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CONTINUUM - SYFY: WINTER PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
SYFY’S 2013 WINTER PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTED BY SERIES PREMIERES OF GHOST MINE, ROBOT COMBAT LEAGUE, STRANDED AND CONTINUUM
SEASON RETURNS OF HITS BEING HUMAN, FACE OFF, TOTAL BLACKOUT, GHOST HUNTERS, LOST GIRL, HAUNTED COLLECTOR AND FINAL SEASON OF MERLIN
Syfy will kick off the New Year with a robust winter programming slate of hit series and new programs led by the series premieres of unscripted shows
Ghost Mine (January 16),
Robot Combat League (February 26) and
Stranded (February 27), and the time-traveling police drama
Continuum (January 14).
The popular series
Merlin (January 4),
Being Human (January 14),
Lost Girl (January 14),
Face Off (January 15),
Total Blackout (January 15),
Ghost Hunters (January 16) and
Haunted Collector (March 6) will all return for new seasons.
Highlights of Syfy’s 2013 Winter Programming Schedule (All Times ET/PT):
JANUARY
MERLIN (SEASON 5 PREMIERE)
Returns Friday, January 4 at 10PM -- With Queen Guinevere and the Knights of the Round Table at his side, Arthur has never felt stronger. But even as Camelot flowers, the seeds of its destruction are being sown.
Merlin returns for its fifth season and final season of 13 all-new episodes with its core cast of
Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Katie McGrath, Angel Coulby, Richard Wilson and
John Hurt, along with newest cast member
Alexander Vlahos as Mordred. Special guest stars in season five include
Lindsay Duncan (
Alice in Wonderland),
Janet Montgomery (
Entourage),
Liam Cunningham (
Game of Thrones),
Josette Simon (
Cry Freedom),
Sophie Rundle (
Episodes) and the return of
Anthony Head (
Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as Uther Pendragon.
Merlin is produced by Shine TV Ltd and BBC Wales, and distributed by FremantleMedia Enterprises.
Johnny Capps and
Julian Murphy are co-creators and executive producers.
CONTINUUM (NEW ORIGINAL SERIES)
Premieres Monday, January 14 at 8PM -- The time-traveling police drama
Continuum stars
Rachel Nichols (
Star Trek,
Criminal Minds) as Kiera Cameron, a cop from the future who finds herself trapped in the present day. When a group of fanatical terrorists escapes their planned execution in 2077 by vaulting back in time to 2012, they inadvertently sweep along Kiera, a dedicated City Protective Services officer. With unexpected assistance from teen tech genius Alec Sadler, played by
Erik Knudsen (
Jericho,
Scream 4), Kiera infiltrates the local police department and forms an uneasy alliance with her new partner, detective Carlos Fonnegra, portrayed by
Victor Webster (
Castle,
Melrose Place). Though desperate to get back to her husband and son, Kiera concentrates on bringing down the terrorists before they change the course of history. Executive producers of
Continuum are
Simon Barry (
The Art of War),
Jeff King (
Stargate SG-1,
White Collar),
Tom Rowe (
Tin Man),
Pat Williams (
Smallville) and Reunion Pictures. Writer:
Simon Barry. Director:
Jon Cassar (
24,
Terra Nova).
BEING HUMAN (SEASON 3 PREMIERE)
Returns Monday, January 14 at 9PM – Syfy’s original series
Being Human stars
Sam Witwer as Aidan,
Meaghan Rath as Sally and
Sam Huntington as Josh with
Kristen Hager as Nora, joining this year as a series regular. The season will consist of 13 episodes. In the Season 2 cliffhanger Aidan found himself six feet under after being banished and buried as punishment from vampire leader Mother. Sally became lost in a state of limbo and for Josh, events went horribly wrong when his plot to break the werewolf curse by killing his Maker Ray backfired, endangering Nora. Now, as the new season begins… be careful what you wish for! Season 3 also features a stellar lineup of new and returning guest stars including:
Mark Pellegrino (
Lost) as Aidan’s vampire mentor Bishop;
Amy Aquino (
Big Love,
Harry’s Law,
ER) as Donna, a witch whose supernatural spells are sought to help Sally;
Xander Berkeley (
24,
Nikita) as Liam, the father of purebred werewolf twins who is intent on locating his missing children;
Bobby Campo (
Final Destination) as Max, a young mortician who develops a connection with Sally; and
Kyle Schmid (
Copper) returning as Aidan’s vampire protégé/”son” Henry. Season 2 of
Being Human delighted both fans and new viewers, seeing its audience increase 10% over its first season. The second season averaged 2.115 million viewers per week.
Being Human is a Muse Entertainment production in association with ZODIAK USA and is based on the acclaimed series created by
Toby Whithouse and produced by Touchpaper. Executive producers are
Michael Prupas (
The Kennedys,
Pillars of the Earth),
Anna Fricke (
Men in Trees,
Everwood) who is both writer and showrunner,
Jeremy Carver (
Supernatural), and
Rob Pursey and
Toby Whithouse.
Irene Litinsky (
Human Trafficking,
The Phantom) is series producer.
LOST GIRL (SEASON 3 PREMIERE)
Returns Monday, January 14 at 10PM -- The victory in the final battle of Season Two has created new alliances for Bo along with reinvigorating old enemies, like “The Morrigan,” played by
Emmanuelle Vaugier (
Two and a Half Men,
Human Target), whom Bo crossed in an attempt to bring peace to the Faedom. Now Bo, who until now has refused to pick a side, will be forced to make a deadly decision. Among the guest stars will be
Linda Hamilton (“
Terminator”). Joining the
Lost Girl cast this season is
Rachel Skarsten (
The Vow;
Flashpoint) in a recurring role as “Tamsin,” a thrill-seeking, sexy new Fae who ruffles many feathers. Returning for season three are
Kris Holden-Ried (
The Tudors,
Underworld 4) as “Dyson”;
Ksenia Solo (
Life Unexpected;
Black Swan) as “Kenzi”;
Zoie Palmer (
The Guard,
Instant Star) as “Lauren”;
Rick Howland (
Billable Hours,
Murdoch Mysteries) as “Trick” and
K.C. Collins (
Owning Mahowny,
Doomstown) as “Hale.”
Lost Girl is a Prodigy Pictures Production in association with Shaw Media. Executive producers are
Emily Andras,
Plato Fountidakis,
Paul Rapovski and
Jay Firestone. Co-producer:
Vanessa Piazza.
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TASMANIAN DEVIL (NEW ORIGINAL MOVIE)
Premieres Saturday, January 19 at 9PM – In
Tasmanian Devil, starring
Danica McKellar (
The Wonder Years) and Olympian medalist
Apolo Ohno, a group of daredevil base jumpers in New Zealand confront oversized Tasmanian devils determined to kill them.
ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (NEW ORIGINAL MOVIE)
Premieres Saturday, January 26 at 9PM – In
Abominable Snowman, friends go on a snowy adventure and come face to face with a deadly creature. The movie stars
Adrian Paul (
Highlander) and
Chuck Campbell (
Stargate: Atlantis).
