New Series to be Executive Produced by
Tassie Cameron (Rookie Blue)
with Entertainment One
Created and Written by Tara Armstrong, a Winner of Shaw Media's
Writer's Apprentice Program
TORONTO, Jan. 28, 2016 /CNW/ - Global announced today
a brand new Canadian original drama series Mary Kills
People, set to premiere on the network in
January 2017. Partnering with
independent studio Entertainment One (eOne), Mary Kills
People is executive produced by Canadian Screen Award
winner Tassie Cameron (Rookie
Blue), under her new production company, Cameron Pictures Inc.,
and created and written by talented newcomer Tara Armstrong, a winner of the 2015 Shaw Media
Writer's Apprentice Program. Set in the morally grey world of
assisted suicide, Mary Kills People is a
thought-provoking, intense, and controversial drama. The
provocative six-episode series is set to begin production in
Toronto this summer.
Mary Kills People follows Dr. Mary Harris, a single mother and ER doctor by
day, who also moonlights as an underground angel of death — helping
terminally ill patients who want to slip away on their own terms.
So far Mary has managed to stay under the radar; but death is hot,
business is booming, and her double life is getting complicated.
When the police start to close in, Mary realizes she's going
to have to fight dirty if she's going to stay in the killing
game.
"It's a pleasure to work on this new original drama with an
exceptional group of Canadian partners including the team at eOne,
the brilliant Tassie Cameron, and
the talented Tara
Armstrong," said Christine
Shipton, Senior Vice President and Chief Creative Officer,
Shaw Media. "Mary Kills People is unlike anything
currently on conventional television. Its gripping and complex
storyline is addictive, and we're looking forward to getting
production underway."
"Tara's script, characters and concept blew me away," said
Tassie Cameron, Executive
Producer. "Her take on the world is so fresh and daring
and fast-paced – it's exactly the kind of television I want to be
watching right now. Which means it's exactly the kind of
series I want to be producing. And I'm thrilled to be doing
it with my long-time partners at Shaw and eOne."
"We are very excited to be partnering with the courageous team
at Shaw Media on this intoxicating series, and thrilled to be
extending our great relationship with Tassie who has a formidable
track-record of success," said Jocelyn
Hamilton, President, Canada, eOne Television. "We are proud to
be working with Tara Armstrong on
her debut series, as an emerging talent destined for big things,
and look forward to developing this topical and captivating story
that will get audiences talking in Canada and around the world."
Mary Kills People is produced by eOne and Cameron
Pictures Inc., in association with Shaw Media, and with the
financial participation of the Canada Media Fund, the Ontario Film
and Television Tax Credit and the Canadian Film or Video Production
Tax Credit. eOne handles international distribution for the
series.
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About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd.
(LSE:ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that
specialises in the acquisition, production and distribution of film
and television content. The Company's comprehensive network extends
around the globe including Canada,
the US, the UK, Ireland,
Spain, the Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New
Zealand and South Africa.
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.
Global is a Shaw Media Network
About Shaw Communications
Shaw Communications Inc. is
a diversified communications and media company. Shaw serves 3.2
million consumers and businesses through a reliable and extensive
fibre network. Shaw provides consumers with broadband Internet,
WiFi, Digital Phone and Video services. Shaw Business provides
businesses with Internet, data, WiFi, telephony, Video and fleet
tracking services, and ViaWest provides collocation, cloud and
managed services. Shaw Media provides Canadians with engaging
programming content through one of Canada's largest conventional television
networks, Global Television, and 19 specialty networks, including
HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, HISTORY® and Showcase. Shaw is
traded on the Toronto and
New York stock exchanges and is
included in the S&P/TSX 60 Index (Symbol: TSX – SJR.B, NYSE –
SJR). For more information about Shaw, please
visit www.shaw.ca.
SOURCE Global Television