Ms. Corrie Coe reports
PRODUCTION UNDERWAY ON SEASON 3 OF CTV'S HIT CRIME DRAMA MOTIVE
BCE Inc.'s CTV, in association
with Foundation Features and Lark Productions, has begun production on season 3 of the original Canadian crime drama Motive. A 2014 Canadian Screen Award nominee for best dramatic series, Motive's second season saw an average audience of 1.3 million viewers, a 19-per-cent
increase over season 1. Shooting in and around Vancouver through
February, 2015, Motive's 13 new episodes will join CTV's upcoming midseason lineup.
Acclaimed six-time-Emmy Award-nominee Victor Garber (Argo, Alias) is set to join the cast this season in a recurring guest role
as a victim's father. Jessica Lowndes (90210) and Luisa D'Oliveira
(Cracked) are also set to appear as guest stars this season. Starring
Kristin Lehman as detective Angie Flynn, the hit crime drama also stars
Louis Ferreira (SGU Stargate Universe), Brendan Penny (The Assistants),
Lauren Holly (NCIS) and Warren Christie (Alphas).
"Motive's momentum keeps building, and with another season full of unexpected
twists and turns, viewers are going to continue to be drawn to Motive," said Corrie Coe, senior vice-president, independent production, Bell
Media. "We look forward to again working with the incredible ensemble
cast and amazing crew in Vancouver, and are thrilled to welcome the
incomparable Victor Garber, as well as Jessica Lowndes and Luisa
D'Oliveira to the series this season."
The dramatic season 2 finale of Motive saw Angie's past and present fatally collide when her involvement in a
new trial about an old case called everything she stood for as a
detective into question. With Sergeant Cross (Mr. Christie) at the centre
of it all, and the personal toll he paid as the price in the end,
viewers were left wondering if Angie was calling it quits as a member
of the homicide team. The third season picks up six months later -- with
a burnt-out Angie having left the homicide team. But a case with direct
personal implications for her beloved partner Detective Oscar Vega
(Mr. Ferreira) draws her back into the fold.
Motive stars Ms. Lehman as spirited detective Angie Flynn, Mr. Ferreira
(SGU Stargate Universe) as detective Oscar Vega and Mr. Penny (The Assistants) as the
team's eager, young detective Brian Lucas. The series also stars Ms. Holly (NCIS) as the team's lead medical examiner, Dr. Betty Rogers, and
Mr. Christie (Alphas) as Sergeant Mark Cross.
Motive is produced by Foundation Features and Lark Productions in association
with Bell Media. Executive producers are Daniel Cerone (Dexter, The
Mentalist), Louise Clark (Corner Gas, High Moon), Rob Merilees (Capote, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus), Erin Haskett (The Real Housewives of Vancouver), Rob LaBelle
(Mental), Lindsay Macadam (Battle in Seattle) and Dennis Heaton (Call Me Fitz, Fido), who also serves as the season 3 showrunner. Daniel Cerone is the
series creator. The series is distributed internationally by NBC Universal International, and the second season just finished airing
on ABC in the United States.
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