TV, eh?

From a media release:

E1 Entertainment and Force Four Films Announce Start of Production on Canwest Original Television Series Shattered

• Callum Keith Rennie to star as homicide detective with a secret
• Molly Parker joins talented cast

E1 Entertainment and Force Four Films announced today that principal photography is underway on the Canadian original television series, Shattered. The series stars acclaimed actor Callum Keith Rennie (24, FlashForward, Battlestar Galactica, Californication) who plays a smart and unconventional homicide detective with a chilling secret. Gemini-Award winning actor, Camille Sullivan (Intelligence, Reunion, Da Vinci’s Inquest) plays Amy Lynch, Rennie’s new partner on the homicide squad. Molly Parker (The Road, Deadwood, Swingtown) is set to play Rennie’s wife, Ella. This raw and emotional drama series is filming in and around Vancouver. Shattered is scheduled to air on Showcase in 2010, and is currently being shopped in the US by E1 Entertainment.

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I don’t normally post about industry business, just programs, but since people have been asking how Canwest Global’s bankruptcy protection filing will affect those programs … here’s the news for now.

From Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press:

• Canwest assures viewers, TV partners of regularly scheduled programming
  “Williams said that she and other programming managers spoke with producing partners Wednesday to assure them that series orders would proceed as planned, and that they would be paid for their work. … Big homegrown series on deck include the Global crime drama, “Copper,” set to also air south of the border on ABC, the Showcase series “Crash and Burn” and the Callum Keith Rennie vehicle, “Shattered,” also bound for Showcase.” Read more.

From Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter:

• E1 TV’s ‘Shattered’ hires showrunner
  “Kim Clements has been hired as showrunner for “Shattered,” a character-driven Canadian cop drama from E1 Television being shopped stateside.” Read more.

From a media release:

A-List Canadian talent sign on for Lawyers, Guns and Money and Shattered

• Both series set to join Showcase 2009/2010 line-up
• Announcement marks third series pick-up in one month for Canwest

Canwest continues its legacy of delivering bold Canadian television as two new series – Lawyers Guns and Money (working title) and Shattered – are green-lit for Showcase. The 13 episode one-hour dramas begin production this summer with a 2009/2010 airdate on the channel.

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From a media release:

• Ben Bass, Luke Kirby and Callum Keith Rennie Take Lead Roles
• Ken Girotti, John Fawcett, Bobby Roth, David Wellington At Directorial Helm

Canwest today confirmed an impressive line up of creative and on-screen talent for its most recently announced slate of drama pilots.

“Great scripts attract great talent and we are thrilled with the calibre of directors and actors who have come on board to these exciting new projects,” said Christine Shipton, Senior Vice President, Dramatic and Factual Content.

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