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The Borgias casting announced

the borgias-jeremy irons as rodrigo borgia (hi-res)From a media release:

Bravo!, CTV and Take 5 Productions Line Up Outstanding Canadian Talent for International Co-Production THE BORGIAS

  • Jeremy Podeswa, Paul Sarossy and François Seguin join the stellar creative team
  • 10-episode series produced in association with Bravo! and CTV to premiere in 2011
  • Colm Feore to star alongside Jeremy Irons and Canadian newcomer François Arnaud

Bravo! and CTV along with Take 5 Productions jointly announce exciting additions to the cast and creative team of the upcoming 10-episode series THE BORGIAS. The accomplished Canadian team to date includes Jeremy Podeswa (THE PACIFIC, SIX FEET UNDER) who directs two episodes, Director of Photography Paul Sarossy (THE LISTENER, Chloe) and Production Designer François Seguin (The Barbarian Invasions, Lucky Number Slevin). Colm Feore (FLASHPOINT, 24) joins Jeremy Irons (Kingdom of Heaven, Being Julia) in the new Canada/Hungary/Ireland co-production.

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Rookie Blue

Rookie Blue (formerly known as Copper) to premiere June 24

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From a media release:

GLOBAL AND ABC ANNOUNCE BROADCAST DATE FOR NEW CANADIAN ORIGINAL DRAMA, ROOKIE BLUE

  • Canwest Commissioned Series to Air Thursdays – 9pm ET/PT Starting June 24
  • Starring Missy Peregrym (Reaper, Heroes) and Gregory Smith (Everwood)
  • From Executive Producers Tassie Cameron and Ilana Frank
  • Produced by E1 Entertainment and Thump Inc.

Canwest and ABC today announced scheduling details for Rookie Blue, the latest homegrown series to be picked up for broadcast in the United States.

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Ratings

Ratings: Stargate Universe hits 422,000

From a media release:

SPACE Recruits More Sci-fi Devotees as Nearly Half a Million Viewers Get on Board for STARGATE UNIVERSE

  • STARGATE UNIVERSE Season 1.5 premiere wins its timeslot
  • Record breaking audience stay tuned for SPACE’s flagship genre entertainment news show, InnerSPACE

The explosive mid-season premiere of STARGATE UNIVERSE (SGU) Season 1.5 rocketed onto SPACE last Friday, pulling in an audience of 422,000 total viewers on April 2. SGU was the #1 non-sports specialty program in the country from 10 -11p.m. More than 700,000 viewers tuned into some or all of the premiere, proving that SPACE is the destination for the most anticipated sci-fi programming. The premiere is available now on demand at www.spacecast.com.

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Lost Girl

Lost Girl in production for Showcase

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Prodigy Pictures and Canwest Announce Start of Production on New Original Canadian Fantasy-Noir series, Lost Girl

  • Series to air on Showcase Fall 2010

Prodigy Pictures, in association with Canwest Broadcasting, announced today that principal photography is underway for 13 one-hour episodes of the new original Canadian fantasy-noir series, Lost Girl. Filming will take place at a West Toronto soundstage and on location in the vicinities of Toronto and Hamilton until June 25, 2010. The series is set to air on Showcase in the fall.

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