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THUNDERBIRD ENTERTAINMENT'S HEAVY RESCUE: 401, A TOP 5 SERIES ON DISCOVERY CANADA, RETURNS WITH 14 NEW EPISODES IN 2019

Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.'s popular series, Heavy Rescue: 401, will return to Discovery Canada this winter with 14 new episodes. A top-five series on Discovery Canada last season, season 3 of Heavy Rescue: 401 will air Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT beginning Jan. 8, 2019.

Heavy Rescue: 401 chronicles the dramatic recoveries along Ontario's 400-series highways -- extending from Windsor in the west to the Quebec border in the east. The series tells the stories of heavy recovery tow truck drivers who continue the good fight across North America's busiest and most unforgiving series of highways. The stakes are high, every minute counts, and every job is vital ... because closure is not an option. In addition to picking up additional episodes of Heavy Rescue: 401, Discovery Canada also recently commissioned an eighth season of another fan-favourite Thunderbird production, Highway Thru Hell.

"Like Highway Thru Hell, audiences are connecting with Heavy Rescue: 401 because of its cinematic storytelling approach and the way characters develop as the series progresses," explains Mark Miller, president of Thunderbird Entertainment. "In addition to being a top-five series for Discovery Canada last season, Heavy Rescue: 401 is also a staple for audiences around the world."

About season 3 of Heavy Rescue: 401

The new season of Heavy Rescue: 401 promises to surprise audiences with nail-biting drama, chronicling familiar characters stepping up to bigger responsibilities, incredible stories of wintery wrecks and dangerous challenges with new trucks. Storms and freak accidents attack the 401, pushing first responders, heavy rescue crews and maintenance teams to their limits.

After making a big move to the competition, Sonny Subra faces another major decision about his direction in heavy rescue -- and new pressure when he gets the opportunity of his career. In the snowbelt north of the city, Bubba Semple gets an opportunity of his own at Classic Towing -- but it is one that will challenge him at every turn.

At Preferred Towing in Sarnia, Ont., Gary Vandenheuvel's crew faces a whiteout blitz lasting for days. However, his biggest challenge comes when his son Collin is faced with a dangerous close call.

Down in Windsor, Ont., Eric Goddard of Coxon's Towing works to train a new generation of heavy operators. And when a raging river destroys a bridge and strands a dump truck, it forces Ross' Towing to embark on a bigger recovery than anything they have ever attempted.

At the eastern end of the province, Scrappy Algonquin Towing enlists 50-year-old hardware in the fight against a frozen pileup, Herb's Towing works to rebuild after a huge shakeup in the crew and David Davidson at Unique Towing fights a lonely battle that will ultimately end his career on the road.

Heavy Rescue: 401 continues to work closely with the Ontario Provincial Police and Sgt. Kerry Schmidt to execute on-the-spot accident reconstructions, manage pileups and oversee toxic spills. Once again, this season the series follows the crew at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation's massive control centre to get a bird's-eye view of the intricate and high-stakes highway system.

Subscribers can access live streaming of Heavy Rescue: 401 through the Discovery app, and stream season 1 and 2 on demand on the Discovery app and Discovery website.

Heavy Rescue: 401 is produced by Thunderbird Entertainment Group in association with Discovery Canada. Executive producer is Mark Miller. Series producer is Todd Serotiuk. For Discovery, Bruce Glawson is executive producer. Edwina Follows is general manager, Discovery Networks. Shawn Redmond is vice-president, Discovery Networks and TSN. Mike Cosentino is president, content and programming, Bell Media.

About Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc.

Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a Vancouver-based global multiplatform entertainment company with offices in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Toronto, Ottawa and London. Thunderbird creates award-winning scripted, unscripted and animated programming for the world's leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and international broadcasters. Thunderbird's vision is to produce high-quality, socially responsible content that makes the world a better place.

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