA SENDLER
Céline is a biopic about the personal and professional life of multi-platinum record-selling Canadian singer Céline Dion. The film chronicles Céline Dion’s life from a young girl singing in her father’s club, through to her incredible career and worldwide recognition today.
Juliette Lewis stars as Libby, an ambitious New York lawyer who reluctantly takes on the pro-bono case of Meena, a young Afghan woman seeking political asylum in America.
The Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler is based on the remarkable true story of World War II hero Irena Sendler, who rescued over 2,500 Jewish children during the German occupation of Poland.
Despite fierce criticism and public backlash she faced along the way, Céline went on to sell over 200 million albums worldwide, and winning over 50 awards including Grammys and Academy Awards, most notably for ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from Titanic and the theme song for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.
After barely escaping the unspeakable horrors of her Taliban-controlled homeland, Meena arrives in the United States only to have her freedoms stripped away again. Now she must convince her lawyer and herself that she is worth fighting for and face the toughest battle of her life. If she fails, she must return to Afghanistan and certain death.
BASED ON A TRUE STORY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
DRAMA
Realising that thousands of children were in danger, Irena devised extraordinary schemes to sneak them past Nazi guards. Often called “The Female Schindler,” Sendler not only saved thousands of lives, but also countless generations of their descendants.
CRAZY FOR CHRISTMAS
DEADLIEST SEA
Haley is certain she’s found the man of her dreams in Jack Collins. They marry quickly and are both excited to start a family. When Haley finds out she’s pregnant, Jack is anything but pleased to discover that she’s carrying a girl. Haley soon discovers Jack’s secret: in order to inherit his family’s fortune, he must have a son – and he has to do it soon or lose everything. The clock is ticking and Jack will stop at nothing to collect his inheritance.
Shannon McManus is a recently divorced single mother, struggling to make ends meet as a limo driver while studying to be an accountant. On Christmas Eve, when she’d rather be at home with her five-year old son, Trevor, she’s dispatched to pick up an eccentric client, Fred Nickells, who seems to be swept up in the holiday spirit, giving away large sums of cash to complete strangers. Nickells’ generosity attracts the interest of the local media and his ulterior motive is finally revealed: a chance to reunite with the daughter he never met.
Deadliest Sea is based on the harrowing true story of the fishing vessel St. Christopher that set sail from Alaska into the face of an Arctic storm.
THRILLER ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Lifetime ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Breakthrough Entertainment, eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA 90 MIN
The crew is experienced but illprepared for the hurricane-force winds and monstrous forty-foot waves that cause the boat to sink, plunging its crew into a life and death struggle in frigid waters in the darkness of night.
ACTION/DISASTER ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Discovery ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
HOLIDAY/FAMILY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Easy Mountain Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Lifetime
USA
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
90 MIN
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA 90 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ENGLISH CANADA
DRAMA BASED ON A TRUE STORY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CBS
CBC
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: CBC
ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne
ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada
Canada
USA
90 MIN
90 MIN
96 MIN
122 TV MOVIES 2015/16
CRADLE OF LIES
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV MOVIES 2015/16 123
A DANGEROUS ARRANGEMENT In a secluded cove in Malta, a beautiful young woman tries to drown herself. Her name is Ellen, a nightclub employee who just days before trying to end her life was drifting through each day uneventfully, spending most of her time at work and with her hard-partying boyfriend and lovable, yet incompetent room-mates. When Ellen meets Amy and Carrie, everything changes… all of their lives spin out of control thanks to one drug-fuelled night of partying and Amy’s overdose. Unfortunately, for Ellen and her friends Amy’s father is as vengeful as he is doting and will stop at nothing to make them pay, including murder.
SUSPENSE/THRILLER ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: Super Channel ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne, Leif Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada
90 MIN – NEW
124 TV MOVIES 2015/16
TV MOVIES 2015/16 125
DEAR VIOLA
GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO CHRISTMAS
A painfully shy aspiring writer agrees to take over the extremely popular “Dear Viola” column in her local newspaper, but only if her identity is kept secret. Everyone is soon riveted by her correspondence with a lonely widower, and before long, she falls deeply in love with the handsome man who she’s been communicating with. All is well until a newcomer starts vying for his attention and our writer feels her chance at love is slipping away. Will an unforeseen crisis bring them together, allowing her to reveal her true self, or will she continue to hide her heart behind her words?
A series of films about a boy in the American Old West who witnesses an act of violence that claims the lives of his parents and an influential public official.
To repair his tarnished image, a jaded rock star publicly decides to fulfil a child’s “Dear Santa” Christmas wish.
Affected by the memory, the boy grows up to be an arbiter of law, a Circuit Judge, hell-bent on justice. Jason Priestley directs the film, based on material developed by Luke Perry.
DRAMA
After reluctantly agreeing to spend the holidays in a small town and perform in the local holiday Christmas concert, he’s mortified at the prospect of staying in the home of an idyllic close-knit family, but soon realises the true value in what they have – love, caring and a memorable holiday spirit.
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Up TV
GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
90 MIN
eOne
ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne
GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE: THE MEASURE OF A MAN: 90 MIN GOODNIGHT FOR JUSTICE: QUEEN OF HEARTS: 90 MIN
USA
126 TV MOVIES 2015/16
Inspired by the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, It’s Christmas, Carol! tells the story of a driven and heartless publishing executive, Carol Huffman (Emmanuelle Vaugier, Two and a Half Men), who on Christmas Eve is visited by the ghost of her former boss, Eve (Carrie Fisher, When Harry Met Sally). Eve takes Carol on a journey through her past, present and future, in the hope she will see that she has lost sight of what is truly important in life. On this magical Christmas Eve, Carol learns she has hurt the ones who matter most, waking the next day set on the path to make things right and find true love and happiness once again.
At 16 years old, all Tuba has ever wanted is to be a cheerleader.
HOLIDAY/FAMILY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CTV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
FAMILY COMEDY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
MTV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
90 MIN
Whizbang Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
90 MIN
After being humiliated by one of the cheerleaders, Tuba decides that she is going to make her cheering dream a reality, no matter what!
HOLIDAY/ROMANTIC
Hallmark Channel
Canada
While her older brother Marshall, captain of the football team, gets to live a life of popularity, Tuba is labelled as a band geek.
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA
HOLIDAY/ROMANTIC
Up TV
90 MIN
Horses of McBride is a heartfelt father/daughter tale inspired by the heart-wrenching true story of a community pulling together to rescue two starving horses trapped in the Rockies during Christmas 2008. Nicki Davidson (MacKenzie Porter, Hell on Wheels) discovers two horses stranded deep in the snow and commits to getting them off the mountain – somehow. With no other options, she picks up a shovel and starts to dig out the mile-long path of deep snow, inspiring first her father, Matt (Aidan Quinn, Legends of the Fall), and then the entire community to band together in the spirit of Christmas.
ORIGINAL PRODUCER: ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA
MADE
90 MIN
USA
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
IT’S CHRISTMAS, CAROL!
Hallmark Channel eOne
ROMANCE
HORSES OF MCBRIDE
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
90 MIN
TV MOVIES 2015/16 127
MAIL ORDER BRIDE
THE MEMORY BOOK
MAN IN THE MIRROR: THE MICHAEL JACKSON STORY
Trouble hits con woman Diana McQueen (Daphne Zuniga, Melrose Place) when she decides to call it quits with her menacing boss, Tom Rourke (Greg Evigan, TekWar).
Romance and mystery collide when a female photographer, who no longer believes in love, discovers a scrapbook documenting the perfect courtship of a couple forty years ago. Hoping to find the pair and return the book, she enlists the help of a handsome stranger to track them down through clues in the photos, cards and love letters. As she begins to give herself over to the magic of love, can she reunite the couple and in the process find her own happily-ever-after?
Man in the Mirror goes beyond the headlines to give an intimate portrait of a mysterious music superstar who searches for love through the redemption of his fans.
For Diana, the only way to escape his grasp is to move out West and take the place of her friend as a mail order bride. Wyoming rancher Beau Canfield (Cameron Bancroft, General Hospital) has no idea of the trouble that’s heading his way.
DRAMA/WESTERN ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Hallmark Channel ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
With so much focus on his turbulent later years, it is easy to forget the past: who he was, the paths he chose, the impact he made on pop culture and what was behind the man who became so powerful an icon to generations of fans.
BASED ON A TRUE STORY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ROMANTIC COMEDY
VH1
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Randolf Films
Hallmark Channel
eOne, Nomadic Pictures
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
eOne
USA
88 MIN
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
90 MIN
AVAILABLE FOR CANADA
USA
USA
90 MIN
ROMANTIC COMEDY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Hallmark Channel ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA 90 MIN – NEW
128 TV MOVIES 2015/16
LOVE ON THE AIR After talk radio host Sonia gets dumped by her fiancé live on the air of her new relationship show, her confident “you are an island” advice to listeners has suddenly gone sour. She confides in a colleague, Nick, only to discover he’s her rival radio personality. To make matters worse, the two are assigned to co-host a show. But the rivals – with very vocal and opposite views on relationships – soon discover there’s more to each other than their polar opposite radio personalities and fall in love.
tv movies 2015/16 129
MOM’S DAY AWAY Tired of being unappreciated by her husband and kids and feeling the urge to resume her career, Laura throws caution to the wind and sets off on a girls’ get-away on Mother’s Day weekend with her glamorous, single best friend Trish. While on her retreat, Laura gets a makeover and starts looking and acting like the woman she used to be. Meanwhile, her husband scrambles to keep things together at home, quickly realizing just how much he misses and needs her. After living a lifetime in one weekend, Laura returns home feeling renewed and ready to rekindle the romance she thought had dwindled.
MURDER ON HER MIND
MY GAL SUNDAY
Eighteen-year-old Theresa Nichol has been sentenced by a jury to 30 years in prison for murder.
He’s a former Governor, she’s a former attorney, together they’re the dynamic husband and wife, crime-solving duo – Sunday and Henry Parker. Based on a book of short stories from best-selling mystery and suspense author Mary Higgins Clark, this romantic thriller is two hours of action-packed drama – from the opening scene with the heroic couple capturing a murderer at their anniversary party, to the nail-biting finish when Sunday disarms a bomb intended to kill her and a hitman, and Parker races against time to save her.
Sally Linton, who was kicked off the jury for being five minutes late, becomes driven with guilt to clear Theresa’s name, as she wonders if those five minutes might have changed the verdict. Sally fights to have the case reopened and relives the complicated events leading up to the crime.
THE MYSTERY CRUISE
REEL LOVE
SAUL: THE JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS
Inspired by Agatha Christie’s classic Murder on the Orient Express, this edge-of-yourseat drama is a mystery within a mystery as two female detectives, Alvirah Meehan and Regan Reilly, soon realise there’s real danger on board their mystery-themed luxury cruise and they must team up to catch the killer before a game about murder becomes a deadly reality.
Reel Love stars LeAnn Rimes (Coyote Ugly) as a successful, big-city girl who returns to her small-town roots after a family emergency.
This epic Biblical movie brings to life one of early Christianity’s most notable figures, Saul of Tarsus. Saul fights to defend his faith and traditions – his fanatical behaviour reaching its climax when he organises a brutal scheme to rid Judea of anyone who follows Christ, earning him the title Butcher of Tarsus. While on a mission, Saul is blinded, forced to re-evaluate his beliefs and transformed by the forgiveness of a woman. But joining the Christian ranks has deadly consequences as Saul must escape his former allies who want him to pay the ultimate price for his “betrayal”… death.
Her character embarks on a soulful, comedic journey to reconnect with family and friends and find meaningful romance along the way.
ROMANTIC COMEDY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CRIME COMEDY
CMT
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Hallmark Channel
eOne
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
eOne
USA
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
90 MIN
USA 90 MIN
BIBLICAL DRAMA ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Super Channel ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Leif Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada 93 MIN
DRAMA ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CTV ROMANTIC COMEDY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Hallmark Channel ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA
90 MIN
130 tv movies 2015/16
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Yellow Notebook Productions ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ROMANTIC MYSTERY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Hallmark Channel ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne
Canada
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA
93 MIN
90 MIN
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MY ONE CHRISTMAS WISH My One Christmas Wish is based on the true story of a young girl who pulls her life together from near homelessness to earning a college scholarship. After advertising on Craigslist for a family to be with for Christmas Day, offering to pay $8/hour for the privilege, she ultimately finds families for dozens of equally lonely and abandoned young people, all sharing a Christmas Day and making attachments that last long after the holiday.
FAMILY/DRAMA ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: Up TV ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA
90 MIN – NEW
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tv movies 2015/16 133
THE RED DRESS Rainer and Patricia’s jet-setting lifestyle is irreparably altered after a horrible tragedy – the loss of their child. Determined to build a new life, they move to an idyllic, remote portion of the island of Malta. Surrounded by nature’s beauty, their strained relationship is reinvigorated, but the good times don’t last for long… wounded hearts, tormented souls and twisted emotions make dangerous companions. As haunting events from the past plague them, each learns more than they bargained for – too many betrayals and too much deception, psychosis and tragedy undermine their hope for survival. Will the wilderness destroy them or will they destroy themselves?
SUSPENSE/THRILLER ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: Super Channel ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne, Leif Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada
90 MIN – NEW
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tv movies 2015/16 135
SO YOU SAID YES ROMANTIC COMEDY
When Annabelle, the owner of a specialty bridal shop, falls for Sam, the son of her fierce bridal shop competition, she must fend off Sam’s mother’s attempts at sabotage to be with the man she loves.
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Hallmark Channel ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA 90 MIN
THE ROAD TO CHRISTMAS
ROCKY ROAD
TO THE MAT
Claire has it all: loving friends, a successful career, and a handsome, wealthy Italian fiancé. Claire’s plans for a dream Christmas Eve wedding in Aspen are derailed when a series of storms and rock-slides paralyse the region. Unable to get a flight, Claire is reduced to begging for a ride from Wes Pullman and his young daughter. Over the course of their arduous journey, an undeniable attraction develops between them, which forces Claire to ask herself: is Wes, a man who is seemingly wrong for her in every possible way, really her true Mr. Right?
He’s a high powered Wall Street executive, she’s an artist who runs a small gallery, their lives couldn’t be more different. That is, until fate steps in and Harrison Burke is forced to move back to the small town he fled and take over his father’s declining business. With his job and expensive lifestyle gone, Harrison starts to remember the community values that he tried so hard to forget and the love he once shared with his high school sweetheart. Finding the faith and relationships lost along the way, he discovers the rockiest road home is sometimes the best one.
To the Mat tells the story of a laid-back ex-wrestler (Ricky Schroder, NYPD Blue) who’s trying to keep his family’s down-andout Southern wrestling school above water.
ROMANTIC COMEDY
HOLIDAY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Lifetime
When his mother hires an uptight Wall Street consultant from New York (Laura Bell Bundy, Anger Management) to help get the books in order, these two opposites must find a way to get along and save the family business.
ROMANTIC COMEDY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CMT
Up TV
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne, Breakthrough Entertainment
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada
ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA
USA
90 MIN
90 MIN
90 MIN
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
136 tv movies 2015/16
eOne
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
tv movies 2015/16 137
TOM, DICK & HARRIET In this romantic comedy about age, beauty and getting the girl, 45-year-old advertising executive Tom Burns (Steven Weber, NCIS) hires Dick (Andrew Francis, Final Destination 3), a twentysomething conman, to be the face of his creative ideas. All is well until Tom and Dick both fall for the beautiful Harriet (Michelle Harrison, Continuum).
WEDDING WISH
WHEN LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH: THE LOIS WILSON STORY
Sarah Jacobs is in love with Brian, the most popular guy in school, but he doesn’t even know she exists.
When Love Is Not Enough is an epic story of devotion, recovery and hope that spans more than 30 years.
Desperate for his attention, Sarah makes a wish on a solar eclipse and the pair are magically sent to their wedding day far in the future. Sarah, now in her mid-30s, needs to grow up fast in order to keep her newfound political career and marriage from falling apart.
The film is based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson (Winona Ryder, Black Swan) and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson (Barry Pepper, Saving Private Ryan), both co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous
WHISKEY BUSINESS
WINDOW WONDERLAND
WOULD BE KINGS
When Nicky Ferelli (Pauly Shore), the son of New Jersey’s most powerful crime boss is framed for a murder he didn’t commit, he escapes to a small Tennessee town. At first Nicky sticks out like a sore thumb, but he soon bonds with the residents to take down the town’s corrupt sheriff. Nicky discovers that a country way of life could in fact be the best thing that ever happened to him.
Rival male and female decorators are determined to outshine each other in creating the best Christmas display at a famous New York City department store.
Patrick and Jamie are cousins, best friends and, more importantly, cops. Caught in a power struggle, Patrick, who’s also Jamie’s boss, is a cleancut investigator, while Jamie does nothing by the book. Always breaking the rules and nursing a drug addiction, Jamie is forced to clean up his act when Patrick becomes involved in questionable police work. Patrick’s desperate actions have horrifying consequences as his daughter gets involved with drugs, his wife Diana has an affair with Jamie, and the money that he thought would help his problems has torn the family apart forever.
Their windows get progressively out-of-control, culminating in disaster, until they remember the real meaning of Christmas, finding love in the process.
COMEDY ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CMT
HOLIDAY/ROMANTIC
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
eOne
Hallmark Channel
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
USA
eOne
90 MIN
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA 90 MIN
THRILLER ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CTV ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Norstar Filmed Entertainment ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
Canada 2 x 90 MIN or 1 x 90 MIN
Be careful what you wish for! DRAMA BASED ON A TRUE STORY ROMANTIC COMEDY
ROMANTIC COMEDY
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
Hallmark Channel
Lifetime
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
eOne
eOne
ORIGINAL BROADCASTER:
CBS ORIGINAL PRODUCER:
Hallmark Hall of Fame, eOne
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
ORIGINAL TERRITORY:
USA
USA
USA
90 MIN
88 MIN
90 MIN
138 tv movies 2015/16
tv movies 2015/16 139
WELCOME HOME Welcome Home is the story of Perry, a famed writer who is battling writers block and decides to relocate to his old New York home – in hopes that getting back to his roots will help him come up with his next hit story. Upon his return, he finds that a mother and her children, with no other options, have broken into his apartment and have made it their home… As the emotional story of how this family came to be in his apartment unravels, the writer is inspired to help them and finds that his next best story is one from the heart.
DRAMA ORIGINAL BROADCASTER: Up TV ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne ORIGINAL TERRITORY: USA
90 MIN – NEW
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TV Movies 2015/16 141
F I LM
5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: SO PERFECT MUSIC BIOGRAPHY DIRECTOR:
Sonia Anderson STARS:
Lee Brennan, Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin
5 Seconds of Summer: So Perfect is a new electrifying music documentary packed with the very latest 5SOS interviews and footage in which the boys recount how their lives changed overnight. 5 Seconds of Summer are not just another boy band – they are leading the next wave of pop-punk sound. The four teenagers from Australia are a phenomenon rising from obscurity to global mega-stardom in the blink of an eye, and this in-depth biography traces the meteoric rise of 5SOS – from their humble beginnings in a Sydney suburb to sell-out stadium rockers!
70 MIN - NEW AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA
144 FILM 2015/16
Combining unique archive footage and compelling, exclusive interviews with colleagues, music industry insiders and fans, this programme follows the journey of 5SOS as they take the pop world by storm and top the charts in over 40 countries, sealing their place as the hottest band on the planet!
FILM 2015/16 145
ARTIFICIAL LIES
THE AUTUMN HEART
THE BANG BANG CLUB
When Karen’s lover is found murdered, she becomes the police’s prime suspect. Insisting that she can no longer remember what happened that day, Karen’s forgetful act works all too well when a new psychiatrist, unable to get to the bottom of her repressed memories, has her institutionalised.
A Harvard student is tracked down by his three sisters, whom he hasn’t seen in twenty years, at the request of their mother. The family now has to get to know each other, as well as let go the mistakes of the past.
South Africa, 1994: Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison and tensions are steadily rising in the final bloody months of apartheid. Tribal factions, backed by the white government, wage bloody war on each other and gunshots ring through the streets of Soweto. In the middle of this are the Bang Bang Club; four young white photojournalists who made sure the world saw the carnage ripping through the streets of their hometown. Based on true events, this film is a harrowing exploration of heroism in the face of violence.
DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Steven Maler DRAMA/THRILLER
$5 A DAY $5 A Day is a road trip comedy drama following a father and son as they grow closer together. Con artist Nat (Christopher Walken, Catch Me If You Can) finds out he has a terminal illness. When he hears of a possible cure, he decides to journey across the country to try it out. Although Nat and his son, Flynn (Alessandro Nivola, American Hustle), do not have a great relationship, Flynn agrees to accompany his dad on the trip. However, in order to get there without running out of money, they must live on only five dollars a day… COMEDY/DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Nigel Cole CAST:
5 DAYS OF WAR Inspired by the real events of the swift but devastating five-day war between Russia and the Georgian Republic in 2008, this vivid, heartpounding film centres around a renegade American journalist, his cameraman and Tatia, a young Georgian schoolteacher caught in the combat zone during the first Russian air-strikes against Georgia. As the three attempt an escape to safety, they witness and document the devastation from the full-scale crossfire and cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians.
A high school senior and aspiring writer, Sebastian Cole (Adrian Grenier, Entourage) is whisked away to England when his near-alcoholic mother learns Sebastian’s stepfather, Hank, has decided to become a woman. Sebastian quickly tires of living in London and returns to New York to finish high school and live with his stepfather who guides him through life’s many obstacles, and take his final gasp of carefree adolescence.
DIRECTOR:
Rodney Gibbons CAST: Jack Wagner, Stewart Bick, Daphne Zuniga
92 MIN AVAILABLE FOR CANADA, USA
110 MIN DRAMA DIRECTOR: Steven Silver CAST: Frank Rautenbach, Malin Akerman, Neels Van Jaarsveld, Russel Savadier, Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch
94 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, ITALY, SPAIN, UK
ACTION/DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Renny Harlin CAST:
Alessandro Nivola, Christopher Walken, Peter Coyote, Sharon Stone
Andy Garcia, Dean Cain, Heather Graham, Rupert Friend, Val Kilmer
98 MIN
108 MIN
AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, SPAIN, UK
AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA, UK
146 FILM 2015/16
THE ADVENTURES OF SEBASTIAN COLE
CAST: Tyne Daly, Marla Sucharetza, Marceline Hugot
COMEDY/DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Tod Williams CAST: Adrian Grenier, Clark Gregg, Aleksa Palladino
99 MIN
FILM 2015/16 147
A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO ENDINGS
BEING JULIA
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT
Upon learning they only have a few days left to live, three brothers, Cal, Jacob and Nuts, set off to reverse a lifetime of mistakes. Their hard living father had a bad habit of gambling away every penny that came his way. He may be dead, but he’s got one last surprise for his three sons: years ago, he volunteered all three for a series of drug tests that drastically reduced their life expectancies. Upon learning his time on Earth is quickly expiring, Cal pursues Miranda, his lost love. Former boxer Nuts decides to step back into the ring to prove he still has what it takes. And finally Jacob decides to throw caution to the wind, and do all of the things he was always afraid to do.
Julia is bored with her career, fame and marriage. She craves excitement. Enter Tom, a sexy younger man who claims to be her biggest fan.
High profile lawyer Mark Hunter has an impeccable record putting criminals behind bars. But when ambitious rookie journalist C.J. Nicholas begins investigating Hunter for tampering with evidence to secure his convictions, the district attorney’s perfect record is up for scrutiny. Commencing a risky game of cat and mouse with Hunter, C.J. frames himself as a murder suspect to catch the corrupt D.A. in the act. Assistant D.A. Ella’s life is at risk when she discovers incriminating proof that puts the fate of both C.J.’s innocence and Hunter’s reputation in her hands.
COMEDY/DRAMA DIRECTOR: Jonathan Sobol CAST:
Tricia Helfer, J.K. Simmons, Scott Caan 90 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA
148 FILM 2015/16
A passionate affair seems to be the cure to Julia’s woes, until she discovers Tom’s real motivations. Annette Bening won a Golden Globe for her captivating performance in this film as Julia, a theatrical diva having a mid-life crisis.
COMEDY/DRAMA DIRECTOR:
István Szabó CAST: Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Maury Chaykin
104 MIN AVAILABLE FOR WORLD EXCLUDING US, UK, AUSTRALIA, AFRICA, NEW ZEALAND
DRAMA CRIME/DRAMA/MYSTERY
DIRECTOR:
DIRECTOR:
Jeta Amata
Peter Hyams Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, Michael Douglas
CAST: Anne Heche, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke
93 MIN
95 MIN
CAST:
AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA
AVAILABLE FOR WORLD EXCLUDING NIGERIA
BLACK NOVEMBER A volatile, oil-rich Nigerian community that wages war against their corrupt government and a multinational oil corporation to protect their land from being destroyed by excessive drilling and spills. To seek justice, a rebel organisation kidnaps an American oil executive and demands that his corporation end the destruction and pollution. Inspired by true events, Black November is the gripping story of how a community rises up and takes drastic measures to make sure their voices are heard.
FILM 2015/16 149
THE CAPTIVE Grief-stricken over the brutal murder of her wealthy husband, Sam Hoffman contemplates suicide. Checking into the posh Dienel Clinic to recuperate, her ‘rest’ quickly turns to nightmare when she realises she is in an asylum and has no way to leave. Her desperate attempts to escape reveal a twisted plot of lies and deception. She is merely a pawn in a deadly game involving her husband’s fortune and his murder. Sam must uncover those responsible for her continued incarceration, before it’s too late!
ACTION/CRIME
THRILLER/DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Atom Egoyan CAST: Rosario Dawson, Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman
107 MIN AVAILABLE FOR CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA, BRUNEI, UK
BRONSON
DIRECTOR:
Nicolas Winding Refn CAST:
Tom Hardy, Kelly Adams, Luing Andrews 92 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, SPAIN
150 FILM 2015/16
Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive) paints this brutally violent portrait of Britain’s most notorious prisoner, Charles Bronson (Tom Hardy, The Dark Knight Rises) – who has spent 34 years of his life in prison, and 28 of those in solitary confinement. As a teenager in the early 1970s, Bronson is jailed for seven years after robbing a post office. During his sentence he becomes increasingly violent and re-styles himself as a hardened criminal, convinced that his new persona will bring him the notoriety and fame he craves.
FILM 2015/16 151
CHERI
THE CHILDREN
CLEANSKIN
Set in pre-World War I Paris, Chéri follows the love affair between the beautiful retired courtesan Lea (Michelle Pfeiffer, Scarface), and the wealthy son of her old colleague and rival, Chéri (Rupert Friend, Homeland), following the different ways they educated each other in the ways of love.
You brought them into this world… they’ll take you out. From the makers of the Evil Dead Trilogy, what starts off as a relaxing Christmas vacation with two families coming together to celebrate the festive season turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn against their own parents and horror ensues.
A British Secret Service agent (Sean Bean, Lord of the Rings) deep undercover in London’s criminal underbelly is faced with the task of pursing and eliminating a British-born suicide bomber and terrorist cell.
HORROR/THRILLER COMEDY DIRECTOR:
Stephen Frears CAST:
Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates 124 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ASIA
152 FILM 2015/16
DIRECTOR:
Tom Shankland CAST:
Eva Birthistle, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jeremy Sheffield 86 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, ITALY, SPAIN
ACTION/THRILLER DIRECTOR:
Hadi Hajaig CAST:
Sean Bean, Charlotte Rampling, Abhin Galeya 104 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA
HORROR
CODE RED
DIRECTOR:
Valeri Milev CAST: Kitodar Todorov, Valeri Yordanov
91 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, UK
A top-secret nerve gas created by Stalin during WW2 goes missing for over 70 years and is discovered in modern day Bulgaria. It explodes, turning the inhabitants of the town against each other in a killing frenzy. However the gas has an even more deadly effect: it causes the dead to be re-born… NATO Doctor Ana Bennett and US Special Forces agent John McGahey are trapped on the island as chaos reigns. They must escape before the Code Red alert is raised at dawn, and military orders are given that will ensure its entire destruction.
FILM 2015/16 153
COLLABORATOR
THE COLLECTION
THE CRACK (EL RESQUICIO)
On a visit to his childhood home to look in on his mother, the famous playwright Robert Longfellow (Martin Donovan, Insomnia) is taken hostage by Gus (David Morse, The Hurt Locker) an ex-con neighbour he has avoided since he was a boy.
From the writing and directing team of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton (Saw IV, V, VI and 3D) comes The Collection. A traumatised man who managed to escaped the vicious grip of a serial killer known as “The Collector” – who “collects” humans in a booby-trapped house of horrors – is blackmailed to rescue a beautiful woman who has become the latest obsession of the crazed killer.
A year after the murder of young Marcela, her grieving family travels to a remote country house, intending to heal its wounds after their tragic loss. But the isolation only unearths the memories of Marcela’s death. Soon the family members are sunk into a state of nightmarish insanity that some of them may not survive.
As the drama unfolds on the cable news channels, the two men unexpectedly bond until the mood darkens and shots ring out.
HORROR/ACTION HORROR/DRAMA
COMEDY/DRAMA
HORROR
DIRECTOR:
DIRECTOR:
Martin Donovan
Marcus Dunstan
CAST: Martin Donovan, David Morse, Olivia Williams
CAST: Christopher McDonald, Emma Fitzpatrick, Josh Stewart
87 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ITALY, SPAIN
154 FILM 2015/16
82 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, UK
DIRECTOR:
Alfonso Acosta CAST: Maruia Shelton, Alan Daicz, Fiona Horsey
101 MIN
DIRECTOR:
Tommy Wirkola CAST: Stig Frode Henriksen, Vegar Hoel
96 MIN – NEW AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA, UK
DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD Having crashed his car after fleeing the ski lodge where his friends were all brutally murdered by a battalion of Nazi zombies, Martin wakes up in hospital attempting to convince the police that he is not the one who killed them. Little do they know the undead Fascists are very much still living, and on their way down the mountain to carry out their final orders of wiping out a nearby town and everyone in it.
LANGUAGE: SPANISH AVAILABLE FOR ITALY, SPAIN
With time running out it’s up to Martin and his new American allies to save the town from zombie-annihilation and defeat them once and for all.
FILM 2015/16 155
THE DAY Directed by Robert Rodriguez’s (Spy Kids, From Dusk Till Dawn) prodigiously talented protégé Douglas Aarniokoski, The Day is an edge-of- your-seat action horror, in the vein of Mad Max. Shawn Ashmore (X-Men) leads a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world who discover what they think is a safe, abandoned farmhouse, but they soon find themselves fighting to stay alive as a gang of bloodthirsty predators attack.
DEAD MINE The legend of Yamashita’s Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the only way out is to go further in.
DEAN SPANLEY Jeremy Northam plays the long-suffering son of ageing curmudgeon Peter O’Toole, to whom he introduces eccentric Dean Spanley, played by Sam Neill. This meeting triggers a series of evening encounters which conjure up all manner of revelations elicited from generous portions of rare Hungarian Tokay wine.
HORROR/ACTION HORROR/ACTION DIRECTOR:
Douglas Aarniokoski
DIRECTOR:
Steven Sheil CAST:
COMEDY DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Toa Fraser
Shawn Ashmore, Brianna Barnes, Ashley Bell
Ario Bayu, Joe Taslim, Miki Mizuno, Sam Hazeldine
CAST: Jeremy Northam, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown
97 MIN
87 MIN
100 MIN
AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, UK
AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, UK
AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, ITALY, SPAIN
CAST:
156 FILM 2015/16
DORIAN GRAY
DRAGON AGE: EDEN LAKE DAWN OF THE SEEKER
A naïve young man. A lovelorn artist. A corruptible Lord. A deal with the Devil. It all paints a dark picture of a Victorian London and how the rich and infamous party at their peril.
Based on the best-selling Bioware game franchise Dragon Age, Dawn of the Seeker is the story of Cassandra, a beautiful Seeker who must stop a conspiracy that threatens the land of Orlais’ most powerful religious order. Accused of treasonous crimes and hunted by friend and foe, Cassandra must clear her name and overcome her raging emotions in order to save the day and take her place in legend.
Here, the telling of time and its consequence of experience for life’s treasures takes its toll on the body, mind and soul. The haunting and bleak tale of power, greed, vanity and inevitable self-destruction is ever-present amongst the deceit, opium dens and sin.
THRILLER/DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Oliver Parker CAST:
Ben Barnes, Ben Chaplin, Colin Firth, Emilia Fox, Rebecca Hall 112 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, UK
When Jenny escapes to the country for a relaxing weekend with her boyfriend, their peace is soon shattered by a gang of violent youths. What begins is a shocking and unrelenting game of cat-and-mouse, as Jenny is forced to fight back against her aggressors.
THRILLER DIRECTOR:
James Watkins
ANIMATION – ACTION/ ADVENTURE
CAST: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Tara Ellis
DIRECTOR:
91 MIN
Fumihiko Sori CAST:
Colleen Clinkenbeard, J. Michael Tatum, John Swasey 90 MIN AVAILABLE FOR WORLD EXCLUDING AUSTRALIA, BENELUX, CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, JAPAN, SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, UK, USA
AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, ITALY, SPAIN
EXISTS
FINN ON THE FLY
GOOD
GOON
Finn on the Fly is the story of Ben and his best friend Finn, a border collie with a flair for fitting in who quickly finds other dogs in their new town to hang out with. Ben isn’t so lucky; an outsider at his new school, he’s desperate to make friends but lacks the confidence to do it.
A literary professor, Halder explores his personal circumstances in a novel advocating compassionate euthanasia. When the book is unexpectedly enlisted by powerful political figures in support of government propaganda, Halder finds his career rising in an optimistic current of nationalism and prosperity. Seemingly inconsequential decisions lead to choices, which lead to more choices… with eventually devastating effect.
Doug may not be the sharpest blade on the rink, but he’s got a killer right hook! Doug’s ability to beat the crap out of everyone and everything impresses the coach of a failing ice hockey team who quickly enrol him as protector of their screwed up ex-star player, La Flamme. Bonding through brawls, beer and broken bones, the team find a place in the big league.
HORROR
A group of friends set out on a trip to a remote cabin in the Texas mountains for a weekend of extreme sports, fun and partying. However, when night falls they begin to hear strange and disturbing noises deep in the woods and soon find themselves haunted by an unknown beast… the legendary Bigfoot.
DIRECTOR:
Eduardo Sánchez CAST: Denise Williamson, Dora Burge, Samuel Davis
81 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, UK
Then one day the outgoing Finn gets his nose into a mad science experiment, and the crazy, out-of-control events that ensue change their lives forever! FAMILY COMEDY DIRECTOR:
Mark Jean CAST:
Ana Gasteyer, Ryan Belleville, Matthew Knight 100 MIN
COMEDY DIRECTOR:
Michael Dowse DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Vicente Amorim CAST: Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Jodie Whittaker
96 MIN
CAST: Alison Pill, Jay Baruchel, Liev Schreiber, Marc-Andre Grondin, Seann William Scott
90 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA, UK
AVAILABLE FOR ASIA
158 FILM 2015/16
FILM 2015/16 159
THE GALAPAGOS AFFAIR: SATAN CAME TO EDEN Darwin meets Hitchcock in this true-crime tale of paradise found and lost. The Galapagos Affair is a fascinating documentary portrait of a 1930s murder mystery as strange and alluring as the famous archipelago itself. Fleeing conventional society, a Berlin doctor and his mistress start a new life on uninhabited Floreana Island. But after the international press sensationalises the exploits of the Galapagos Adam and Eve, others flock there including a self-styled Swiss Family Robinson and a gun-toting Viennese Baroness and her two lovers. Things would never be the same.
TRUE CRIME DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine CAST: Cate Blanchett, Sebastian Koch, Thomas Kretschmann
120 MIN – NEW AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA
160 FILM 2015/16
FILM 2015/16 161
HAMMER OF THE GODS
HELEN
Set in Viking Britain in 871 AD, Hammer of the Gods is a visceral, intense tale set in a world whose only language is violence.
Ashley Judd (Divergent) shines in this emotion-filled drama as Helen, who from an outside perspective appears to lead a happy, charmed life.
A young Viking Warrior, Steinar (Charlie Bewley, The Twilight Saga), is sent by his Father, the King (James Cosmo, Troy) on a quest to find his estranged brother.
But darkness lies just beneath the surface and it threatens to ruin her relationships, forcing Helen to come to terms with her clinical depression. ER’s Goran Visnjic stars as Helen’s patient husband.
ACTION DIRECTOR:
Farren Blackburn CAST:
DIRECTOR:
Sandra Nettleback CAST:
Alberta Watson, Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic, Lauren Smith
95 MIN
120 MIN
162 FILM 2015/16
Based on Toby Young’s memoir of the same title, Sidney Young (Simon Pegg, Shaun of the Dead) is a disillusioned British writer who both adores and despises the world of American celebrity, fame and glamour. To his surprise, he’s offered a job at New York’s ultraconservative Sharps Magazine after an amusing incident involving a wild pig and an awards after-party. Megan Fox (Transformers) and Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man) co-star.
DRAMA
Charlie Bewley, Alexandra Dowling, Clive Standen
AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA
HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE
AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, ITALY, SPAIN, UK
THE HUNTER
I SAW THE DEVIL
IN THE LOOP
Martin (Oscar nominated Williem Dafoe, Spider-Man), a skilled and ruthless mercenary, is sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. He stays with a family whose father has gone missing. However, as his attachment to the family grows, Martin is led further down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his effort to complete his deadly mission.
When his fiancé falls prey to prolific serial killer KyungChul, secret agent Soo-Hyun vows to do everything in his power to avenge her death. With the backing of her father, ex-police chief Capt. Jung, Soo-Hyun hunts down Juyeon’s killer and tortures him in an unrelenting series of violent and merciless attacks.
Peter Capaldi (World War Z) stars as a foul-mouthed British government spokesman who must act quickly when a midlevel minister (Tom Hollander, Pirates of the Caribbean) tells an interviewer that U.S. war in the Middle East is unforeseeable. But when they are both summoned to Washington, the hapless politico quickly becomes a pawn of bureaucrats, spin doctors and military advisors, including a hard-nosed General (James Gandolfini, The Sopranos).
DRAMA/ADVENTURE DIRECTOR:
Daniel Nettheim CAST: Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill, Morgana Davies
101 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ITALY, SPAIN
From the director of The Good, The Bad and The Weird and A Bittersweet Life, I Saw The Devil is a gripping and gruesomely intense revenge story that explores what happens when the hero becomes the monster.
HORROR/THRILLER DIRECTOR:
Jee-woon Kim CAST:
Gina McKee (Atonement), Anna Chlumsky (Veep) and Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge) co-star in this hilarious satire from director/co-writer Armando Iannucci, the awardwinning creator of Veep and classic BBC sitcoms I’m Alan Partridge and The Thick of It.
Byung-hun Lee, Min-sik Choi, In-seo Kim
COMEDY
141 MIN
DIRECTOR:
LANGUAGE: KOREAN AVAILABLE FOR AUSTRALIA
Armando Iannucci CAST: Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini
COMEDY
102 MIN
DIRECTOR:
AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, ITALY
Robert B. Weide CAST: Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Megan Fox
110 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ASIA
INCENDIARY
THE LAST EXORCISM
LEMMY
LOVE RANCH
MASS EFFECT
MONTANA
Grace (Academy Award-winning Helen Mirren, The Queen), and Charlie (Joe Pesci, Goodfellas) own and run Nevada’s first legalised brothel. But their lives change when Armando (Sergio Pervis-Mencheta, The Borgia), a boxer is brought in to train as part of Charlie’s expanding empire. Plans go awry when Grace and Armando have a passionate affair. An unexpected love triangle develops as the men fight for the woman they both love.
Based on the wildly popular electronic arts game franchise of the same name, the animated feature film, Mass Effect: Paragon Lost is an untold chapter in the Mass Effect saga which follows Commander Shepard, a military hero, embarking on an epic, galaxywide journey with his team to track down and bring infamous Saren Arterius to justice, facing insurmountable odds and lethal enemies along the way.
In the mean streets of London’s East End, fourteen-year-old Montana discovers that the powerful crime lord and ruthless lieutenants for whom he works secretly killed his father. At the same time, Dimitrije, a former Serbian commando, comes looking for the gangster in order to take revenge for the death of his wife and son. Realising they share a bloody purpose, the commando now mentors the boy in the dark arts of assassination and relearns the value of life as he teaches the boy the true meaning of friendship.
ANIMATION – ACTION/SCI-FI
From the director of Bridget Jones’ Diary, Incendiary follows a young mother (Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine) who suffers the loss of both her husband and four year old son to a terrorist bombing at an Arsenal football game, while she’s meeting her secret lover (Ewan MacGregor, Star Wars). Wracked with guilt, she becomes embroiled in the police investigation of the attack and discovers that the authorities, lead by police officer Terence Butcher (Matthew Macfadyen, Anna Karenina) will do anything to cover up the terrifying truth behind it.
Disillusioned charlatan Reverend Cotton Marcus comes face to face with pure evil after recruiting a documentary film crew to capture the final exorcism of his career. For years, Reverend Marcus has taken advantage of the faithful and desperate. Now it’s time for him to finally come clean. Just as Reverend Marcus prepares to shoot the film that will set the record straight, he receives an urgent letter from a desperate farmer. The devil has taken possession of his beloved daughter Nell, and the Reverend is their last hope for salvation.
Lemmy explores the amazing life and career of heavy metal pioneer and cultural icon Lemmy Kilmister, the life force behind the enduring, influential band Motorhead. Over more than four decades, the drug-fueled, raspy-voiced Kilmister’s career has intersected with many of the touchstone moments in rock: He saw the Beatles at the Cavern Club, he served as a roadie for Jimi Hendrix, and mentored Sid Vicious. Special appearances include Dave Grohl, Slash and Metallica, alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper and more.
DRAMA
DIRECTOR:
DIRECTOR:
Mark Protosevich
Taylor Hackford
THRILLER/ACTION
Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Sergio Peris-Mencheta
CAST: Bruce Carey, Freddie Prinze, John Burgmeier, Laura Bailey, Patrick Seitz
117 MIN
90 MIN
CAST:
AVAILABLE FOR ITALY, ASIA, SPAIN, UK
AVAILABLE FOR WORLD EXCLUDING US, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, UK, BENELUX, GERMANY, FRANCE, SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, JAPAN
CAST:
DIRECTOR:
Mo Ali Adam Deacon, Michelle Fairley 108 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, UK
DOCUMENTARY THRILLER/DRAMA
HORROR
DIRECTOR:
DIRECTOR:
Sharon Maguire
Daniel Stamm
CAST:
CAST:
Michelle Williams, Ewan McGregor, Matthew Macfadyen
Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr
CAST: Alice Cooper, Dave Grohl, Lemmy Kilmister, Ozzy Osbourne
87 MIN
90 MIN
AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA
AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SPAIN, UK
101 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ASIA
164 FILM 2015/16
DIRECTOR:
Wes Orshoski, Greg Oliver
FILM 2015/16 165
MAPS TO THE STARS The Weiss family is the archetypical Hollywood dynasty: father Stafford is an analyst and coach, who has made a fortune with his self-help manuals; mother Cristina mostly looks after the career of their son Benjie, 13, a child star. One of Stafford’s clients, Havana, is an actress who dreams of shooting a remake of the movie that made her mother, Clarice, a star in the 60s. Clarice is dead now and visions of her come to haunt Havana at night… Adding to the toxic mix, Benjie has just come off a rehab program he joined when he was 9 and his sister, Agatha, has recently been released from a sanatorium where she was treated for criminal pyromania and befriended a limo driver Jerome who is also an aspiring actor.
DRAMA
MY AWKWARD SEXUAL ADVENTURE
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S: ANOTHER DIRTY MOVIE
NATIVITY 3: DUDE, WHERE’S MY DONKEY?
To win back his unsatisfied ex, conservative accountant Jordan Abrams enlists the help of Julia – an uninhibited exotic dancer – leading him into a world of strip clubs, sensual massage parlours, cross-dressing and S&M.
To impress a sexy girl in their class and emulate the late film legend Charlie LaRue, college students Mason and Patrick, and an ensemble cast of entertaining characters, create one of the greatest dirty joke films ever made and become an overnight success.
Based in the fictional St. Bernadette’s Primary School in Coventry, Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey? sees the school accidentally enter a flashmob competition which takes the cast on a humorous trip to New York.
DIRECTOR:
David Cronenberg CAST:
Evan Bird, John Cusack, Julianne Moore, Robert Pattinson, Sarah Gadon 111 MIN AVAILABLE FOR CANADA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, BRUNEI, PHILLIPINES
COMEDY DIRECTOR:
Sean Garrity CAST:
Emily Hampshire, Jonas Chernick, Sarah Manninen 98 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, UK
166 FILM 2015/16
COMEDY DIRECTOR:
Jonathan Silverman CAST:
Han Soto, Jonathan Silverman, Nolan Funk, Robert Klein
FAMILY COMEDY/MUSICAL DIRECTOR:
Debbie Isitt CAST: Marc Wootten, Martin Clunes
109 MIN AVAILABLE FOR UK
85 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, UK
FILM 2015/16 167
MONSTERS: DARK CONTINENT Ten years on from the events of Monsters and despite humanity’s best efforts the Infected Zones have now spread worldwide, bleeding over into active warzones – meaning the armed forces now have both alien and insurgent threats to contend with. Charged with a mission to rescue five soldiers captured by the insurgents, a team of fresh recruits led by seasoned veteran Lt. Frater (Johnny Harris, Fortitude) must battle their way deep into the heart of monster original territory and save their comrades before it’s too late.
THRILLER/SCI-FI/DRAMA DIRECTOR: Tom Green CAST: Johnny Harris, Sam Keeley, Joe Dempsie
119 MIN – NEW AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA
168 FILM 2015/16
FILM 2015/16 169
NORTHMEN – A VIKING SAGA Northmen is a fantasy action adventure directed by Claudio Fäh and starring Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten and Ken Duken. The film follows Captain Asbjörn (Hopper) who travels to Britain with his crew of Vikings with the intent of plundering rich monasteries on the coastline. However, when their ship is caught in a storm, they are forced to land at the only part of Britain without a Viking settlement. As they make their way towards the Danelaw, they come head to head with ‘the wolf pack’, a group of Scottish mercenaries under the command of the king. Can the Vikings find a way out of their difficult situation?
ACTION /ADVENTURE DIRECTOR: Claudio Fäh CAST: Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten and Ken Duken
97 MIN – NEW AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, UK
170 FILM 2015/16
FILM 2015/16 171
OUT OF THE DARK When a young family leave their home in the US for South America to run the family business they believe they are moving to a better life. Their hopes of a happy existence are soon cruelly dashed when they notice strange happenings in their new home. They discover that the house is haunted by the souls of tormented children and that’s just the beginning of the nightmare. Determined to find the root of this supernatural plague they soon discover more than they bargained for, as they uncover twisted and sinister secrets hidden behind the success of their family business.
SUPERNATURAL/THRILLER/HORROR DIRECTOR: Lluis Quilez CAST: Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman, Stephen Rea
90 MIN – NEW AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, UK
172 FILM 2015/16
FILM 2015/16 173
OUTPOST 37
RETREAT
RIO SEX COMEDY
2031: The world’s cities lie in ruins. Alien invaders have mounted a devastating attack. Mankind barely prevailed but enemy survivors remain hidden amongst us as a new war on terror rages. In the aftermath of the first contact war, a series of remote operating bases are created to defend the planet. A documentary film crew is sent to record daily life in Outpost 37, but when several of the crew disappear during a heavy ambush, the unit launches a raid deep into enemy original territory to rescue them. During the mission, they make a terrifying discovery; the first invasion was only the beginning.
In a last-ditch effort to save their failing marriage, Martin and Kate take an isolated break on an uninhabited island and are about to find that their island retreat will become a prison of unimaginable terror. When a blood-soaked stranger stumbles through their door claiming an apocalyptic virus is sweeping across Europe, their lives are turned upside down as they face what could be the end of everything they know. Using all means necessary, they must struggle to escape the approaching threat… but escape is only the beginning of their terrifying fight for survival.
From French director Jonathan Nossiter (Mondovino), Rio Sex Comedy follows the Rio misadventures of expatriates Charlotte (Charlotte Rampling, Broadchurch), an English plastic surgeon determined to subvert anyone from going near the knife, and Irène (Irène Jacob, U.S. Marshals) a French anthropologist whose political correctness is upstaged by more carnal ambitions. Charlotte and Irène are looking for both personal pleasures and social justice – and both reveal different aspects of the fabled city, from Rio high society to favelas.
SCI-FI/ACTION/THRILLER
THRILLER
DIRECTOR:
DIRECTOR:
Jabbar Raisani
Carl Tibbetts
CAST:
CAST:
Joe Reegan, Reiley McClendon, Rick Ravanello
Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, Thandie Newton
90 MIN
90 MIN
AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA, UK
AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA
174 FILM 2015/16
SAINT JOHN OF LAS VEGAS
SALVATION BOULEVARD
SCINTILLA
After a run of bad luck, John (Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire), a compulsive gambler, runs away from Las Vegas and towards a normal job and life, taking a nondescript position in an auto insurance company in Albuquerque.
During a friendly debate, Pastor Dan Day (Pierce Brosnan, 007: Die Another Day ) accidentally shoots his friend and tries to blame Carl (Greg Kinnear, Little Miss Sunshine), a reformed devil worshipper.
When his boss, Mr. Townsend (Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones) asks John to accompany his top fraud debunker on an investigation of a dubious car “accident” near Vegas, John sees an opportunity to get a promotion, though he’s concerned about returning to the gambling game. Before leaving he comes involved with his eccentric co-worker Jill (Sarah Silverman, School of Rock).
However, Carl is not so keen to play Dan’s game, and so ensues a farcical charade of cat and mouse.
In the grips of an illegal uprising, a group of mercenaries are chosen to infiltrate a Soviet militia base and enter the bunker that lies half a mile beneath the barracks. Their mission: to extract the top secret bio-research of Dr. Mathesis Irvine and bring both her, and her specimens, out alive. Once deep underground, the team discovers the full extent of Dr. Irvine’s project, and the group must fight to escape alive…
COMEDY DIRECTOR:
Hue Rhodes
COMEDY DIRECTOR:
Jeffrey Reiner
SCI-FI
CAST:
DIRECTOR:
Ashley Judd, Jack Coleman, Ryan McPartlin 93 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA
Billy O’Brien CAST: John Lynch, Morjana Alaoui, Craig Conway
94 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA
CAST: Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, Sarah Silverman
101 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ITALY, SPAIN
ROMANTIC COMEDY DIRECTOR:
Jonathan Nossiter CAST:
Charlotte Rampling, Bill Pullman, Irène Jacob 86 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ITALY, SPAIN
FILM 2015/16 175
THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY LEFAY
SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE
THE STATEMENT
Barbara’s father Henry (Tim Allen, Toy Story, The Santa Clause) has never been a onewoman man and has married more times than she cares to remember. When Henry abruptly dies, his six eccentric wives reappear, turning Barbara’s (Elisha Cuthbert, 24) life to hell as they battle it out over his final wishes. This hilarious comedy features an all-star cast including Andie MacDowell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Paz Vega (Spanglish), Chris Klein (American Pie) and Jenna Elfman (Keeping the Faith).
A group of thrill-seeking millionaires must fight for their lives after paying a retired Special Forces operative (Christian Slater, Archer) to take them on a dangerous military mission delivering weapons to the besieged rebels. But when the plan backfires and all hell breaks loose, McCenzie and his squad of amateur soldiers find themselves fighting a furious battle to survive. Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings), Ving Rhames (Mission Impossible), and James Cromwell (I, Robot) co-star.
The Statement stars two-time Academy Award-winning Michael Caine, (The Dark Knight) as Pierre Brossard, a World War II criminal who has never been brought to trial.
COMEDY
ACTION
DIRECTOR:
DIRECTOR:
Howard Michael Gould CAST: Andie MacDowell, Elisha Cuthbert, Jenna Elfman, Paz Vega, Tim Allen
95 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, ITALY, SPAIN, UK
176 FILM 2015/16
Maxim Korostyshevsky CAST: Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames
94 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA
Nearly fifty years after committing the atrocities he has tried so hard to forget, a new investigation digs up his past and he becomes the target of hitmen and Police investigators. Academy Award-winning Tilda Swinton (Adaptation) and Jeremy Northam (The Tudors) co-star.
HORROR DIRECTOR:
THRILLER/DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Norman Jewison CAST: Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton
120 MIN
Benni Diez CAST:
Clifton Collins Jr., Lance Henriksen, Matt O’Leary, Jessica Cook, Cecilia Pillado 84 MIN – NEW AVAILABLE FOR UK, SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA
STUNG It’s the same drill every summer for Paul (Matt O’Leary, CSI) and Julia (Jessica Cook, Awkward), two catering staffers who have been hired to wait tables for a fancy garden party at the remote country villa of eccentric recluse Mrs. Perch. All they need to do is set the tables, greet the guests and make sure the drinks are flowing. However, what they weren’t counting on was having to fight off a colony of 7ft tall mutant killer wasps nesting in the grounds who have their sights set on the party guests!
FILM 2015/16 177
SWEARNET: THE MOVIE
THE SWEENEY
TRAILER PARK BOYS: THE MOVIE
In the wake of losing a coveted TV network deal and fed up with being censored, the actors who play the Trailer Park Boys, Mike Smith, Robb Wells and John Paul Tremblay find themselves out of a job and stage an all-in comeback by launching “Swearnet”, a balls-out, offensively extreme internet channel that is complicated by their post-fame lives, at-odds relationships and trademark hilarious hedonism.
Armed and dangerous, the Sweeney Flying Squad is London’s elite crime fighting force. Led by legendary detective Jack Regan (Ray Winstone, The Departed), they are not afraid to use old school, bareknuckle tactics to bring down the modern underworld. But when a master criminal begins a major bank heist, Regan will do whatever it takes to get the job done, even if that means defying the orders of his boss (Damian Lewis, Homeland) and taking the law into his own hands.
Booted from the hoosegow just days before the eagerly anticipated guards-versus-inmates ball hockey championship, Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles hatch a plan to pull off the biggest heist of their criminal careers as Sunnyvale Trailer Park’s most incompetent criminals make their way to the big screen. Christened “The Big Dirty,” the trio’s ambitious plan to steal large quantities of untraceable change soon hits a hitch when sidetracked Ricky prepares to make the ultimate commitment to long-time girlfriend Lucy and Julian crosses her new boss with disastrous results.
COMEDY DIRECTOR:
Warren P. Sonoda CAST: Mike Smith, Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay
112 MIN
178 FILM 2015/16
ACTION
COMEDY
DIRECTOR: Nick Love
DIRECTOR:
CAST:
Ben Drew, Damian Lewis, Hayley Atwell, Ray Winstone 112 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA, UK
TRIAGE
UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: W. REGENERATION
Mark Walsh is a cynical, reckless photojournalist who finds himself unprepared for the true cost of war when he’s forced to witnesses first hand the nature of Triage; the process of deciding who lives and who dies in a combat hospital. Returning home to his girlfriend Elena, Mark finds himself in the middle of a mystery when it is revealed that his best friend David hasn’t returned home from the same assignment. The answers are inside Mark but he will require all his bravery and strength to follow the clues towards the truth.
Luc Devreaux (Jean-Claude Van Damme, Double Impact) and Sargent. Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren, The Expendables) are two soldiers who kill each other in the Vietnam war. But when a team of radicals threaten to unleash a lethal cloud of radioactive gas, the U.S. military brings the soldiers back to life as a biomechanically enhanced super soldier to foil the plot.
DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Danis Tanovic CAST: Colin Farrell, Jamie Sives, Paz Vega
99 MIN
Love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial figures in recent memory. In W., director Oliver Stone (Platoon) takes viewers through Bush’s (Josh Brolin, No Country for Old Men) struggles and triumphs, his fateful union with both his wife and his faith, and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq. Elizabeth Banks (Hunger Games) and Ioan Gruffand (Fantastic Four) co-star.
ACTION DIRECTOR:
Roland Emmerich CAST:
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker 93 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA
DRAMA DIRECTOR:
Oliver Stone CAST: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd
129 MIN AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, SPAIN
AVAILABLE FOR ASIA, UK
Mike Clattenburg CAST: Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith
95 MIN ALSO AVAILABLE: COUNTDOWN TO LIQUOR DAY, DON’T LEAGALIZE IT
FILM 2015/16 179
WHAT IF What If is the story of medical school dropout Wallace, who’s been repeatedly burned by bad relationships. So while everyone around him seems to be finding the perfect partner – including his roommate Allan – Wallace decides to put his love life on hold. It is then that he meets Chantry, an animator who lives with her long-time boyfriend Ben. Wallace and Chantry form an instant connection, striking up a close friendship. Still, there is no denying the chemistry between them, leading the pair to wonder, what if the love of your life is actually your best friend?
ROMANTIC COMEDY DIRECTOR: Michael Dowse CAST: Adam Driver, Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan
98 MIN AVAILABLE FOR INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, BRUNEI
180 FILM 2015/16
FILM 2015/16 181
WE ARE WHAT WE ARE
WHERE THE TRUTH LIES
WITHOUT MEN
Meet the Parkers: A family with an uncontrollable taste for flesh. Frank, the father, owns the family’s deteriorating trailer park business. Emma, the mother, is a devout religious woman who cares for the children. And then there are the kids – little Rory has quite the imagination, constantly battling nightmares of monsters in the basement and Rose and Iris, the beautiful, blonde teenagers, whose purity is preserved until they suddenly realize that they need to continue the family tradition – a gruesome ritual inherited from their ancestors.
In the 1950s, Vince Collins and Lanny Morris were the hottest showbiz duo in America. When a beautiful young woman is found dead in the bathtub of the duo’s suite, their glittery world begins to crumble. They have rock solid alibis and are cleared of charges, but the scandal causes the once inseparable pair to part company. Shifting effortlessly between mob-run clubs of the mid-50’s and glamorous Hollywood Hills mansions of 1972, the film explores the dark, beguiling, and inevitably destructive side of fame and fortune.
What would the world be like if it were run by women? A small, remote Latin American mountain village is forever altered the day all its men are forcibly recruited to fight in the country’s civil war. Left to fend for themselves, the women of the town, led by Rosalba (Eva Longoria), slowly emerge from their supporting roles as wives and daughters to become unwitting founders of a remarkable new society: an all-female utopia. When the men return, a clash of sexes ensues with unsuspected consequences.
WOLF CREEK 2
WRECKED
ZOMBIE MASSACRE
Seeking to experience the real Australia, backpackers Rutger and Katarina hitchhike off the main tourist route to the awe-inspiring Wolf Creek crater. A place that’s also the hunting ground of psychopathic pig-shooter Mick Taylor: the last man any outback traveller wants to meet. After a chilling attack in the dead of night, the crazed bushman pursues his prey in an epic, white-knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland that pushes his victims to the brink of madness.
A man awakens in a mangled car-wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. Injured and trapped inside, with no memory of how he got there or who he is, he must rely on his most primal instincts to survive. But as he attempts to free himself from the carnage and escape an impossible situation, a darker side is revealed. Even if he manages to survive, the man may have to face the horrible consequences of an earlier, forgotten life.
A top-secret bacteriological weapon developed by the U.S. Government to create an army of super soldiers triggers an epidemic that turns the citizens of a quiet town into mutated zombies. In an effort to conceal the outbreak, a team of mercenaries is assembled to infiltrate the infected city and detonate an atomic bomb destroying the monsters and all the evidence along with them.
THRILLER HORROR/THRILLER DIRECTOR:
Greg Mclean
DIRECTOR:
Michael Greenspan
John Jarratt, Ryan Corr
CAST: Adrien Brody, Caroline Dhavernas, Ryan Robbins
106 MIN
112 MIN
AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, UK
AVAILABLE FOR SPAIN
CAST:
HORROR DIRECTOR:
Luca Boni, Marco Ristori CAST: Christian Boeving, Mike Mitchell, Tara Cardinal
90 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA
COMEDY HORROR
DIRECTOR:
DIRECTOR: Jim Mickle
THRILLER/DRAMA/MYSTERY
CAST: Ambyr Childers, Bill Sage, Jack Gore, Julia Garner, Kassie DePaiva, Odeya Rush
DIRECTOR:
100 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA, UK
182 FILM 2015/16
Atom Egoyan CAST:
Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth 107 MIN AVAILABLE FOR UK
Gabriela Tagliavini CAST: Eva Longoria, Christian Slater, Oscar Nuñez
87 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA
FILM 2015/16 183
THE YEAR OF GETTING TO KNOW US
COMEDY/DRAMA DIRECTOR: Patrick Sisam
Commitment-phobe Christopher Rocket (Jimmy Fallon) is fully devoted to his work but refuses to commit to his beautiful girlfriend Anne (Lucy Liu) or anything else in his personal life. After learning that his estranged father (Tom Arnold) is hospitalised following a stroke, Christopher reluctantly returns to his family home. Reunited with his eccentric mother (Sharon Stone), he begins a comic journey of self-discovery, and as he come to terms with his dysfunctional childhood, realises that Anne is the one thing he just can’t live without…
CAST: Jimmy Fallon, Sharon Stone, Tom Arnold, Lucy Liu
90 MIN AVAILABLE FOR SOUTH AFRICA
HORROR/ACTION DIRECTOR:
K. King CAST: Danny Trejo, Martin Copping, Clare Niederpruem
93 MIN
ZOMBIE HUNTER In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Hunter has nothing left except a beat-up Camaro and a trunk full of guns and booze. To escape from his past, he sets out on a crusade, running down flesh eaters both for sport and redemption. After crashing into a small group of survivors who are running short of resources, he decides to lend a hand. But a surprise attack by the flesh eaters forces them on the run and puts Hunter’s skills to the test.
AVAILABLE FOR SCANDINAVIA, SOUTH AFRICA
184 FILM 2015/16
FILM 2015/16 185
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5 Days Of War 146 5 Seconds Of Summer: So Perfect 145 16-love 120 28 Heroes 70 50 Ways To Kill Your Lover 66 $5 A Day 146
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A Beginner’s Guide To Endings 148 Absolution 120 Adventures Of Sebastian Cole, The 146 A Dangerous Arrangement 124 Almost Heaven 120 A Night On Earth: Africa 69 Apple Mortgage Cake 121 Artificial Lies 147 Autumn Heart, The 147
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Ball Up: Search For The Next 107 Bang Bang Club, The 147 Battle Cats 108 Bayou Billionaires 108 Beat, The 70 Being Julia 148 Best Years, The 10 Beyond A Reasonable Doubt 148 Bio Dad 70 Bitten 6 Black November 149 Bliss 10 Book Of Negroes, The 9 Brain, The 72
Bridge, The 10 Broken Shore, The 121 Bronson 150
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Call Me Fitz 11 Captive, The 151 Carnival Eats 75 Carpenter’s Miracle 121 Cars That Rock With Brian Johnson 109 Céline 122 Chasing Freedom 122 Chéri 152 Children, The 152 Cleanskin 152 Close Up Kings 108 Code Red 153 Collaborator 154 Collection, The 154 Collector, The 11 Compete To Eat 111 Conspiracy 365 11 Cook Your Ass Off 110 Courageous Heart Of Irena Sendler, The 122 Crack, The (El Resquicio) 154 Cradle Of Lies 123 Crash Test Mommy 71 Crazy For Christmas 123
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Da Kink In My Hair 12 Dangerous Persuasions 76 Dates 12 Dating Guy, The 12 David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef 79 Day, The 156
Deadliest Sea 123 Dead Mine 156 Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead 155 Deals From The Dark Side 112 Dean Spanley 156 Dear Viola 126 Devil You Know, The 71 Dieppe Uncovered 71 Dorian Gray 157 Dragon Age, Dawn Of The Seeker 157 Drug Wars 82
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Eden Lake 157 Emergency 80 Enfield Haunting, The 15 Exists 158
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Fear The Walking Dead 16 Finn On The Fly 159 Firm, The 13 From Dusk Till Dawn 19
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Galapagos Affair: Satan Came To Eden, The 161 Gerry Dee: Life After Teaching 112 Glue 20 Glutton For Punishment 80 Good 159 Goodnight For Justice 126 Goon 159 Great Escape: Secrets Revealed, The 80 Great Martian War, The 81 Great Wild North 85
G-Spot 13 Guess Who’s Coming To Christmas 126
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Halt And Catch Fire 23 Hammer Of The Gods 162 Hap And Leonard 24 Haven 27 Heartland 30 Helen 162 Hell On Wheels 28 Hindsight 33 Hive Alive 81 Hollywood & Vines 112 Horses Of McBride 127 How To Lose Friends And Alienate People 162 Hunted 13 Hunter, The 163
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Incendiary 164 In The Loop 163 Into the Badlands 34 I Saw The Devil 163 It’s Christmas, Carol! 127
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Joan Rivers: Don’t Start With Me 113
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Kenny vs. Spenny 114 Klondike 31 Korean Food Made Simple 81
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Last Exorcism, The 164 Lemmy 164 Love On The Air 128 Love Ranch 165 Loving Spoonfuls 114
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Made 127 Mail Order Bride 129 Making Of The Mob, The 88 Man In The Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story 129 Maps To The Stars 166 Mass Effect 165 Matador 38 Mega Builders 86 Memory Book, The 129 Men With Brooms 39 Mission Asteroid 86 Mom’s Day Away 130 Monsters: Dark Continent 169 Montana 165 Mr. D 37 Mummies Alive 91 Murder On Her Mind 130 My Awkward Sexual Adventure 167 My Gal Sunday 130 My One Christmas Wish 132 Mystery Cruise, The 131
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National Lampoon’s: Another Dirty Movie 167 Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey? 167 Northmen – A Viking Saga 170
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Offbeat Roads 86 One Night Stand With Annie Sibonney 114 Our Family Vacation 92 Out Of The Dark 173 Outpost 37 174
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Panic Button 115 Party Mamas 115 Perfect Storms 87 Pig Farm, The 92 Primeval: New World 39 Project: Guatemala, The 115
R
Rabbit Fall 39 Race Of The Century 93 Real MASH, The 92 Red Dress, The 135 Red Road, The 40 Reel Love 131 Regenesis 46 Retreat 174 Rio Sex Comedy 174 Road To Christmas, The 136 Rocky Road 136 Rogue 43 Rookie Blue 44
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Saint John Of Las Vegas 175 Salvation Boulevard 175 Sanctuary 46 Saul: The Journey To Damascus 131 Saving Hope 49
Saw Dogs 116 Scintilla 175 Seed 46 See No Evil 94 Serial Thriller 50 Shannon & Sophie 116 Shattered 47 Show Me Yours 47 Shut-Ins: Britain’s Fattest People 97 Singles 93 Six Wives of Henry Lefay, The 176 Skin Deep 93 Skins USA 47 Soldiers Of Fortune 176 So You Said Yes 137 Spiral, The 55 Sports On Fire 99 Spun Out 53 Statement, The 176 Storming Juno 102 Stung 177 Sugarstars 116 Swearnet: The Movie 178 Sweeney, The 178
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Testees 55 This Life 56 Todd & The Pure Book Of Evil 55 Tom, Dick & Harriet 138 Tornado Hunters 100
To The Mat 136 Trailer Park Boys 54 Trailer Park Boys: The Movie 178 Triage 179 Turn: Washington’s Spies 59 Twin Life: Sharing Mind and Body 102
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Universal Soldier: Regeneration 179
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Very Bad Men 102
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W. 179 Walking Dead, The 60 We Are What We Are 182 Wedding Wish 138 Welcome Home 140 Welcome to Sweden 63 What If 180 When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story 138 Where The Truth Lies 182
Whiskey Business 139 Who The F**k Is Arthur Fogel? 117 Window Wonderland 139 Without Men 182 Wolf Creek 2 183 Woman Who Wasn’t There, The 103 Worst Thing I Ever Did 103 Would Be Kings 139 Wrecked 183
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Year Of Getting To Know Us, The 184 Yukon Gold 103
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Zombie Hunter 185 Zombie Massacre 183
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