Star-Studded Peacock Titles Include Comedic
Thriller The Resort and Limited Drama Series A Friend of
The Family on Showcase and Supernatural Young Adult Drama
Vampire Academy, Comedy Series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in
Berlin, and Chapter 2 of
Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem on W Network
In Addition, Showcase Will See the Modern
Reimagining of the Classic Sci-Fi Novel, The Midwich
Cuckoos; Enthralling Action-Adventure Mystery, Tom Swift; and Riveting, Action Thriller,
The Lazarus Project and W Network Introduces Wild-West
Origin Story, Walker Independence
Corus Entertainment Presents Sex with Sue,
a Feature-Length Documentary Premiering on W Network, Which
Explores the Prolific Career of Sex Educator and Television
Personality Sue Johanson
W Network's Hallmark Channel's Fall into
Love Will 'Leaf' You Smiling With 19 Exclusive Movie Premieres
and Canada's Most Watched Holiday
Programming Event, Hallmark Channel's Countdown to
Christmas, is Back in October
Stream Showcase and W Network Live and On Demand
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TORONTO, Aug. 10,
2022 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's drama networks and
Top 10 specialty stations*, Showcase and W Network,
announced today its highly-anticipated fall premiere dates for its
new and returning programming. With premium series backed by major
star power, buzzworthy Peacock titles, and fan-favourite Hallmark
Channel programming events, Showcase and W Network will deliver
another strong season of must-watch TV, all streaming live and on
demand with STACKTV.
"This fall, we continue to offer audiences a strategically
curated mix of bold dramas, exciting thrillers, smart comedies,
true-crime and movies featuring compelling storytelling and
memorable characters," said Daniel
Eves, Senior Vice President, Broadcast Networks, Corus
Entertainment. "As the Canadian home to the most coveted
high-quality content, with exclusive streaming availability on
STACKTV, Showcase and W Network guarantee an entertaining fall
season for viewers providing flexibility and choice for how they
want to consume different content."
Showcase
The fall season opens on Showcase with the modern reimagining of
the classic sci-fi novel, The Midwich Cuckoos
premiering Thursday, September 1
at 9 p.m. ET. In the drama
starring Keeley Hawes and
Max Beesley, a mysterious
blackout renders the inhabitants of a quiet English town
unconscious. When they awake, every woman of child-bearing age is
found to be pregnant, but their brood are no ordinary children.
On Sunday, September 11 at
9 p.m. ET, check into Peacock's
comedic thriller series The Resort. From the
creators of Palm Springs and Mr. Robot, The
Resort is a multi-generational, coming-of-age love story
disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time.
An anniversary trip puts a marriage to the test when the couple
finds themselves embroiled in one of the Yucatan's most bizarre unsolved mysteries that
took place fifteen years prior. The series stars William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Nick Offerman, Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Nina Bloomgarden, and Gabriela
Cartol.
Originally introduced to audiences in Season 2 of
Nancy Drew, the character of
Tom Swift is set to appear in a new
drama series. Inspired by the book series, Tom Swift is an enthralling
action-adventure drama debuting Tuesday, September 13 at 8
p.m. ET. As an exceptionally brilliant inventor with
unlimited resources and unimaginable wealth, the devilishly
charming Tom Swift (Tian Richards) is a man who many men would
kill to be, or be with – a man with the world in the palm of his
hand. But that world gets shaken to its core after the shocking
disappearance of his father, thrusting Tom into a breathtaking
adventure full of mysterious conspiracies and unexplained
phenomena. Tom Swift also
stars Ashleigh Murray,
Marquise Vilsón, April Parker
Jones and Albert
Mwangi, with LeVar
Burton as the voice of Barclay, Tom's AI.
Premiering Monday, October 17
at 9 p.m. ET, Peacock's
true-crime limited drama series A Friend of The
Family featuring an all-star cast including Anna Paquin, Jake
Lacy, Colin Hanks,
Lio Tipton, Mckenna Grace and Hendrix Yancey is
based on the harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose
daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years by
a charismatic, obsessed family "friend." The Brobergs – devoted to
their faith, family, and community – were utterly unprepared for
the sophisticated tactics their neighbour used to exploit their
vulnerabilities, drive them apart, and turn their daughter against
them. This is the story of how their lives were permanently altered
– and how they survived.
Gripping action thriller The Lazarus Project
starring Paapa Essiedu, Anjli
Mohindra, Tom
Burke, Caroline
Quentin, Rudi
Dharmalingam and Charly
Clive premieres Thursday,
October 20 at 9 p.m. ET.
George (Essiedu) is the latest recruit to The Lazarus Project – a
secret organization that has harnessed the ability to turn back
time every time the world is at threat of extinction. But when a
freak accident harms someone close to George, Lazarus won't let him turn back time
to undo it – unless there is the threat of global extinction. Now
George must choose to stay loyal
or go rogue, as he is faced with the question: if you had the power
to rewrite your past, what would you sacrifice to do it…? The
Lazarus Project is a propulsive action thriller and a gripping
exploration of memory, fate, and the limits of love and
self-sacrifice, all shot through with the trademark dark humour of
writer Joe Barton.
Plus, Showcase sees the return of hit series this fall including
Season 2 of Chucky on Wednesday, October 5 at 9
p.m. ET, which Season 1 is currently available on demand
on STACKTV, and Season 5 of critically-acclaimed drama series
All American on Monday,
October 17 with back-to-back episodes at 7 and 8 p.m. ET. Season 3 of Pennyworth: The
Origins of Batman's Butler will also debut this
October.
W Network
Returning for Chapter 2 with a marathon of all five episodes
beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT on
Sunday, September 4, Peacock's
Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem is back with an epic,
action-packed tale that spans the entire globe, from Monte Carlo to Hong
Kong, beloved characters from Days of our Lives once
again go "Beyond Salem" as they trade the comforts of home for an
adventure of a lifetime! Over the course of five thrilling
episodes, heartwarming family reunions take a dangerous turn as a
mysterious adversary wreaks havoc on their lives. The next chapter
of Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem is a story full of
larger-than-life romance, jaw-dropping twists, and high-stakes
drama – and it all connects back to a plot that long-time "DOOL"
fans will surely remember. Catch up on Season 1 of Days of our
Lives: Beyond Salem on STACKTV now.
Critically acclaimed series The Good Fight
concludes with its sixth and final season on Thursday, September 8 at 9
p.m. ET/PT. The upcoming season has Diane
(Christine Baranski) feeling
like she's going crazy, struggling with an uneasy sense of déjà vu,
with everything from Roe v. Wade, to voting rights, to Cold War
aggressions returning. Meanwhile, the lawyers of Reddick &
Associates wonder if the violence that they see all around them
points to an impending civil war.
Young adult fiction lovers and fans of the best-selling novels
by Richelle Mead can look forward to
Peacock's Vampire Academy premiering Sunday, September 18 at 9
p.m. ET/PT. From executive producers Julie Plec and Marguerite MacIntyre comes a story of
friendship, romance and danger. In a world of privilege and
glamour, two young women's friendship transcends their strikingly
different classes as they prepare to complete their education and
enter vampire society. One as a powerful Royal, the other a
half-vampire Guardian trained to protect against the savage
'Strigoi' who threaten to tear their society apart. That is, if
Royal infighting doesn't do the job first. The series stars
Sisi Stringer,
Daniela Nieves,
Kieron Moore, André
Dae Kim, J. August Richards, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Mia Mckenna-Bruce, Rhian Blundell, Jonetta Kaiser and Andrew Liner.
There's a new Walker in town. Debuting Sunday, October 9 at 8
p.m. ET/PT, Walker Independence is an
origin story of The CW's Walker. Set in the late 1800s,
the drama series follows Abby Walker
(Katherine McNamara), an
affluent and tough-minded Bostonian whose husband is murdered
before her eyes while on their journey out West. On her quest for
revenge, Abby crosses paths with Hoyt
Rawlins (Matt Barr), a
lovable rogue in search of purpose. Abby and Hoyt's journey takes
them to Independence, Texas, where
they encounter diverse, eclectic residents running from their own
troubled pasts and chasing their dreams, all while becoming agents
of change themselves in the small town. Also starring
Greg Hovanessian,
Justin Johnson Cortez,
Katie Findlay,
Philemon Chambers and
Lawrence Kao.
Corus Entertainment's Sex with Sue premieres on
Monday, October 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on W Network. The feature-length
documentary explores the prolific and decades-long career of
world-renowned sex educator Sue
Johanson. Sex with Sue is a W Network Original,
directed by Lisa Rideout, produced
by Banger Films and distributed by Corus Studios. From the health
room of a public school in Toronto
to the late night stages of David
Letterman and Conan O'Brien,
Sue never shied away from her brand of "in-your-face" sex talk.
Through the HIV/AIDS epidemic, facing off with anti-abortion
activists and inadequate school curriculums, Sue was on the front
lines, empowering her listeners with judgement-free guidance.
Shan Boodram, Dan Savage, Nina
Hartley, Russell
Peters, George Stroumboulopoulos, Delta Work, Bree
Mills, Margaret
Cho and others reflect on Sue's influence on them while
looking forward to what's next in progressive sexual education. Set
in today's sexually oversaturated world, where a rise in
conservative politics threatens sexual education and rights, there
has never been a more relevant time for audiences to learn the
deeper story of Sue Johanson – and
how necessary it is to carry on her legacy, even today.
Then, get aca-ready for the premiere of Peacock's Pitch
Perfect: Bumper in Berlin
on Thursday, November 24 with
back-to-back episodes at 9 p.m. and
9:30 ET/PT. The comedy
series stars Adam Devine who
reprises his beloved character Bumper Allen from the hit film
franchise as he moves to Germany to revive his music career when
one of his songs becomes big in Berlin. The series also stars Flula
Borg, Sarah Hyland,
Lera Abova, and Jameela
Jamil.
Hallmark Channel's Fall into Love is
currently in full swing on W Network with 10 consecutive weeks of
romantic and heart-warming movies back-to-back every weekend and 19
all-new exclusive premieres Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT until October 16. Then, W Network's tentpole
holiday programming event, Hallmark Channel's Countdown to
Christmas, will begin in October again this year with a
jam-packed festive lineup of movie premieres and back-to-back
movies every day during the holiday season. Movie titles and
broadcast details will be announced at a later date.
Showcase is available on National Free Preview from October 1-31 and W Network is available on
National Free Preview from November 1
– November 30.
Showcase and W Network can be streamed via STACKTV,
available on Amazon Prime Video Channels, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV
and Ignite SmartStream. The networks are also available through all
major TV distributors, including: Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell,
Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink and SaskTel.
*Source: Numeris PPM Data, Fall'21 (8/30/2021 - 1/2/2022), Total Canada, A25-54, Ind.
2+, AMA(000), CDN COM SPEC ENG, M-Su 2a-2a
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develops and delivers high quality brands and content across
platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences
since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia offerings
encompass 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15
conventional television stations, a suite of digital and streaming
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premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada,
Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The HISTORY® Channel,
Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada,
YTV, Global News, Globalnews.ca, Q107, Country 105, and CFOX, along
with broadly distributed Canadian streaming platforms STACKTV,
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