From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:
Link: X Company creators on bringing their series to “a natural, full-circle conclusion”
“Our hope mainly was to inspire Canadians with a little curiosity about the secrets their country has kept, and with a little pride that we were an important part of the bigger picture. And to wonder what they would have done, if they had been that agent, or that German officer, or that team leader, or that wife…” Continue reading.Â
From a media release:
CBC and Temple Street today announced that production is underway on the third and final season (10×60) of the original drama series X COMPANY, set in the thrilling and dangerous world of World War II espionage. Although the war isn’t over, it’s definitely the end of an era as the first group of trained operatives from Camp X complete their final covert mission as a team in the concluding season, which will be broadcast on CBC in winter 2017.
Executive producer Stephanie Morgenstern will come full circle and make her television directorial debut with X COMPANY’s final two episodes of the final season, 15 years after directing the award-winning short that inspired the series.
The final season of X COMPANY will see the team of Camp X operatives press forward to the finish line of their final mission together, hoping to deliver a blow to the enemy that could change the course of the war. After the shocking and disillusioning losses of Tom and those who fell at Dieppe, it’s harder than ever to keep the faith. The rules of human decency are stretched to a point where the difference between good and evil becomes more difficult to discern. The team learns the tough lesson that to fight the enemy, you must become the enemy.
The series’ international ensemble cast returns, including Evelyne Brochu as Aurora, Jack Laskey as Alfred, Warren Brown as Neil, Connor Price as Harry, Hugh Dillon as Sinclair, Lara Jean Chorostecki as Krystina and Torben Liebrecht as Faber.
X COMPANYÂ season 3 shoots on location in Budapest, Hungary until November 2016, and will be broadcast on CBC in winter 2017.
X COMPANYÂ is a Canadian-Hungarian co-production, produced by Temple Street, a division of Boat Rocker Studios, co-produced by Pioneer Stillking Kft and commissioned by CBC. The series is created and written by multi award-winning Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern and is executive produced by Ellis & Morgenstern, Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, and Kerry Appleyard of Temple Street, and Bill Haber of Ostar Productions.
X Company‘s creators discuss the heartbreaking finale and look towards Season 3
As an American former combat photojournalist, I usually avoid various combat series. But this one is just riveting. It’s so well acted and emotionally layered that I find myself comparing it to Anthony Doerr’s brilliant WW2 bestseller All the Light We Cannot See. Both that book and this series capture a certain time beautifully and reminds us of the terrible consequences of war, on boh sides. Thank you for making great television. P.S.: Please don’t kill off Alfred, Aurora or Neil. For various reasons, they all need a break! —Karen
Bad moves and bad weather on The Amazing Race Canada
Best thing on Canadian TV and look forward to it every year. Canadian TV does not have the benefit of the the big networks but does a brilliant job with this show, keep it up. —Jean
Jennifer Valentyne exits Breakfast Television Toronto
I said I wouldn’t, and haven’t watched BT since Jennifer was let go and I now watch CP24. I can’t believe they let go the one person who went beyond and above. She tried everything and always pretended that she was extremely interested. Kevin is so annoying as he constantly cuts people off; I seriously don’t know how his co-workers don’t tell him to shut up and let me finish a sentence. Dina calls in sick more often than not. Bring Jennifer back and I will come back, as will I am sure a lot of other viewers. —Jacq
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X Company‘s creators discuss the heartbreaking finale and look towards Season 3
I like this show, but now Tom’s dead. I’m not watching it any longer. Killing the kid would have been better, I can’t stand him. But Tom was a much better character … and his death meant the death of the show for me. I’m done. —D
I suspect “the kid†will grow up if he survives the coming season. Very young people involved in causes often become fanatical about them—and not just those in the Nazi youth. With a little more life experience he’d have understood that his young German counterpart was a conscript who had no other choice, especially under a totalitarian régime (conscientious objectors were forced to clean minefields, where they were eventually blown up, among other things). Odd, I didn’t like Tom at first; I found him smarmy and a bit of a prequel to Mad Men. But he certainly became a fully-fleshed character and had to undergo quite the ordeal even pretending to be seriously wounded and then finally falling over the proverbial cliff. I miss René, who looks like a friend of mine (who is considerably younger than I am), but that wouldn’t have allowed me to watch much of the series. I do appreciate the development of the female characters. Some commenters are saying that it wasn’t realistic in light of female roles 70 years ago, but the very fact that so many men were off fighting meant that women had to take on new responsibilities (as we see at Camp X). And that was certainly the case in the Resistance, in many countries. —Lagatta
Motive‘s showrunner sounds off on the series’ final cases
We are disappointed that Motive is not continuing for another season. It is a terrific show with excellent actors and believable plots. —June and Brian
Person of Interest is now on Tuesday night in Motive’s time slot. Where is Motive? It was only on for four weeks!! —Stacey
The remaining episodes of Motive will air this summer on CTV.
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From a media release:
The WGC Screenwriting Awards recognize the talented Canadian writers whose scripts spark an entire television and film industry.
On May 2, 2016 the screenwriter is in the spotlight at the awards gala, held at the Royal Conservatory of Music’s beautiful Koerner Hall. Host Ryan Belleville brings his sharp wit to the stage in a fast-paced show co-written with This Hour Has 22 Minutes writer Jeremy Woodcock.
Writers from Orphan Black, 19-2, and X Company compete for the best TV Drama Award, to name just one category. Awards will also be handed out for the winning children’s, documentary, feature film, MOW and miniseries, shorts and webseries, TV comedy, and teens and tweens scripts. Close to 150 scripts were nominated, with 24 scripts chosen as finalists, and 32 screenwriters up for awards.
Awards presenters include The F Word screenwriter Elan Mastai, What Would Sal Do? showrunner Andrew De Angelis with star Dylan Taylor, powerhouse couple Sudz Sutherland and Jennifer Holness (Shoot the Messenger), Mohawk Girls showrunner Cynthia Knight, documentary writer Michael McNamara (The Cholesterol Question), and Jessie Gabe, writer of Cas & Dylan.
A full slate of special awards, including the WGC Showrunner Award, the Alex Barris Mentorship Award, and the Sondra Kelly Award will also be presented.
The 2016 WGC Screenwriting Awards mark the 25th anniversary of the Writers Guild of Canada. Join us Monday, May 2, 2016, at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning’s Koerner Hall.
2016 WGC Screenwriting Awards Finalists
CHILDREN
Numb Chucks, Season 2 “Witless to the Prosecutionâ€
Written by Evan Thaler Hickey
Odd Squad, Season 1 “Puppet Showâ€
Written by Charles Johnston
Pirate Express, Season 1 “Fountain of Misspent Youthâ€
Written by David Elver
DOCUMENTARY
Deluged by Data
Written by Josh Freed
Ninth Floor
Written by Mina Shum
FEATURE FILMS
A Christmas Horror Story
Written by James Kee and Sarah Larsen and Doug Taylor and Pascal Trottier
End of Days, Inc.
Written by Christina Ray
The Saver
Written by Wiebke von Carolsfeld
MOW & MINISERIES
The Book of Negroes: Episode 1
Story by Lawrence Hill, Teleplay by Clement Virgo
The Gourmet Detective
Written by Becky Southwell & Dylan Neal
Kept Woman
Written by Doug Barber & James Phillips
SHORTS & WEBSERIES
Bob! The Slob
Written by James Nadler
Goldfish
Written by Michael Konyves
TV COMEDY
Mr. D, Season 4 “President Jimmyâ€
Written by Anita Kapila
Mr. D, Season 4 “Short Stockedâ€
Written by Marvin Kaye
Schitt’s Creek, Season 1 “The Cabinâ€
Written by Amanda Walsh
TV DRAMA
19-2, Season 2 “Orphansâ€
Written by Jesse McKeown
19-2, Season 2 “Property Lineâ€
Written by Nikolijne Troubetzkoy
19-2, Season 2 “Schoolâ€
Adapted by Bruce M. Smith
Orphan Black, Season 3 “Newer Elements of Our Defenseâ€
Written by Russ Cochrane
X Company, Season 1 “Into the Fireâ€
Written by Mark Ellis & Stephanie Morgenstern
TWEENS & TEENS
Some Assembly Required, Season 2 “Rocket with a Pocketâ€
Written by Jennica Harper
Some Assembly Required, Season 2 “Snappoâ€
Written by Cole Bastedo & Jennifer Siddle
The Stanley Dynamic, Season 1 “The Stanley Grandpaâ€
Written by Alice Prodanou
