The Last Bite is the Deepest: Third and Final Season of Original Canadian Thriller BITTEN Premieres February 12 on Space
– Season 3 of smash-hit series gets new Fridays at 10 p.m. ET timeslot beginning February 12 –
– Season 1 streaming on CraveTV in the Sci-Fi & Fantasy collection and on Space.ca; Season 2 to launch January 15 –
TORONTO (December 9, 2015) – After gallons of blood spilled, hundreds of shirts ripped, and countless Mutts slain, Space confirmed today that its hit original series BITTEN returns for its third and final season February 12 in a new Fridays at10 p.m. ET timeslot. Iconic genre star Laura Vandervoort (SMALLVILLE, Ted)
returns to helm the sexy thriller as the embattled Elena Michaels, the
world’s only female werewolf. Season 3 of the 10-episode, one-hour
series delves into the theme of duty versus family, and the lengths one
will go to keep both intact. Space also revealed today a chilling sneak
peek at Season 3 of BITTEN. view the clip:
Season 3 picks up several months after the harrowing battle in the
Season 2 finale. Bolstering their ranks in the wake of the carnage The
Pack is on the hunt for a dangerous group of traitorous Mutts lead by
former Spanish Alpha, Eduardo Escobado (Mishka Thébaud, SAVING HOPE). Meanwhile, Elena struggles with Pack Alpha Jeremy Danvers’ (Greg Bryk, A History Of Violence, THE BOOK OF NEGROES) new draconian leadership style, and makes a shocking and surprising discovery about herself.
“With the incomparable Laura Vandervoort at the helm, BITTEN was a
ferocious drama from the get-go and we are so proud to have seen it make
its mark in the television landscape from its home on Space,” said
Tracey Pearce, Senior Vice-President, Specialty and Pay, Bell Media.
“Along with the many devoted fans, we cannot wait to see what happens
with Elena and the rest of The Pack as the BITTEN saga finally
culminates in Season 3.”
“We are grateful to our broadcast partners at Space for three seasons
of support,” said Executive Producer and Director, J.B. Sugar. “Season 3
takes us back to our werewolf roots and, with our strongest scripts and
performances yet, I am confident fans in Canada and around the world
are going to be hungry for more.”
“Alongside J.B., the entire cast and crew and our incredible
broadcast partners, we are excited to deliver this powerful upcoming
season to the show’s loyal fans who are chomping at the bit for more,”
said John Morayniss, CEO, eOne Television.
In the Season 3 premiere episode, “Family, of Sorts” (Friday, Feb. 12 at 10 p.m. ET),
in order to solidify his power, a war-hardened Jeremy has tasked Elena,
Clay, and Nick with recruiting all North American Mutts into The Pack.
But, when an unknown werewolf sniper takes a shot at the Alpha, The Pack
must adjust course to track down those responsible. Meanwhile, Elena is
accosted by a mysterious stranger who challenges her with a shocking
claim.
Season 3 of BITTEN also sees the return of Pack members Clayton Danvers (Greyston Holt, ALCATRAZ, DURHAM COUNTY) and Nick Sorrentino (Steve Lund, BEING ERICA, HAVEN). Also returning are Tommie-Amber Pirie (Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays) as Paige Winterbourne, and Genelle Williams (REMEDY, WAREHOUSE 13) as Rachel Sutton. New to the cast this season is John Ralston (DEGRASSI), Alex Ozerov (ORPHAN BLACK), and Sofia Banzhaf (REPUBLIC OF DOYLE), mysterious new characters who throw Elena’s and The Pack’s lives into disarray.
Throughout its run, Season 2 of BITTEN made Space
the #1 specialty network in its timeslot across all key Adult and Female
demos during its timeslot (Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET). Viewers who have
yet to join The Pack can stream BITTEN Season 1 on CraveTVTM right now in the Sci-Fi & Fantasy collection or online at Bitten.Space.ca. Season 2 of the sexy thriller joins the CraveTV lineup on Friday, Jan. 15.
BITTEN is executive produced by J.B. Sugar (THE
COLLECTOR, JPOD) for No Equal Entertainment, John Barbisan and Patrick
Banister (WHISTLER) for Hoodwink Entertainment, and Tecca Crosby and
John Morayniss for Entertainment One (eOne). Daegan Fryklind (MOTIVE,
THE LISTENER) is Showrunner. Executive Producers Fryklind and Wil Zmak
return to write for Season 3. Also in the writing room are Larry
Bambrick, Jenn Engels, and Garfield Lindsay Miller.
BITTEN is produced by No Equal Entertainment,
Hoodwink Entertainment, and eOne in association with Space and Bell
Media, with the participation of Rogers Cable Network Fund and Cogeco
Program Development Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax
Credit and the Canada Media Fun. Rebecca DiPasquale and Carrie Paupst
Shaughnessy are Production Executives, Drama, Bell Media. Tom Hastings
is Director of Drama, Independent Production, Bell Media. Corrie Coe is
Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. Tracey Pearce
is Senior Vice-President, Specialty and Pay, Bell Media. Randy Lennox
is President, Entertainment Production and Broadcasting, Bell Media.
