Canwest Takes E1’s Haven

LOS ANGELES: E1 Entertainment has secured a Canadian slot for its new drama Haven, with Canwest Global signing on as a broadcast partner, joining Syfy in the U.S. and Universal Networks International.

E1 has also revealed that Lucas Bryant (Queer as Folk, Dollhouse) and Eric Balfour (24, Six Feet Under) have been cast in the show, based on the novella The Colorado Kid from Stephen King. Bryant and Balfour join Emily Rose on the series, which is slated to air this summer and follows an FBI agent who arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine on a routine case, only to discover that this curious enclave has served as a longtime refuge for people who are afflicted with a remarkable range of supernatural abilities. Production on Haven is expected to commence in spring 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.