On Showcase, Star-Studded and Exclusive Peacock
Titles Include New Event Series Ted from Seth MacFarlane and New Season of Dr.
Death Starring Edgar Ramírez and Mandy
Moore, Plus New Sky Series Unwanted
W Network Welcomes Limited Series Apples Never
Fall, Starring Annette Bening
and Sam Neill, Comedy Series Gold
Diggers, Romantic Comedy Smothered, And New Season of
Hallmark Channel's The Way Home
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TORONTO, Dec. 21,
2023 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's top 10 specialty
networks*, Showcase and W Network, announced today
their lineups of new and returning series coming this winter
including the previously announced highly-anticipated event series
Ted from Seth
MacFarlane, limited drama series based on Liane Moriarty's #1 New York Times Bestselling
novel Apples Never Fall, starring Annette Bening and Sam
Neill, drama series Unwanted, comedy series
Gold Diggers, and romantic comedy
Smothered. In addition, viewers can look forward to
returning fan favourites including Dr. Death starring
Edgar Ramírez and Mandy
Moore, which claimed the #3 program across all of
specialty entertainment when it debuted in 2021**, and a new season
of Hallmark Channel's critically acclaimed drama The Way
Home.
SHOWCASE
Returning with a two-episode back-to-back premiere
on Sunday, January 7 at
9 p.m. ET, a new season of
Dr. Death based on the hit Wondery podcast,
follows "Miracle Man" Paolo Macchiarini (Edgar Ramírez), a
world-renowned thoracic surgeon infamously known for his innovative
trachea transplants. When investigative journalist Benita Alexander (Mandy Moore) approaches him for a story, the
line between personal and professional begins to blur, changing her
life forever. As she learns how far Paolo will go to protect his
secrets, a group of doctors halfway across the world make shocking
discoveries of their own that call everything about Paolo into
question.
Exciting news for STACKTV subscribers! STACKTV
subscribers can stream the first episode of Dr.
Death early, ahead of the broadcast premiere,
beginning January 1,
exclusively on the streaming platform. Then, for another dose,
catch Dr. Death: Cutthroat Conman, a 90-minute
documentary following the Dr. Death Season 2 finale on
February 18 at 10 p.m. ET on Showcase and STACKTV.
Everyone's favourite potty-mouthed teddy bear is back with the
one-hour event series premiere of Ted on
Thursday, January 11 at
9 p.m. ET. In this comedic
prequel event series to the Ted films, it's 1993, and Ted
the bear's (Seth MacFarlane)
moment of fame has passed. He's now living back home in
Framingham, Massachusetts with his
best friend, 16-year-old John
Bennett (Max
Burkholder), along with John's parents, Matty and Susan
(Scott Grimes and
Alanna Ubach) and cousin
Blaire (Giorgia Whigham). Ted
may be a lousy influence on John, but at the end of the day, he's a
loyal pal who's always willing to go out on a limb for
friendship.
Debuting on Showcase this winter is powerful new Sky series
Unwanted, premiering Friday, January 12 at 9
p.m. ET with two back-to-back episodes. Inspired by the
award-winning book Bilal, Unwanted follows what
happens when a cruise ship called Orizzonte, packed with western
tourists, rescues a group of shipwrecked refugees from the sea.
Their stories become intertwined with those of the crew and
passengers, with it all taking a dramatic turn when some of the
refugees, out of desperation, decide to hijack the ship upon
finding out they are to be taken back to Libya. The series stars a multicultural
ensemble cast including Marco
Bocci, Jessica
Schwarz, Dada Fungula Bozela, Hassan Najib, Sylvester Groth, Denise Capezza, and more.
W NETWORK
On New Year's Day, W Network strikes gold with two back-to-back
episodes of the new comedy series Gold Diggers
premiering Monday, January 1 at 9
and 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Set in the
1850s, as thousands of men from around the world flock to the gold
fields to hit the jackpot, Gold Diggers follows the
adventures of sisters Gert (Claire
Lovering) and Marigold (Danielle Walker) and their ambition to
strike it rich by landing themselves newly-rich husbands. The
series is produced by KOJO Studios and Stampede Ventures in
partnership with CBS Studios and is distributed by Paramount Global
Content Distribution.
Canadian Hearties rejoice! Hallmark Channel's When
Calls the Heart returns for Season 8 on
Sunday, January 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. In Season 8, more
surprises and challenges are in store for the residents of Hope
Valley. Elizabeth's (Erin Krakow) relationships with Nathan
(Kevin McGarry) and Lucas
(Chris McNally) continue to
deepen, Faith (Andrea Brooks)
and Carson (Paul Greene) must
make choices about their future, a new family arrives to town, Lee
(Kavan Smith) and Rosemary
(Pascale Hutton) find their
callings, Bill (Jack Wagner)
is asked to return a prized possession and the whole town joins in
the excitement as another wedding takes place.
A modern take on a classic romcom, Smothered,
debuts Monday, January 8 at
9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Sammy
(Danielle Vitalis) has just
about given up on finding love, she's done with the apps, the
monotony of modern dating and her bad boy ex. She's not interested
in marriage or babies, she just wants to enjoy herself. All she
wants is a little bit of romance. Then along comes Tom (Jon
Pointing); he too is off dating, his priorities are elsewhere
but he can't ignore there's a spark. So, when she suggests a no
strings, no details, three-week affair, he goes along with it. But
can they really just leave it there?
A top series on W Network last Spring***, Hallmark Channel's
The Way Home, returns for more family drama, mystery
and time travel when Season 2 premieres Sunday, January 21 at 9
p.m. ET/PT with Andie
MacDowell, Chyler Leigh, Evan Williams and Canadian actress
Sadie Laflamme-Snow reprising
their roles from its inaugural season. Season 2 starts where the
shocking Season 1 finale left off and put viewers on the edge of
their seats - with Kat (Leigh) exclaiming to Del (MacDowell) that she knows what happened to
Jacob. As Kat continues her quest to find Jacob and bring him home,
mother and daughter uncover unexpected revelations about their
origins that bring answers to some questions while new ones are
raised. Viewers can stream Season 1 of The Way Home now on
STACKTV in advance of the Season 2 premiere.
Coming this March, Apples Never Fall centres
on the seemingly picture-perfect Delaney family. Former tennis
coaches Stan (Sam Neill) and
Joy (Annette Bening) have
sold their successful tennis academy and are ready to start what
should be the golden years of their lives. While they look forward
to spending time with their four adult children (Alison Brie,
Jake Lacy, Conor Merrigan-Turner, Essie Randles), everything changes when a
wounded young woman knocks on Joy and Stan's door, bringing the
excitement they've been missing. But when Joy suddenly disappears,
her children are forced to re-examine their parents' so-called
perfect marriage as their family's darkest secrets begin to
surface.
Showcase and W Network can be streamed
via STACKTV, available on Amazon Prime Video Channels,
Bell Fibe TV app, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream.
The network is also available through all major TV distributors,
including Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Shaw
Direct, Telus and Videotron.
*Source: Numeris PPM Data. FL'23
STD (Aug 28/23 – Nov 26/23) – confirmed data. Total
Canada, Mo-Su 2a-2a. A25-54
AMA(000). CDN SPEC COM ENG.
**Source: Numeris PPM Data. FL'21 (Aug 30/21 – Jan 2/22) –
confirmed data. Total Canada,
Mo-Su 2a-2a, 3+ airings. CDN SPEC COM ENG stations excluding
sports. A25-54 AMA(000).
***Source: Numeris PPM Data. SP'23 (Jan 2/23 – May 28/23) –
confirmed data. Total Canada.
Mo-Su 2a-2a. W Network, 3+ airings. A25-54 AMA(000).
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