{"id":10647,"date":"2016-08-25T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T15:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/ytv-lines-up-original-prank-series-tricked\/"},"modified":"2016-08-25T13:32:52","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T17:32:52","slug":"ytv-gears-up-to-debut-prank-series-tricked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/ytv-gears-up-to-debut-prank-series-tricked\/","title":{"rendered":"YTV Gears Up to Debut Prank Series Tricked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Corus Entertainment&#8217;s YTV is slated to begin airing <em>Tricked<\/em>, a new original series\u00a0produced by\u00a0Force Four Entertainment and hosted by magician and YouTube personality Eric Leclerc.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tricked<\/em> will look on as Leclerc baffles unsuspecting people with his magic tricks, sleight-of-hand and pranks, all of which are captured on hidden camera. The 20&#215;30-minute show is due to debut on Monday, September 5, at 7:30 p.m. on YTV, where it will air Monday to Thursday. Additional content, including magic tutorials, will be available on the channel&#8217;s website and YTVGo app.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tricked<\/em> is based on an\u00a0ITV Studios show of the same name. The YTV series is the result of an agreement\u00a0with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, distributor of the format, which is being adapted by Force Four for YTV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMagic is universally exciting and I love its ability to connect people through wonder and amazement,\u201d said Leclerc. \u201cWe shot nearly 300 tricks for the series and each episode is jam-packed with laughs, shock and awe for the whole family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re thrilled to bring <em>Tricked<\/em> to YTV this fall,&#8221; noted\u00a0John Ritchie, the chief creative officer of Force Four Entertainment. \u201cViewers of all ages are going to love our incredibly talented host Eric Leclerc, and how he uses his amazing magic tricks to put a whole new spin on the hidden-camera genre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other news, YTV has revealed that production has\u00a0begun\u00a0on\u00a0two new <em>Bruno &amp; Boots<\/em> TV movies, <em>Bruno &amp; Boots: This Can\u2019t Be Happening at Macdonald Hall<\/em> and <em>Bruno &amp; Boots: The Wizzle War<\/em>, which are slated for broadcast next year. The original movies are based on the Macdonald Hall books\u00a0by Gordon Korman. They are being produced by Aircraft Pictures and filmed in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>Reprising their roles from <em>Bruno &amp; Boots: Go Jump in the Pool<\/em> are Jonny Gray (<em>Max &amp; Shred<\/em>), Callan Potter (<em>The Other Kingdom<\/em>), Peter Keleghan (<em>18 to Life<\/em>) and Caroline Rhea (<em>Sabrina, the Teenage Witch<\/em>). Other returning cast members include\u00a0Hannah Vandenbygaart (<em>Make It Pop<\/em>), Kiana Madeira (<em>Really Me<\/em>), Joshua Kilimnik (<em>Backstage<\/em>), Drew Haytaoglu (<em>Anne of Green Gables<\/em>), Isiah Lea (<em>The Stanley Dynamic<\/em>), Jayne Eastwood (<em>Little Mosque on the Prairie<\/em>) and Scott Thompson (<em>Kids in the Hall<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Leo, producer for Aircraft Pictures, commented: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted with the response we received for <em>Bruno &amp; Boots: Go Jump in the Pool<\/em>. I\u2019ve been such a huge fan of Gordon Korman\u2019s book series since I was a kid. It\u2019s a real treat to be teaming up again with this extraordinary cast and crew to bring two more fan favorites to the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to continue our partnership with Aircraft Pictures and bring more of Gordan Korman\u2019s beloved characters and stories to life on YTV,\u201d stated Deirdre Brennan, the VP of kids&#8217; content at Corus Entertainment. \u201cCorus is committed to producing outstanding children\u2019s programming and the <em>Bruno &amp; Boots<\/em> franchise is a big home-grown hero in our leading portfolio of original kids&#8217; content.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to YTV and Aircraft Pictures, I\u2019m 12\u00a0years old again, cooking up Macdonald Hall for my middle school English assignment,\u201d added\u00a0Korman. \u201cJonny Gray and Callan Potter are my grade seven imagination come to life\u2014Bruno and Boots in the flesh, right down to the large-scale rule-shattering, the hilarious stunts and the heartfelt friendship. I\u2019m so psyched for the new movies!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO: Corus Entertainment&#8217;s YTV is slated to begin airing Tricked, a new original series produced by Force Four Entertainment and hosted by magician and YouTube personality Eric Leclerc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":10648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1684,1685,1686,285],"class_list":["post-10647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bruno-boots","tag-eric-leclerc","tag-tricked","tag-ytv","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>YTV Gears Up to Debut Prank Series Tricked - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/ytv-gears-up-to-debut-prank-series-tricked\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"YTV Gears Up to Debut Prank Series Tricked - 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