LIVING Takes Fireworks Thriller

LONDON, March 1: LIVING has acquired the new 22×1-hour
supernatural crime thriller Blood Ties from
Fireworks International for launch in the U.K. this summer.

Blood Ties is set to
launch on Lifetime in the U.S. this month and is expected to debut on CHUM in
Canada a few weeks later. Produced by Toronto's Kaleidoscope Entertainment and
Vancouver's Insight Film Studios in association with CHUM Television, Blood
Ties follows the misadventures of Vicki
Nelson—played by Christina Cox—a determined 29-year old ex-cop
turned private investigator with a degenerative eye disorder. After witnessing
a horrific murder, she finds herself caught up with a 450-year-old vampire and
bastard son of King Henry VIII, named Henry Fitzroy, played by Kyle Schmid, who
is also investigating the murder. Vicki's professional relationship with Henry
draws her into more intriguing cases that involve a pantheon of occult
adversaries, with their unlikely alliance soon progressing beyond a
professional arrangement. This creates a love triangle dilemma for Vicki
alongside her relationship with her ex-partner, Detective Mike Celluci, played
by Dylan Neal. Award-winning
producer and writer Peter Mohan created the series.

Amy Barham, the head of acquisitions at LIVING, LIVING2 and
ftn, noted: “Blood Ties’ hugely compelling paranormal storylines, as well as
its sexy young cast, will offer LIVING viewers a real treat this summer.”