From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

• Flashpoint star pumped for second season
  “‘Everyone involved in the show always expected we’d return for another season, but it still feels good to hear it,’ said Hugh Dillon, who plays police sniper Ed Lane on the series.” Read more.

From a media release:

More Flashpoint in the Crosshairs: CTV Orders Second Season of Hit Original Series

• Early production order for homegrown drama, Canada’s most-watched scripted series
• Flashpoint bests CBC’s Olympic Prime in Toronto

CTV has ordered a second season of its hit original series Flashpoint from Toronto-based Pink Sky Entertainment and Avamar Entertainment. The announcement was made today by Susanne Boyce, President, Creative, Content and Channels, CTV Inc., just days after production wrapped in Toronto on this summer’s most-watched scripted series. A hit since it premiered last month, Flashpoint continues to deliver Olympian audiences, besting CBC’s coverage of the Beijing Games in both weeks of Olympic broadcasts in Toronto. A total of 13 new episodes are expected to head into production in early 2009 (all production details TBA).

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From Jacqueline Cutler of the North Bay Nugget:

• Checking in with Hugh Dillon
  “Even during a hostage situation, the actor playing the elite officer who fires the fatal shot is likable. That’s not easy, but Hugh Dillon, of CBS’ Flashpoint, manages to allow dread, relief, resignation and anguish to silently cloud his face. Not bad for a punk rocker who kicked heroin five years ago.” Read more.