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FROM GEEK TO CHIC: CORUS' WATERSIDE STUDIOS ANNOUNCES START OF PRODUCTION ON NEW LIVE-ACTION SERIES GEEK GIRL
FROM GEEK TO CHIC: CORUS' WATERSIDE STUDIOS ANNOUNCES START OF PRODUCTION ON NEW LIVE-ACTION SERI...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n FROM GEEK TO CHIC: CORUS' WATERSIDE STUDIOS ANNOUNCES START OF PRODUCTION ON NEW LIVE-ACTION SERIES GEEK GIRL\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n The New Series is Based on the Best-Selling Book Series By\n \n Holly Smale\n \n \n \n \n Geek Girl\n \n Will Debut on YTV and STACKTV in\n \n Canada\n \n and Worldwide on Netflix\n \n \n \n Download image assets\n \n \n \n \n here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n For additional photography, visit the Corus Media Centre\n \n here\n \n \n \n \n \n To Share this Release socially visit:\n \n bit.ly/45VwCB8\n \n \n \n \n \n \n TORONTO\n \n \n ,\n \n \n June 14, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's\n \n Waterside Studios,\n \n an IP and production venture focused on bringing premium scripted Canadian content for youth and primetime audiences to the Canadian and international marketplace, announces the start of production for its highly anticipated new series\n \n \n Geek Girl\n \n \n (10x30), based on the best-selling novels by\n \n Holly Smale\n \n . Production is now underway in the UK with co-producers\n \n RubyRock Pictures\n \n and\n \n Aircraft Pictures\n \n and will continue in\n \n Canada\n \n later this summer. Slated to premiere on\n \n \n YTV\n \n \n and\n \n \n STACKTV\n \n \n in\n \n Canada\n \n and worldwide on Netflix next year, the highly anticipated series will be distributed globally by Nelvana thereafter.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"As Corus continues to build a content powerhouse,\n \n Geek Girl\n \n brings together Corus' incredible collection of content and media assets,\" said\n \n Colin Bohm\n \n , EVP Content and Corporate Strategy, Corus Entertainment. \"From our YTV and STACKTV platforms, to our investment in Aircraft Pictures and launch of Waterside Studios, and Nelvana distributing the series globally, we have leveraged our full operation to bring\n \n Geek Girl\n \n to audiences worldwide\n \n .\n \n \"\n \n \n \n Geek Girl\n \n is the story of awkward teenager\n \n Harriet Manners\n \n whose life is...