Third Season Welcomes New Cast Member Bailee
Madison
Epic Conclusion of the Daytime Emmy® Nominated
Series Will Launch on Hulu in the U.S. and YTV and STACKTV in
Canada in 2023
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TORONTO, Oct. 12, 2022 /CNW/
- Corus Entertainment's Emmy® Award-winning studio
Nelvana, a world-leading international producer, distributor
and licensor of children's animated and live-action content,
together with Lambur Productions, have started production on
the third and final season of their popular live-action series
The Hardy Boys (8x60min). Based on the books by
Franklin W. Dixon, the Daytime Emmy®
nominated mystery drama is produced by Lambur Productions and
Nelvana, in association with Corus Entertainment, and started
production in September in Toronto
and Southern Ontario.
"From its inception, it's been a joy to work with Lambur
Productions, Hulu and YTV on The Hardy Boys and
introduce these iconic characters and gripping adventures to a new
generation," said Pam Westman,
President, Nelvana. "The exceptional cast and crew brought the
revered Hardy Boys adventures to life, successfully engaged
audiences around the world and garnered awards and critical
acclaim. As this mystery comes to a close, we're looking forward to
providing fans with more mystery-solving action, surprising
turn-of-events, and laughs in a wild final season."
The third season picks up where the shocking events of Season 2
left off. The Hardy boys and their friends dig up even more
secrets, conspiracies and threats as they piece together their
great-grandfather's long-lost map and race against time to uncover
a powerful ancient relic before it falls into the wrong hands.
"We're excited that we've been able to produce a compelling and
complex conclusion to The Hardy Boys this season," said
Joan Lambur, Executive Producer,
Lambur Productions. "It's been an honour to work on this iconic
title with an amazing cast and crew, alongside our incredibly
supportive partners at Nelvana, Corus and Hulu."
Bailee Madison (Pretty Little
Liars: Original Sin, Just Go with It) guest stars on the final
season as 'Drew Darrow', a fun but often frustrating new ally with
a brilliant mind and appetite for magic and mysteries. Returning
cast members of the beloved Hardy gang include Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) as
'Frank Hardy,' Alexander Elliot
(Locke and Key) as 'Joe Hardy', Keana Lyn (The Yard) as 'Callie Shaw',
Adam Swain (A Million Little
Things) as 'Chet Morton', Cristian
Perri (A Simple Favor) as 'Phil Cohen', Riley O'Donnell (Big Top Academy) as
'Biff Hooper', and Krista Nazaire
(Before We Crash) as 'Belinda Conrad'.
The first two seasons received strong ratings and reviews,
winning two Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for 'Best Children's or
Youth Fiction Program or Series' and 'Best Direction, Children's or
Youth', winning a Directors Guild of Canada Award for 'Outstanding
Directorial Achievement for Family Series' in 2021 and earning a
Daytime Emmy® Award nomination for 'Outstanding Young Adult Series'
in 2021. The first season received additional nominations for
CAFTCAD's 'Best Costume Design in TV Period' in 2021, DGC's Craft
Award for 'Best Picture Editing – Comedy or Family Series' in 2021,
Canadian Society of Cinematographer's Award for 'Best
Cinematography in TV Drama – Non-commercial' in 2021, and a
Canadian Screen Award for 'Best Photography, Drama' in 2022. The
series also gained a loyal fan following, with Season 2 securing
the number one program ranking on YTV this past Spring* and
currently the number one YTV show streamed on STACKTV**.
Seasons 1 and 2 of The Hardy Boys are currently available
to stream on Hulu (U.S.), STACKTV in Canada and Disney+ internationally
(Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, Singapore,
Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Latin
America, and coming soon to Europe, Middle
East and Africa). The
final season will premiere on Hulu in the U.S. and YTV and STACKTV
in Canada in 2023, with more
international networks to be announced.
Season 3 of The Hardy Boys is executive
produced by Lambur Production's Joan
Lambur, Suzanne Wilson and
Madeleine Lambur, Corus and
Nelvana's Doug Murphy, Pam Westman and Athena
Georgaklis, co-showrunner and head writer Chris Pozzebon (Blindspot, Schitt's
Creek), and co-showrunner and head director Jason Stone (Riverdale, The Hardy Boys). Amanda Vaughan will serve as production
executive for Corus.
*Source: Numeris PPM Data. SP'22 (Jan 3/22 – May 29/22) –
confirmed data, 3+ airings. Total Canada, Mo-Su 2a-2a. Ind.2+ AMA(000). YTV.
**Source: Amazon Video Central Reporting
About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) is a leading media and
content company that 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 assets, animation software, technology and
media services. Corus is an internationally-renowned content
creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world class animation
studio expert in all formats and Corus Studios, a globally
recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The
company also owns innovative full-service social digital agency
so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada, leading 2D
animation software supplier Toon Boom and children's book
publishing house, Kids Can Press. Corus' roster of 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,
TELETOON+, the Global TV App and Curiouscast. For more information
visit www.corusent.com
About Nelvana
Entertaining kids for over 50 years,
Nelvana is a world-leading international producer and distributor
of children's animated and live-action content. Nelvana produces a
stable of award-winning and globally renowned brands that focus on
comedies, preschool and action series, and ancillary consumer
products programs. Nelvana's content airs on Corus Entertainment's
kids channels in Canada and in
over 180 countries around the world. The Nelvana library has well
over 4,700 episodes of programming and has received over 70 major
international program awards including Emmys® and Canadian Screen
Awards. Visit the Nelvana website at nelvana.com.
About Lambur Productions
Launched in October 2017 by industry
leader Joan Lambur, Lambur
Productions was established to produce the highest quality
children's and family programming. Building on the strength and
experience of its team, Lambur Productions works with broadcasters,
creators, writers and other creative talent to develop and produce
internationally successful product for partners around the globe.
Visit the Lambur Productions website
at lamburproductions.com.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Sue Baldaro
Publicity, Lambur Productions & The Hardy Boys
647.802.0739
sue.baldaro@sympatico.ca
Vanessa Obeng, Publicity
Manager
Corus Entertainment
416.479.6618
vanessa.obeng@corusent.com
SOURCE Corus Entertainment Inc.