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| ABC ORDERS 13 EPISODES OF COPPER |
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ABC JOINS FORCES WITH CANWEST AND E1 ENTERTAINMENT
ON ORIGINAL SERIES "COPPER" |
Production on 13 Episodes Begins in Toronto, June 2009
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ABC has ordered 13 episodes of leading independent studio E1 Entertainment's original drama series, "Copper," which will air in conjunction with Canwest Global in Canada.
"Copper" is a youthful, heartfelt, one-hour, character-driven workplace drama about five rookie cops plunged into the high stakes world of big city policing - a world where even the smallest mistake can have life-or-death consequences. The series follows this group of new cops just out of the police academy, where they bonded together, fought together, drank together, worked together and slept together. And now they're on the job together. They're kids with guns, learning firsthand the hardest kind of policing there is. They're first responders, and they're about to learn that no amount of training prepares you for life.
"When we initially commissioned the pilot and then the series, we knew that it was a high-calibre production and worthy of international audiences," said Barbara Williams, executive vice president, Content, Canwest broadcasting. "We could not be happier with the partnership and are confident that E1 will deliver a great show for Global and ABC to simulcast"
"This project, co-created with Morwyn Berbner, Ellen Vanstone and Tassie Cameron, who will also serve as series showrunner, arose out of our overall deal with executive producer Ilana Frank and her company, Thump, Inc.," said John Moryaniss, E1 Television's CEO. "Securing a 13-episode series order based on a pitch is extremely rare and is a testament to E1's position as a leading creative supplier of programming. Our ability to combine our creative auspices, business acumen and alternative sources of financing makes our series very appealing to U.S. buyers."
"Copper," a Thump, Inc./E1 Entertainment production, is co-created by Morwyn Berbner, Ellen Vanstone and Tassie Cameron, (Season 1 showrunner of the CBS/CTV hit series "Flashpoint"). Cameron also serves as executive producer along with Ilana Frank ("Would Be Kings") of Thump, Inc. and E1 Entertainment's John Morayniss and Noreen Halpern. E1 Entertainment, the studio behind "Copper," is the worldwide distributor for the series.
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| ABC Media Relations Contact: |
| Alison Rou, (818) 460-7798, Alison.Rou@abc.com |
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