(Montréal) August 26, 2021 – Crave, in association with KOTV Productions, announced today that production has begun in Montréal on the 10-part Crave Original series,
PILLOW TALK.
PILLOW TALK is an adaptation of Noovo’s hit French-language series
ENTRE DEUX DRAPS, which is currently available on Crave.
Additionally, KOTV and Crave revealed today the full cast which consists of four, real-life couples who play fictionalized versions of themselves:
- Nicola Correia-Damude (SHADOWHUNTERS, BURDEN OF PROOF) and Carlos Gonzalez-Vio (THE EXPANSE, ORPHAN BLACK);
- Adam DiMarco (THE ORDER, THE MAGICIANS) and Sydney Scotia (LIMITED EDITION, REBOOT: THE GUARDIAN CODE);
- Andrew Wheeler (SUPERNATURAL, Best in Show) and Sharon Crandall (The Kid Detective, Welcome to Marwen); and
- Paolo Santalucia (KIM’S CONVENIENCE) and Gregory Prest (Angels in America).
- Additional cast members who play a set of roommates include Chris Robinson (WORKIN’ MOMS, Odd Squad) and Kwasi Thomas (SNOWPIERCER, Altered Carbon).
“We’re thrilled to be teaming up with KOTV on their first English-language series,” said Justin Stockman, Vice President, Content Development and Programming, Bell Media. “ENTRE DEUX DRAPS was a massive hit for Noovo and we know it will resonate with English audiences on Crave.”
“The entire KOTV team is proud to be producing an English-language series with such a talented cast. Many thanks to Crave for allowing us to share our seriously funny show with all of Canada,” stated Louis Morissette, President of KOTV.
PILLOW TALK is a 10-part comedy that takes place entirely in bedrooms. The series revolves around four couples, and one set of roommates, of varying ages and backgrounds. With a realistic tone, the dramatic comedy explores in a raw and unexpected way the drama and hilarity experienced by couples in the intimacy of the bedroom.
After a successful first season where it was one of the Top 10 performing series on Noovo, ENTRE DEUX DRAPS was renewed for a second season which premieres on Wednesday, Sept. 15 on Noovo and Noovo.ca.
PILLOW TALK is created by Matthieu Pepper. Alain Chicoine, Louis-Philippe Drolet, Louis Morissette, and Mélaine Viau serve as Executive Producers. Louis Morissette is showrunner and Melissa Malkin is Line Producer. For Bell Media, Rachel Goldstein-Couto is Head of Development; Sarah Fowlie is Director, Original Programming; Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming. Justin Stockman is Vice-President, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media. Karine Moses is Senior Vice-President, Content Development & News, Bell Media.
About KOTV
Founded in February 2011, KOTV is a Canadian entertainment company, based in Montreal, Quebec. We are one of the leading television production companies on our territory and collaborate with a dozen regional broadcasters. Together with passionate and inspired home-grown talent, we develop and produce innovative television programming, including fiction, drama, comedy, variety, game shows, magazines, and documentaries. KOTV’s mission is quite simple: Create high-quality series, reach a maximum number of people to conquer the world and entertain it. With this aim in view, some of our fiction and variety programming has already conquered several territories.
About Crave
Delivering more Oscar
®-nominated and Emmy
® Award-winning programming than any other service, Crave is Canada’s prestige entertainment offering, with HBO, HBO Max Originals, SHOWTIME
®, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, and more. Crave is the exclusive Canadian streaming home of FRIENDS, and also boasts a robust slate of original programs including CANADA’S DRAG RACE, LETTERKENNY, POUR TOUJOURS, PLUS UN JOUR, WAY OVER ME (SORTEZ-MOI DE MOI), and NEW EDEN, docuseries DARK SIDE OF THE RING, the upcoming WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE, and original documentaries ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND and THE NEW CORPORATION: THE UNFORTUNATELY NECESSARY SEQUEL. Crave is also a major supporter of Canada’s production industry, helping to fund numerous film projects including THE SONG OF NAMES, WHITE LIE, and MONKEY BEACH. Crave also includes acclaimed selections from some of Canada’s prestigious film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, HOT DOCS, ImagineNATIVE, and Inside Out LGBT Film Festival.
Crave is a bilingual TV and streaming service with thousands of hours of exclusive French-language content included with the Super Écran add-on. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation, Roku, select Samsung Smart TVs, and Xbox One. It’s also available in English through participating television providers across six 24-hour High Definition linear and on demand channels. Crave is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading content company, providing Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed television programming on network, specialty, pay and digital platforms. Visit our website at
Crave.ca.
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For more information:
Madison McCloskey,
madison.mccloskey@bellmedia.ca
Annie-Claude St-Gelais | 514.688.1985 l
acstgelais@kotv.ca