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'Smallville's' Erica Durance books Canadian pilot
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We're still basking in the afterglow of the phenomenal "Smallville" finale, but its stars are moving on. Erica Durance, who played Lois Lane on seven seasons of "Smallville," has booked a new pilot. The Alberta native is sticking with her Canadian roots to work on "Saving Hope," a CTV pilot.
Scheduled to begin production June 22, "Saving Hope" comes from executive producer Ilana Frank, who is at the helm of "Rookie Blue," a Toronto-based cop drama that has crossed over to American audiences on ABC.
CTV's official description is below.
"SAVING HOPE centers on young, idealistic neonatal doctor Alyse Joy and her rival and one-time lover, flashy cancer surgeon Joel Gottlieb, as they take on the fundamental questions that define medicine today. Who gets to live, who gets to die, and why? The story goes into uncharted territory when the charismatic, inspiring and golden-tongued Chief of Surgery, Harris Coles, becomes a patient. Comatose, locked-in and unable to communicate that he's aware of everything around him, Coles is the voice and the eyes that guide viewers through the world of SAVING HOPE.
"The drama, which is inspired by Ian Brown's The Globe and Mail "Mount Hope" series based on stories from Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, is written and created by Morwyn Brebner (ROOKIE BLUE) and Malcolm MacRury (DEADWOOD, CRASH & BURN) and executive produced by Ilana Frank of Thump Inc. (THE ELEVENTH HOUR, Of Murder and Memory, ROOKIE BLUE) and Lesley Harrison in association with CTV."
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congrats erica durance.
Great! I'll certainly check this show out.
By the way, Erica Durance played Lois for 7 seasons and not 6 :)
Erica Durance was on Smallville for SEVEN seasons not six (4,5,6,7,8,9, and 10)
cadlymack you are a moron ed played lois lane for seven years not six.if i was you i would stop talking about ed or eney one from smallville when you don't know eney thing about it.it ****'s me off as a ed fan and a smallville fan when peaple like you don't know stuff that these great actors like ed as done.it really makes you look really bad stop pimping stuff up if you can't even get how many years she has been on smallville.don't get me wrong ed mought like the press but when she see's how you can't tell how many years she's been the inconc lois lane it just looks bad on you.
for you not to know how many years she has played lois lane is a slap in the face of ed and her fans stop writing about her if you don't know about her it makes you look bad.
Sorry guys, home sick today and had a bit of a math fail! I know she started in Season 4.
Thanks for theinfo. I adore Erica Durance and can't wait to see her new show.
BTW, I think "dan" is just masquerading as an ED fan. That sort of illogical vitriol is usually the M.O. of Chloe and Lana hardcore worshippers. I think "dan's" second post says it all - "he" wants you to stop writing about ED.
Great news! Congrats Erica :) Bell Media Group which owns CTV has super deep pockets and along with the Cancon regulations in place to foster and develop Canadian content her show will be given an extra leg up which new shows need to develop a sustainable audience.
Congratulations Erica Durance!
She will always be my Lois Lane!!
Thank you so much for posting this good news and for supporting Smallville til the very end! Looking forward to your sharing more news and future roles of the Smallville cast!
I read this news this morning on Kryptonsite. Why didn't you link to them?