Global Television to Debut New Lineup

TORONTO, March 26:
Canwest-owned Global Television will introduce an array of new programming in
May, ranging from dramatic series like Swingtown and Durham County to animated movies like Shark Tale.

The slate of new
programming is headlined by dramas like Swingtown, which premieres on Thursday, May 29, at 10 p.m.
From producer/writer Mike Kelley (Jericho, The O.C.), the
series centers around one family's move into an affluent Chicago suburb, only
to discover their neighbors share much more than just recipes. Swingtown stars Canadian Molly Parker (HBO's Six Feet
Under, Deadwood), Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man's Chest) and Grant Show (Melrose
Place). Other new dramas
premiering in May include Durham County on Monday, May 19 at 10 p.m. Starring Hugh Dillon, Durham County revolves around detective Mike Sweeney and his
family as he hunts a serial killer he's certain is the guy across the street.
As Sweeney hunts down his murderous neighbor, the differences between the cop
and the killer become blurry.

Additionally, in the
run-up to the theatrical premiere of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the
Crystal Skull on May 22, Global
Television will offer viewers the opportunity to get reacquainted with the
entire Indiana Jones trilogy on
Wednesday nights in May. This kicks off on May 7 with the 1981 classic Raiders
of the Lost Ark. The other two
movies in the trilogy, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), air on May 14 and May 21, respectively.

Finally, a crop of
family-targeted movies will air on Global Television on Friday nights at 8 p.m.
in April and May, including animated films like Madagascar on April 25, Shark Tale on May 2, Robots on May 16 and Ice Age on May 30. The live-action film Cat in the Hat will air on May 23.

—By Irene Lew