Entertainment One's Supernatural Thriller "Bitten" Returns to Syfy for a Third Season
Series Star Laura Vandervoort to Attend Comic-Con for
Autograph Signing
Produced by No Equal Entertainment, Entertainment One Television, and Hoodwink Entertainment
TORONTO / LOS ANGELES - July 6, 2015 - Leading independent studio, Entertainment One (eOne) is thrilled to announce 10 episodes of the supernatural thriller BITTEN
will return to Syfy for a third season. Based on the best-selling
series of novels by Kelley Armstrong and produced by No Equal
Entertainment, eOne, and Hoodwink Entertainment, Season three sees the
return of genre icon Laura Vandervoort (SMALLVILLE, Ted) as Elena Michaels; Greyston Holt (ALCATRAZ, DURHAM COUNTY) as Clayton Danvers; Greg Byrk (A History Of Violence,
ROOKIE BLUE) as Jeremy Danvers; Steve Lund (BEING ERICA, HAVEN) as Nick
Sorrentino, and Genelle Williams (WAREHOUSE 13) as Rachel
Sutton.Production will begin this summer in Toronto. As previously
announced, BITTEN season three was also picked up by Bell Media's
Space in Canada where seasons one and two were the most watched Space
original program of all time.
"We're delighted that Bitten
will be returning to Syfy," said John Morayniss, Chief Executive
Officer, Entertainment One Television. "Alongside No Equal Entertainment
and Hoodwink Entertainment, we are thrilled to continue this incredible
journey and looking forward to sinking our teeth into what's sure to be
another nail-biting season."
Chris Regina, SVP Program Strategy at Syfy and Chiller commented "Bitten's
emotional and engrossing storyline, combined with some truly creepy
horror moments, really resonated with fans this past season. We eagerly
anticipate seeing where the next chapter of Elena and her werewolf
pack's lives leads us in Season 3."
"I'm excited to continue Bitten's
success with a pickup of our third season by Syfy and look forward to
working with the talented writing and production team to bring more
adventures with our Pack to life," said J.B. Sugar, Executive Producer,
No Equal Entertainment.
BITTEN: THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON will be released in an extras-loaded DVD set on July 7th.
The 3-disc set, retailing for $39.98, includes all ten unedited
episodes, along with specially-produced bonus features including a
behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted and extended scenes, a gag reel
and more.
Laura Vandervoort will be making a special appearance at the eOne Comic-Con booth (4021) on Friday July 10th to sign limited edition posters of the upcoming Season 2 DVD while supplies last.
BITTENis executive produced by J.B.
Sugar (THE COLLECTOR, JPOD) for No Equal Entertainment, John Barbisan,
and Patrick Banister (WHISTLER) for Hoodwink Entertainment, and Tecca
Crosby, John Morayniss, and Margaret O'Brien for eOne. Daegan Fryklind
(MOTIVE, THE LISTENER) is Showrunner.Executive
Producers Fryklind and Wil Zmak return to write for Season 3. Also in
the writing room are Larry Bambrick, Jenn Engels, and Garfield Lindsay
Miller.
BITTEN is
produced by No Equal Entertainment, Hoodwink Entertainment, and eOne in
association with Space and Bell Media, with the participation of Rogers
Cable Network Fund and Cogeco Program Development Fund and the Canadian
Film or Video Production Tax Credit. eOne handles the worldwide rights to the series.
About Entertainment One
Entertainment
One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company
that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film
and television content. The company's comprehensive network extends
around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Spain,
Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South
Africa and South Korea. Through established Film and Television
divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film
distribution, television and music production, family programming,
merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Its current rights
library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than
40,000 film and television titles, 4,500 hours of television programming
and 45,000 music tracks.
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