{"id":21662,"date":"2024-10-24T03:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T03:15:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:15:09","slug":"crave-begins-production-on-underbelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/crave-begins-production-on-underbelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Crave Begins Production on Underbelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crave and Shaftesbury have begun production on the six-episode crime drama <em>Underbelly<\/em>, starring Stephen Amell (<em>Arrow<\/em>), Hamza Haq (<em>Transplant<\/em>) and Minnie Driver (<em>The Serpent Queen<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The drama takes place in a quiet riverside town in the Thousand Islands region of Ontario, where Officer Henry Roland finds evidence linking a case of missing illegal substances to his childhood best friend Tommy, with whom he shares a dark secret. As he goes on a mission to save his friend, a ruthless British crime family also goes on the hunt for the missing drugs and Tommy.<\/p>\n<p>As Roland faces the concerns of his police chief father-in-law and a rival officer, he continues to dig deeper and uncovers unexpected ties between the crime, his friend\u2019s daughter and her partner.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Amell, Haq and Driver, the cast includes Christopher Heyerdahl (<em>Van Helsing<\/em>), Tamara Podemski (<em>Reservation Dogs<\/em>), Katia Edith Wood (<em>8-Bit Christmas<\/em>) and Jeremy Watson (<em>SurrealEstate<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Underbelly<\/em> has begun filming in the Thousand Islands and is continuing production on location across Southern Ontario, including in Grimsby, Brantford, Cobourg and Bowmanville. Filming will eventually move to Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>All episodes are being directed by Robert Budreau (<em>Stockholm<\/em>). The writing team is led by Graeme Stewart and Aaron Martin (<em>Slasher<\/em>). Fifth Season co-financed the series and is handling worldwide rights, excluding Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Underbelly<\/em> is the perfect addition to Crave\u2019s ever-growing slate of originals,\u201d said Justin Stockman, VP of content development and programming at Bell Media. \u201cWith exceptional creative vision from Graeme Stewart, Aaron Martin and Robert Budreau and rich, multi-dimensional characters, the series delivers a gripping narrative that we know will resonate deeply with all audiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Underbelly<\/em> is set on a picturesque river, home to 1,000 islands and serving as the border between Canada and the U.S.,\u201d noted Christina Jennings, chairman and president of Shaftesbury. \u201cIt is the perfect setting for this returnable crime series from writers Graeme Stewart and Aaron Martin. We are delighted to be working with Fifth Season and Bell Media\/Crave with a cast led by Stephen Amell, Minnie Driver, Hamza Haq and Tamara Podemski.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prentiss Fraser, president of television distribution at Fifth Season, added, \u201cShaftesbury has a fantastic track record in producing must-watch TV series and\u2013together with the amazing team at Bell Media, who we love working with\u2013they\u2019ve now brought to life a returnable crime drama, which has all the ingredients we know global buyers and audiences alike are going to love. <em>Underbelly<\/em> promises a remarkably talented, globally known ensemble cast with Stephen Amell, Minnie Driver and Hamza Haq, along with plenty of intrigue and intricate plot twists crafted by Graeme Stewart.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crave and Shaftesbury have begun production on the six-episode crime drama Underbelly, starring Stephen Amell (Arrow), Hamza Haq (Transplant) and Minnie Driver (The Serpent Queen).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":21663,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[466,3172,5190,9868,9869,484,9870],"class_list":["post-21662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bell-media","tag-crave","tag-fifth-season","tag-justin-stockman","tag-prentiss-fraser","tag-shaftesbury","tag-underbelly","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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