New Drama and Comedy Set for Mid-Season Premiere on
Global
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TORONTO, June 5, 2013 /CNW/ - Building on
an impressive roster of massively successful original scripted
series such as Rookie Blue, Lost
Girl and Continuum, Shaw Media gets
ready to welcome two additions to its collection of homegrown
dramas. The sleek new drama Remedy (WT) and wild
comedy Working the Engels will air as part of
Global's mid-season lineup.
"Without a doubt, we have the biggest and best slate of original
scripted series in the country. After reading the scripts for both
Remedy and Working the Engels, we know we have landed
two more brilliant and fresh series to add to our thriving stable
of original programming," said Barbara
Williams, Senior Vice President, Content, Shaw
Media.
From creator and executive producer Greg
Spottiswood (King) comes Remedy, a unique,
high-stakes medical drama that goes beyond the operating room and
the ER, to reveal a compelling community of hospital staff who make
the healing happen. The series follows Griffin Conners, son of the chief of staff,
brother to both a surgeon and a nurse, and now - medical school
dropout. Having been kicked out in a haze of disgrace, Griffin is
forced to return to Broadview Hospital as its newest orderly, where
he gets a new perspective on a world he thought he knew through a
colourful cast of cleaners, project aides, transport workers and
more. The series is produced by Indian Grove Productions with
Bernie Zukerman serving as Executive
Producer.
Global's new comedy Working the Engles comes from writers
Jane and Katie Ford (Miss
Congeniality, Family Ties). In this laugh-out-loud comedy,
a family of ne'er-do-wells must band together to keep their heads
above water when their father and breadwinner passes away, leaving
them a mountain of debt. They all go to work running Dad's
storefront law firm, with one minor problem - daughter Jenna is the
only one of them that is actually a lawyer and qualified to
practice. It's not pretty, but it's family. The series is produced
by Halfire Entertainment with Noreen
Halpern serving as Executive Producer.
Casting and additional creative team details for both series
will be announced in the coming weeks.
Global is a Shaw Media Network.
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Television, and 19 specialty networks including HGTV Canada, Food
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