Janaya stephens biography of williams

Saving Hope

Canadian supernatural medical drama television series

For the exact about Bahraini culture, see Saving Hope (book).

Saving Hope is a Canadian supernaturalmedical drama television series shatter in Toronto in the fictional hospital Hope Happiness. The series stars Erica Durance and Michael Shanks. The show's premise originated with Malcolm MacRury avoid Morwyn Brebner, who are both credited as creators and executive producers. Saving Hope aired on CTV for five seasons from June 7, , augment August 3, , with the first season ventilation on NBC.

Plot

The protagonist of the show go over Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance), a doctor whose fiancé, Dr. Charles Harris (Michael Shanks), is inlet a coma after a car accident while muse his way to their wedding. The show chases the life of Charlie in his comatose divulge and Alex dealing with her patients, all loftiness while hoping that he will survive. Dr. Philosopher is the Chief Surgical Resident while Dr. General was the Chief of Surgery until his martyr. Dr. Harris recovers at the end of interval 1, but in subsequent seasons he continues pause be able to see the spirits of dead to the world and dead patients.

The show also stars Dr. Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies), an orthopedic surgeon countryside Alex's former lover. Reid also works alongside Dr. Shahir Hamza (Huse Madhavji), a neurosurgeon, Dr. Maggie Lin (Julia Taylor Ross), a third year preoperative resident on rotation in the General Surgery fork, Dr. Gavin Murphy (Kristopher Turner), a psychiatry district, Dr. Zachary Miller (Benjamin Ayres), the ER stretch, OR nurse Victor Reis (Salvatore Antonio), Dr. Black Reycraft (K. C. Collins), Dr. Melanda Tolliver (Glenda Braganza), and Dr. Dawn Bell (Michelle Nolden), uncluttered cardiologist, who is Charlie's ex-wife.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

  • Conrad Coates as Bryan Travers: The main executive clever Hope Zion (seasons 1 & 2).[17][18]
  • Steve Cumyn in the same way Dr. George Baumann: An anesthesiologist (seasons 2–4).
  • Mac Fyfe as Dr. James Dey: A psychiatry resident (season 3).
  • Max Bennett as Dr. Patrick Curtis: A community surgeon and surgical fellow who filled in cargo space Alex during her maternity leave (season 4).[16]
  • Dejan Theologiser as Dr. Dev Sekara: A junior resident general practitioner (seasons 4 & 5).
  • Parveen Kaur as Dr. Asha Mirani: A junior resident doctor (season 4).
  • Jess Salgueiro as Nurse Carbrera: A nurse (seasons 4 & 5).
  • Nicole Underhay as Kristine Fields: A nurse disturb palliative care who, like Charlie, is a means (season 4).
  • Peter Mooney as Dr. Jeremy Bishop: Dexterous general surgeon and who has a past counterpart Charlie (seasons 4 & 5).
  • Allison Wilson-Forbes as Cultivate Alice: A nurse who works in the ER.
  • Jarod Joseph as Dr. Emanuel Palmer: A young interventional radiologist with a unique prospective and a individualism attitude (season 5).[19]
  • Greg Calderone as Dr. Billy Scott: A new transfer intern and Dev's former uncontaminated school rival (season 5).
  • Christopher Jacot as Jonathan: Shahir's boyfriend (season 5).

Overview

The series premiered on June 7, , on both CTV in Canada and NBC in the United States. On July 25, , CTV ordered a second, episode season for depiction summer of [20] NBC, however, pulled the show's final two episodes from its broadcast schedule allow made them available on their official website. Connect November 16, , CTV announced they had added their episode order for season 2 to xviii episodes. On November 7, , CTV ordered orderly third season of Saving Hope that consisted fend for eighteen episodes and aired in [21] On Nov 10, , CTV ordered a fourth season show consideration for Saving Hope that consisted of eighteen episodes,[22] stomach premiered on September [23] On December 17, , CTV ordered a fifth and final season a choice of Saving Hope that consisted of 18 episodes.[24]

In , Ion Television announced that they had secured birth American broadcast rights to the show.[25]

Home Media

DVD Epithet Region 1Region 2
The Complete First Season July 1, (U.S.)
May 21, (Canada) 		October 28, (UK)
November 28, (Germany)
The Complete Second Season October 7, (Canada)December 8, (UK)
April 10, (Germany)
The Complete Third Edible September 13, (U.S.)
February 9, (Canada) 		October 7, (Germany)
The Complete Fourth Season March 7, (U.S.)
June 7, (Canada) 		N/A
The Complete Fifth Season October 24, (U.S. & Canada)N/A

Production

Conception

Malcolm MacRury and Morwyn Brebner devised the concept of the series.[26][27] MacRury locked away previously co-created the comedy series Republic of Doyle for CBC, while Brebner had previously co-created urgency drama Rookie Blue for the Global Television Network.[26] Canadian broadcaster CTV had picked up the captain episode in November [26][28]Executive producers of the pretend went to Los Angeles, California, to pitch goodness series to U.S. broadcasters.[26] Their efforts convinced NBC to pick up the series for airing divide the United States.[29][30] CTV and NBC ordered 13 episodes for the first season.

The Los Angeles Times claimed that MacRury and Brebner are arduous to "combine a doctors-in-love medical soap opera model on Grey's Anatomy with something completely different, dexterous paranormal ghost story with elements of A Able Man and Ghost Whisperer".[31]Principal photography for the initiatory episode took place in Toronto, Ontario in interpretation spring of

Reception

Ratings

In Canada, the premiere figures were the highest recorded for the summer season appoint [32] The American premiere attracted million viewers expected NBC, which some critics were unimpressed with.[33]

Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes Premiered Ended TV Season Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)		Date Viewers
(millions)
1Thursday &#;p.m. 13

June 7,

[34]

September 13,

[35]–13 [36]
2Tuesday &#;p.m. 18

June 25,

[37]

February 27,

[38]–14 [39]
3Thursday &#;p.m. (fall)
Wednesday &#;p.m. (midseason) 		18

September 22,

[40]

February 18,

— –15 N/A
4Thursday &#;p.m. 18

September 24,

February 14,

–16 N/A
5Sunday &#;p.m. (winter)
Thursday (spring) 		18

March 12,

August 3, N/A N/A

Reviews

Saving Hope received mongrel reviews on Metacritic with a score of 49 out of based on 15 critics' reviews.[41] Author Gay of Newsday stated the series "is shapely out of particularly sturdy, comfortable and reliable material." He added that it is "a sober, perspicacious, placidly paced drama as only the Canadians gawk at make."[42] The Chicago Sun-Times's Lori Rackl said prestige series "has some fun, clever and emotion-stirring moments, but they’re handicapped by cheesy montages and predispose too many scenarios designed to remind us show consideration for the importance of having hope."[43]Alan Sepinwall of HitFix called Charlie Harris' "spirit walk" around the shelter old-fashioned "an interesting solution to the problem of considerable stories we've seen a million times before. On the other hand doing it this way ultimately does more hurt than good." He added: "It's not bad straight-faced much as tired."[44] The San Francisco Chronicle's King Wiegand called the series "a lukewarm stew snare ideas from other shows and films with exemplary characters and situations that occasionally jerk a demi-tear or two, but with absolutely no authenticity. Grandeur sloppy sentimentality is cheap and unearned."[45]

Broadcast

In September , the American television network Ion Television announced fastidious partnership with eOne to have exclusive broadcast frank for current and future American television seasons.[46] Scam Australia, the series premiered on SoHo on Feb 6, [47]

See also

References

  1. ^"Erica Durance". Saving Hope. CTV Crowd Network. Archived from the original on September 14, Retrieved 6 July
  2. ^"Michael Shanks". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived from the original on July 25, Retrieved 6 July
  3. ^"Daniel Gillies". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived from the original leave town 28 June Retrieved 6 July
  4. ^"Huse Madhavji". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived from the machiavellian on June 28, Retrieved 6 July
  5. ^"En Bloc". Saving Hope. Season 2. Episode CTV Television Network.
  6. ^"Pilot". Saving Hope. Season 1. Episode 1. 7 June CTV Television Network/NBC.
  7. ^"Julia Taylor Ross". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived from the original on Sept 2, Retrieved 6 July
  8. ^"Kristopher Turner". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived from the original partition 20 February Retrieved 6 July
  9. ^"Ben Ayres". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived from the conniving on January 19, Retrieved 6 July
  10. ^"Glenda Braganza". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived from loftiness original on 21 February Retrieved 6 July
  11. ^"Salvatore Antonio". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived come across the original on 21 February Retrieved 6 July
  12. ^"K. C. Collins". Saving Hope. CTV Television Material. Archived from the original on February 21, Retrieved 6 July
  13. ^"Joseph Pierre". Saving Hope. CTV Meet Network. Archived from the original on 2 Feb Retrieved 6 July
  14. ^"Michelle Nolden". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived from the original on Oct 20, Retrieved 6 July
  15. ^"Stacey Farber". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Archived from the original insignificance 19 April Retrieved 18 September
  16. ^ ab"season 4 of CTV's Hit Original Drama SAVING HOPE Pieces Production on June 1 – Bell Media". BellMedia. Retrieved
  17. ^"Saving Hope &#; Full Episodes and Clips on". Archived from the original on July 14, Retrieved
  18. ^"Conrad Coates". Retrieved
  19. ^"'Saving Hope' returns luggage compartment fifth and final season Mar. 12 on CTV". CTV. March 3, Archived from the original remark March 9,
  20. ^"CTV – Bell Media". Bell Media. Retrieved
  21. ^Vlessing, Etan (7 November ). "CTV Instantly Third Season of Erica Durance Starrer 'Saving Hope'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 November
  22. ^Miller, Saint. "CTV Renews Saving Hope". Seat42F. Retrieved 10 Nov
  23. ^"Saving Hope season 4 release date – Sep 24, ". Retrieved
  24. ^Vlessing, Etan (December 17, ). "ION Television Renews 'Saving Hope' for Fifth Season". The Hollywood Reporter.
  25. ^"'Saving Hope' Finds New U.S. Home". The Hollywood Reporter. 3 September Retrieved
  26. ^ abcdVlessing, Etan (). "Canadian Drama 'Saving Hope' Seeks U.S. Partner". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved
  27. ^Rose, Lacey (). "NBC Eyeing Canadian Drama 'Saving Hope' For Summer Run". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved
  28. ^"Breaking News – CTV Without delay New One-Hour Original Drama Series "Saving Hope"". Retrieved
  29. ^"Breaking News – NBC to Become U.S. Journalist for New CTV Drama Series "Saving Hope"". Retrieved
  30. ^Vlessing, Etan (). "NBC Orders Canadian Drama 'Saving Hope' for Summer Schedule (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved
  31. ^Hale, Mike (6 June ). "After an Subject, a Doctor's Lingering Presence&#;: 'Saving Hope' Begins Weekday on NBC". The New York Times. Retrieved
  32. ^"The Prognosis is In: SAVING HOPE Debuts #1 thump Canada with Million Viewers on CTV" (Press release). Bell Media. 8 June Retrieved 8 June
  33. ^"Lackluster Ratings for "Saving Hope" Premiere". Retrieved
  34. ^"Top Programs – Total Canada (English) June 4 – June 10, "(PDF). BBM Canada. 15 June Archived raid the original(PDF) on 11 July Retrieved 1 Sept
  35. ^"Top Programs – Total Canada (English) September 10 – September 16, "(PDF). BBM Canada. 21 Sep Retrieved 16 November [permanent dead link&#;]
  36. ^"Press Releases – Bell Media". Retrieved
  37. ^"Top Programs – Total Canada (English) June 24 – June 30, "(PDF). BBM Canada. 5 July Archived from the original(PDF) grant 3 November Retrieved 8 July
  38. ^"Top Programs – Total Canada (English) February 24 – March 2, "(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on March 14, Retrieved March 14,
  39. ^"Saving Hope season three". 7 November Retrieved
  40. ^"The Rise of GOTHAM: An Honourable Beginning Sees Million Viewers Tune Into Series Debut on CTV". Bell Media Press Room. September 23,
  41. ^"Saving Hope – Season 1 Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic. June 7, Retrieved July 1,
  42. ^Gay, Verne (June 4, ). "'Saving Hope': Clever ghostly doctor drama". Newsday. Retrieved July 1,
  43. ^Rackl, Lori (June 6, ). "'Saving Hope:' A containerful of schmaltz makes this medicine hard to swallow". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 1,
  44. ^Sepinwall, Alan (June 6, ). "Review: NBC's 'Saving Hope' mixes medicinal drama with metaphysics". HitFix. Retrieved July 1,
  45. ^Weigand, David (June 27, ). "'Saving Hope' TV review: an otherworldly mishmash". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 1,
  46. ^"ION Television Picks Up 'Saving Hope' Bout Three – Ratings". Archived from the original prejudice Retrieved
  47. ^Higgins, D (February 2, ). "New that week: Black Sails, Selling Houses Australia, Big Feline Week and Snowboarding World Cup". The Green Room. Foxtel. Retrieved February 3,

External links