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E! orders Brave New Girl reality series

From a media release:

E! Orders New Unscripted Canadian Series BRAVE NEW GIRL

  • Vancouver transgendered model Jenna Talackova stars in new reality series from Peacock Alley Entertainment

jennaFirst she took on Donald Trump. Now she’s taking on the world. Bell Media’s E! announced today that it has ordered the new Canadian entertainment documentary series BRAVE NEW GIRL (working title) from Peacock Alley Entertainment. The eight-episode, 30-minute, unscripted series follows the glamorous and headline-grabbing life of model and former Miss Universe Canada contestant Jenna Talackova, as she moves from Vancouver to Toronto to pursue her career and start a new life in the big city. Joining her for the ride are Jenna’s fun and fearless friends, level-headed documentary filmmaker Elena and outspoken model and student, Dajana. BRAVE NEW GIRL begins production this summer and is set to premiere on E! in the fall.

In the entertainment documentary series BRAVE NEW GIRL, star Jenna Talackova may have been born with the name Walter, but make no mistake, the beautiful knockout is all woman. After the Vancouver beauty skyrocketed to notoriety as the transgendered girl with the gall to take on Donald Trump for the right to compete in Miss Universe Canada, Jenna won’t let anything keep her from her dreams. Each episode follows Jenna as she moves her life across the country and attempts to build her career in modelling, television, and fitness. The series also focuses on her eclectic entourage of fun-loving family members and close friends, including mother hen Elena who wants Jenna to get serious about her career, and the gorgeous and outspoken Dajana, who is always ready for the next adventure.

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Love It or List It hits 100 episodes

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From a media release:

W Network’s Love It or List It Hits 100 Episode Landmark

The 100th episode of the celebrated W Network hit show, Love It or List It, is scheduled to air Monday, June 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Marking the milestone for the popular Canadian series, the network, show producers, crew and hosts will celebrate with a red-carpet gala event in Toronto at the end of May.

Trailblazers in the factual entertainment genre, Gemini-award winning Big Coat Productions partnered with W Network to create Love It or List It as a reality hybrid show, blending the two genres that married the voyeuristic appeal of real estate and the dramatic and comedic reality of renovations. The unique, character-driven format sees homeowners embark on an emotional rollercoaster as hosts battle for their allegiance.

This collaborative dedication to entertaining the audience has yielded five successful seasons, a Vancouver spin-off and an overwhelming reception from both sides of the border (including a public nod from Hillary Rodham Clinton).

The 100th episode premieres Monday, June 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT and features Hilary Farr and David Visentin taking on one of their toughest assignments yet. Ron and Mishelle purchased his family’s legacy farmhouse and became the fifth generation of his family to live in it. Mishelle feels they have too much unusable space as well as too much mortgage and she wants to move back to the city. Can Hilary keep this couple in Ron’s family home with enough modern changes to keep city-dweller Mishelle happy? Or will David find a home that will satisfy both the city mouse and country mouse?

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Be The Boss Canada premieres June 6

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From a media release:

W Network Launches Be The Boss Canada From the Production Team Behind Undercover Boss Canada

  • New series features Canadian employees in head-to-head challenges for a life-changing job opportunity
  • Companies include Pizza Pizza, Anytime Fitness and Pita Pit
  • Series premieres on Thursday, June 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT

This June, from Corus Entertainment’s W Network and the award-winning production team behind Undercover Boss Canada, comes a new competition series that offers a huge twist and life-changing opportunity for Canadian employees. Be The Boss Canada gives employees at leading national franchises a once-in-a-lifetime chance to take control of their future, rise through the ranks and become the boss, through exciting head-to-head challenges. Be The Boss Canada (6×60) premieres Thursday, June 6 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Viewers can follow Be The Boss Canada on Twitter @BeTheBossCanada, hashtag #BeTheBossCanada.

The pressure is on each week as the series follows two outstanding employees from companies including Pizza Pizza, Anytime Fitness and Pita Pit as they try to balance diplomacy and competitiveness in a series of challenges to win a huge promotion – but unbeknownst to them, one may actually walk away with the keys to their very own franchise. The participants take part in week-long job interview for what each believes is a chance for a promotion, with enticing pay and perks. Meanwhile, the bosses are hiding a closely-guarded secret as the two employees battle to be the best and out-perform each other. The employee who doesn’t win the promotion will be in for the surprise of their life when they are told that they have in fact won their very own franchise, instantly making the jump from employee to business owner. Will they rise to the occasion, or will they crack under the pressure?

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Panic Button premieres April 30 on Space

From a media release:

Space Challenges People to Face Their Deepest Fears in New Original Reality Series PANIC BUTTON, April 30 at 10 p.m. ET

panic1Space invites viewers into the world of the unknown with two new hair-raising series premieres, including the bone-chilling and innovative Original Reality Series PANIC BUTTON. Premiering Tuesday, April 30 at 10 p.m. ET, PANIC BUTTON challenges a group of courageous participants to overcome their greatest fear as they brave an elaborate maze that puts them face-to-face with what terrifies them the most, including confinement, fear of the unknown, snakes, spiders, rats, and cockroaches. Shot in Toronto’s west end in an abandoned slaughterhouse, the ever-changing labyrinth that participants must tackle is customized for each person, and only some will make it to the end without hitting their panic button. For a preview of PANIC BUTTON, click here.

In the series premiere of PANIC BUTTON, “There Will Be Snakes,” five subjects enter the craziest haunted house ever built to face their fears. Vanessa, an intense and devoted music teacher endures a series of tests with snakes, while Ruth tackles her childhood phobia of spiders. Kayvon, an ultra-competitive Alpha male, comes face to face with a python, as Ashlee battles an infestation of cockroaches, and Yassin must overcome his fear of rats.

PANIC BUTTON Episode 1 participants are:

  • Ashlee, a CEO and mom whose fear is cockroaches
  • Kayvon, pharmaceutical sales rep whose fear is animals
  • Ruth, real estate agent whose fear is spiders
  • Vanessa, a music teacher whose fear is snakes
  • Yassin, a ride operator whose fear is rats
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