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Epitome Pictures Starts Production on Open Heart For YTV in Canada and Teennick in the U.S.
Brand new live-action Family Mystery Series from the Producers of Degrassi, and develope...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\nBrand new live-action Family Mystery Series from the Producers of Degrassi, and developed in association with marblemedia\n\n\nRamona Barckert (2014 Canadian Screen Award winner) is Showrunner and Writer\n\n\nHALIFAX, LOS ANGELES, LONDON, TORONTO, VANCOUVER, Aug. 5, 2014 /CNW/ -\n Three-time Emmy®-nominated production company Epitome Pictures (Degrassi, Instant Star, The L.A. Complex), a DHX Media company, is starting production today on OPEN HEART a new original teen, live-action drama series. The 12 x 30-minute\n series was commissioned by YTV and TeenNick and is developed in\n association with marblemedia.\n\n\nExciting newcomer Karis Cameron stars as lead character Dylan Blake with\n the series also starring Tori Anderson, Justin Kelly, Cristine\n Prosperi, Kevin McGarry, Patrick Kwok-Choon, Jenny Cooper, Demore\n Barnes, Jeff Douglas, Elena Juatco, Mena Massoud, and Dylan Everett.\n The family mystery series will shoot this August through October in\n Toronto. DHX Media will handle worldwide distribution for the show.\n\n\nSteven DeNure, President and COO of DHX Media said: \"DHX Media has a\n proven track record in creating standout, globally successful\n live-action shows for the tween and teen demographic. With the addition\n of Epitome to our group, we have added significant strength in this\n area and OPEN HEART promises to be an exciting, relevant drama of the caliber of Degrassi.\"\n\n\nOPEN HEART is a gripping mystery series, folded into a sprawling family saga, set\n against the high-stakes workplace and relationship drama of a hospital.\n Dylan Blake, the rebellious daughter of a fractured family of doctors,\n uses her stint as a youth hospital volunteer to secretly investigate\n the mysterious disappearance of her father. OPEN HEART is being produced with the financial participation of the Shaw Rocket\n Fund, the Cogeco Program Development Fund, Bell Fund and RBC Royal\n Bank.\n\n\nThe series stars:\n\n\n\nKaris Cameron (Signed, Sealed, Delivered; The Haunting Hour) as Dylan Blake, the gutsy and headstrong heroine who is determined to\n unravel the mystery that plagues the halls of Open Heart Memorial\n\n\nTori Anderson (The L.A. Complex, Warehouse 13, Flashpoint) as Dr. London Blake, Dylan's brainy older sister and first-year\n resident\n\n\nJustin Kelly (Degrassi, Lost Girl, Latest Buzz) as Wes Silve...