Space’s Hit Original Thriller BITTEN Tears into the Season 2 Premiere, February 7

TORONTO (January 15, 2015) – The fur is about to fly on Space when Season 2 of its most-watched original drama series BITTEN, premieres Saturday, Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT. Immediately following the Season 2 premiere of BITTEN, Space unleashes for the first-time ever its all-new, original insider series, INNERSPACE: AFTER BITE. Every Saturday night at 10 p.m. ET/11 p.m. PT, Ajay Fry, Morgan Hoffman, and Teddy Wilson, co-hosts of Space’s daily flagship entertainment show INNERSPACE, dissect each thrilling new episode of Space fans’ favourite original series. And feeding the fan frenzy for the series even more, Space is also launching The Undoing, a digital companion series for BITTEN produced by Space and interactive agency Secret Location. Season 2 of the 10-episode, one-hour thriller sees the return of Laura Vandervoort (SMALLVILLE, Ted) as Elena, the world’s only female werewolf; Greyston Holt (ALCATRAZ, Durham County) as Elena’s passionate partner Clay Danvers; and Greg Bryk (A History Of Violence, THE BOOK OF NEGROES) as the Alpha Pack leader Jeremy Danvers. Season 2 also introduces a coven of witches who turn to the Pack for support. Tammy Isbell (SAVING HOPE) stars as the calm and level-headed Coven leader, Ruth Winterbourne; Tommie-Amber Pirie (Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays) is cast as Ruth’s daughter, the outspoken spitfire, Paige Winterbourne; and Kiara Glasco (COPPER) stars as the young and impressionable, Savannah Levine. Returning to BITTEN are Steve Lund (BEING ERICA, HAVEN) as Nick Sorrentino, Michael Xavier (THE BEST YEARS) as Dr. Logan Jonsen, and Genelle Williams (WAREHOUSE 13) as Rachel Sutton. Click here for a sneak peek of BITTEN Season 2.

The Pack is back.

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AFTER BITE is the newest series from Bell Media Productions. Along with the cast, crew, and other special guests, AFTER BITE offers BITTEN fans a chance to revel in the events that just unfolded in the most recent episode. Each episode features lively discussions about revealing hints at plot twists, theories on future episodes, special segments including secrets from set, fan interaction and a weekly online poll. Set to launch late January on space.ca, The Undoing supports the storyline for the second season of BITTEN, delving into the rich backstory of a mysterious new character revealed in Season 2, by releasing a series of “found” materials, original photos, videos, and footage from the series. A Bell Fund initiative, with support from No Equal Entertainment, Entertainment One Television (eOne), and Hoodwink Entertainment, The Undoing will populate new content throughout the season in conjunction with each new episode. Season 1 of BITTEN tested Elena’s strength and pushed her to embrace her fierce inner wolf. From the Mutt uprising orchestrated by Pack leader Jeremy Danvers’ father Malcolm, to finding the severed head of ex-boyfriend Phillip (Paul Greene) in her bed, Elena is out for blood. Reunited with The Pack and her true love Clay Danvers, nothing stands in the way of protecting her family and hunting down those who seek to destroy them. Season 2 sees The Pack on the hunt for Malcolm (James McGowan, DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION). In their quest to capture him, they uncover a more sinister force that threatens the existence of the werewolf species. In the Season 2 premiere episode, “Bad Blood” (Saturday, Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT.), Elena and The Pack are on the hunt for Malcolm. Meanwhile, back at Stonehaven, Jeremy receives an ultimatum from the Council of International Alphas that challenges his leadership over North America. Since its debut in January 2014, BITTEN has amassed a loyal following with an average weekly audience of 347,000 viewers, making it Space’s #1 original series of all time. Each week, BITTEN reached more than 1 million viewers, and to date has reached nearly 5 million viewers. BITTEN is commissioned by Space and produced by No Equal Entertainment, Hoodwink Entertainment and eOne. Season 2 of BITTEN was acquired for U.S. broadcast by Syfy. 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, John Morayniss, and Margaret O’Brien for eOne. Daegan Fryklind (MOTIVE, THE LISTENER) is Showrunner. Executive Producer Fryklind and co-executive producer Wil Zmak return to write for Season 2. Also in the writing room are Michael MacLennan, Larry Bambrick, Jenn Engels, and Garfield Lindsay Miller. eOne is the worldwide distributor for the series. 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 and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. Rebecca DiPasquale and Tom Hastings are Production Executives, Drama, Bell Media. Trish Williams 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. Phil King is President, CTV, Sports, and Entertainment Programming. Source: Numeris