Cannes – Smallville's Laura Vandervoort has boarded Super Duper Deelia, a new series for young girls created by the Canadian actress. The half-hour live-action series follows the adventures of a young girl who discovers, on her 10th birthday, that she has superpowers. Canadian indie Shaftesbury will produce the drama in association with John May and Suzanne Bolch of Heroic Television. “I was a tomboy growing up and didn’t like princesses, ponies or pink,” Vandervoort explained. "With my Supergirl background and fan base, I thought it would be great to develop a series that speaks to girls like
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- 10/3/2013
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Turner Broadcasting has picked up the Canadian tween comedy "Connor Undercover" for broadcast in Britain in early 2010, Shaftesbury Sales Co. said Tuesday.
Toronto-based Shaftesbury's production arm, Shaftesbury Films, co-produces the live-action series with the Heroic Film Co.
Family Channel in Canada commissioned an initial 13 half-hours of the kids series about a 15 year-old spy buff, played by Max Morrow, who finds intrigue when the first daughter of a small island nation, performed by Lola Tash, comes into his life.
"Connor Undercover" was created by John May and Suzanne Bolch of Heroic Film Co.
Co-producer Shaftesbury Films earlier sold the Canadian drama "The Listener" to NBC and Fox International.
Shaftesbury Sales Co. is shopping the series worldwide.
Toronto-based Shaftesbury's production arm, Shaftesbury Films, co-produces the live-action series with the Heroic Film Co.
Family Channel in Canada commissioned an initial 13 half-hours of the kids series about a 15 year-old spy buff, played by Max Morrow, who finds intrigue when the first daughter of a small island nation, performed by Lola Tash, comes into his life.
"Connor Undercover" was created by John May and Suzanne Bolch of Heroic Film Co.
Co-producer Shaftesbury Films earlier sold the Canadian drama "The Listener" to NBC and Fox International.
Shaftesbury Sales Co. is shopping the series worldwide.
- 3/17/2009
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
YTV (Canada) picks up Heroic Film Company's new tween-targeted live-action comedy, How to be Indie. Slated to begin production this fall, How to be Indie will debut on YTV in fall 2009. Created by writer Vera Santamaria (Little Mosque on the Prairie, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Instant Star etc.) and Heroic executive producers John May and Suzanne Bolch, How to be Indie revolves around Indie, a 13-year-old girl who must juggle her immigrant family's South Asian traditions and her Canadian lifestyle, not to mention being a teen. Decode Enterprises will handle international distribution for the series.
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- 9/25/2008
- by gwen@cynopsis.com
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