Jason Priestley & Cindy Sampson Return to Private Eyes

Production has commenced on Private Eyes West Coast, with Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson returning as Matt Shade and Angie Everett in the procedural from Lionsgate Canada and Piller/Segan for Global.

The series picks up after the events of Private Eyes, which ran from 2016 to 2021 and sold to some 180 markets, with Shade and Everett now crime sleuthing in Victoria, B.C. Corus Entertainment is the commissioning broadcaster, with Lionsgate Television handling international distribution.

“We’re thrilled to reunite Jason and Cindy for this next chapter of Private Eyes, and to be reteaming with our longtime partners at Corus and our good friend Jocelyn Hamilton, along with our extended Lionsgate family,” said Shawn Piller and Lloyd Segan, executive producers. “Victoria gives us a new cinematic canvas and a chance to evolve the series in fresh and unexpected ways. This is a west coast reinvention– same sharp wit, same beloved lead characters, brand new mysteries, with stunning new views.”

“Private Eyes West Coast builds on the brilliance and charm that made the original series a hit, while introducing a bold new setting and cast of characters in this spinoff,” said Jocelyn Hamilton, president of television at Lionsgate Canada. “We’re thrilled to partner with Piller/Segan and Corus to bring a fresh, west coast energy to the franchise. Audiences are in for a smart, stylish ride that stays true to the heart of the original while blazing its own trail.”

“We’re thrilled to see cameras roll on Private Eyes West Coast in British Columbia,” said Rachel Nelson, VP of original programming and head of Corus Studios. “Together with our talented partners at Piller/Segan and Lionsgate Canada, this new spinoff series will offer some new surprises with the same Shade and Angie banter that our Global viewers love.”