CTV unveils 2016-17 prime-time show lineup
Programs based on books, films
After making news for changes to its morning programming, CTV turned its attention to prime time on Wednesday.
The network unveiled details of its 2016-17 programming lineup after cancelling its venerable morning show Canada AM last week and then announcing its replacement, Your Morning, on Monday.
New dramas headed to CTV include Training Day, a reimagining of the 2001 film. Beginning 15 years later, it stars Justin Cornwell as a rookie LAPD detective and Marianne Jean-Baptiste as a deputy chief who try to expose the corruption of a veteran cop, played by Bill Paxton.
Also film-inspired is The Exorcist, a psychological thriller based on the 1973 classic horror and William Peter Blatty’s 1971 book. Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, Hannah Kasulka and Geena Davis star in the demonic possession tale.
Time After Time is also based on a book and movie. Freddie Stroma stars as science fiction writer H.G. Wells, who is transported to modern Manhattan in pursuit of Jack the Ripper, played by Josh Bowman.
The Toronto-shot conspiracy thriller Designated Survivor stars Canadian Kiefer Sutherland as a cabinet member who is thrust into the position of president after an attack on Washington.
Also shot in Toronto is Conviction, starring Hayley Atwell as a troubled lawyer and former first daughter who starts working on wrongful conviction cases. Costars include Eddie Cahill and Richmond native Shawn Ashmore.
The relationship drama This is Us already has big buzz with over six million views for its trailer on YouTube. Stars include Sterling K. Brown, Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore and Justin Hartley.
Allan Hawco is among several Canadians who star with Jason Momoa in Discovery Canada’s Frontier, about the struggle for wealth and power in the North American fur trade in the late 18th century.
Returning series include Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder, Code Black, The Catch, Gotham and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
CBC-TV unveiled its fall-winter lineup late last month, Rogers Media did so on Monday, and Corus is set to do so on Thursday.