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Private Eyes West Coast and Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent have their premiere dates set. Both series arrive in October, with Law & Order returning for its second season and Private Eyes West Coast bringing back the duo from Private Eyes.
The CW revealed the following about the two shows:
“The CW Network today announced the new procedural PRIVATE EYES WEST COAST starring Jason Priestley (“Wild Cards”) and Cindy Sampson (“Supernatural”) will debut on Monday, October 5 (8:00-9:00pm ET/PT), followed by the Season 2 premiere of LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT starring Aden Young (“Rectify”) and Kathleen Munroe (“City on Fire”) from 9:00-10:00pm ET/PT.
From the executive producers of the hit CW series “Wild Cards,” PRIVATE EYES WEST COAST is a spin-off of the popular “Private Eyes” series that ran for five seasons and licensed in more than 180 territories worldwide, with Priestley and Sampson reprising their roles as private investigators Matt Shade and Angie Everett. Blending heart, humor, romance and mystery, PRIVATE EYES WEST COAST captures all the fun, charm and adventure that made the original series a global hit while giving audiences something fresh to experience as Angie and Shade navigate a new chapter in their lives together.
In the ten-episode first season, Shade and Angie have left behind their P.I. firm and settled into a new life on the west coast, but their new quiet life is shaken when a night out lands them at the scene of a murder. A woman stands over her dead boyfriend with a bloody steak knife in hand. Believing in her innocence, Shade and Angie dive headfirst back into the high-stakes world of investigation. The private eyes juggle the challenges of opening a P.I. firm in a new city, and without their friendly Toronto network of sources, Shade and Angie work to build a new community. From tracking down a missing student in the wilderness of British Columbia to extracting a murder confession from a surfer in Tofino, Shade and Angie prove life on the west coast is packed with heart-pounding thrills.
From Lionsgate Canada, Piller/Segan, and commissioning broadcaster Corus Entertainment in Canada, PRIVATE EYES WEST COAST is executive produced by Sarah Dodd, Jennifer Kassabian, Shawn Piller, Lloyd Segan, Jocelyn Hamilton, Darren Giblin, and Jason Priestley. Dodd and Kassabian serve as showrunners. Lionsgate Television manages international distribution.
Season 2 of LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT returns with Toronto’s brightest detective duo, Detective Sergeants Henry Graff (Young) and Frankie Bateman (Munroe), who see clues others may have missed and always solve even the toughest of cases using their own unique set of investigative skills. With the help of the Specialized Criminal Investigations Unit – their boss, Inspector Vivienne Holness (Karen Robinson), Deputy Crown Attorney Theo Forrester (K.C. Collins), pathologist Dr. Lucy Da Silva (Nicola Correia-Damude), and tech expert, Mark Yohannes (Araya Mengesha) – Graff and Bateman tackle the most high-profile homicides in the city inspired by some of Canada’s most infamous headlines, exploring the complexities of family, love, money, and power in Toronto. LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT is an original adaptation of the “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” format, based on the legendary “Law & Order” global brand.
Based on the classic series format created by Dick Wolf and developed by Rene Balcer for Universal Television, LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT is produced by Lark Productions and Cameron Pictures in association with Universal Global Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Citytv, a subsidiary of Rogers Sports & Media. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handles the distribution of LAW & ORDER TORONTO: CRIMINAL INTENT. Tassie Cameron serves as showrunner and executive producer. Also serving as executive producers on Season 2 are Erin Haskett, Amy Cameron, David Valleau, Alex Patrick and Wanda Chaffey.”
What do you think? Which of these shows do you plan to watch this October?
