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UP AND AUTUMN! W NETWORK'S FALL LINEUP DELIVERS FRESH NEW SERIES AND COZY FAVOURITES

Corus Entertainment Inc.'s W Network has released its fall lineup of new and returning series, and Hallmark Channel's biggest holiday movie marathons of the year -- all streaming live and on-demand with StackTV.

The fall schedule opens with the fourth season of Australian comedy-drama series, Five Bedrooms, premiering Thursday, Aug. 31, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. In season 4, the newly forged sextet navigate their way through a surprise financial windfall, two graduations, two milestone birthdays, a catastrophic loss and an abrupt funeral. They will emerge very different people ... will the ties between them hold?

Home is where the heart is on W Network this fall, with the season 7 return of When Calls the Heart -- Hallmark Channel's longest-running, most-watched prime-time series to date. Premiering on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, more surprises and challenges are in store for the residents of Hope Valley. Elizabeth's friendships with Nathan and Lucas continue to deepen, Lee and Rosemary experience joy in being a part of Elizabeth's son life, Faith and Carson must make choices about their future, and the whole town joins in the excitement as Jesse and Clara plan their wedding.

Plus, a new season of the multigenerational family drama, Chesapeake Shores, is back for season 4 on Sunday, Sept. 3, at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following new episodes of When Calls the Heart. In the new season, Trace (Jesse Metcalfe) returns from tour, determined to get back to the life he had in Chesapeake Shores with Abby (Meghan Ory), but finds it might not be possible to go back to the way things were. As he settles back in at The Bridge, a talented, but stage-shy waitress-songwriter (Lanie McAuley) catches his attention. Abby faces an ethical dilemma involving an important new client. When doing the right thing puts her job on the line, she re-evaluates her work-life balance and meets an intriguing new man (Greyston Holt). Mick (Treat Williams) faces his own professional peril, when it is revealed that a once-trusted vendor has been cutting corners and he implicates Mick. As he and Megan (Barbara Niven) explore their connection, while trying to avoid the mistakes of the past, his legal distractions threaten to pull him back into old habits.

True crime never looked so good in the new dark comedic thriller, Based on a True Story, premiering Monday, Sept. 11, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The series follows a Realtor (Emmy-Award-nominee Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant), a former tennis star, (Chris Messina, AIR) and a plumber, (Tom Bateman, Thirteen Lives), whose lives unexpectedly collide, exposing America's obsession with true crime and murder.

Beginning Saturday, Sept. 2, celebrate sweater weather with Hallmark's Fall Into Love event on W Network, which will put a smile on audiences' faces all season long with heartfelt new movie premieres, including:

• Saturday, Sept. 2: Love in the Great Smoky Mountains: A National Park Romance;
• Sunday, Sept. 3: Sweet As Pie (W Network exclusive);
• Friday, Sept. 8: Guiding Emily (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original);
• Saturday, Sept. 9: Fourth Down and Love;
• Friday, Sept. 15: Come Fly with Me (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original);
• Saturday, Sept. 16: Notes of Autumn;
• Friday, Sept. 22: Why Can't I be Molly Ringwald? (W Network exclusive);
• Saturday, Sept. 23: Retreat to You;
• Friday, Sept. 29: Making Scents of Love (W Network exclusive);
• Saturday, Sept. 30: A Very Venice Romance.

Then, this November, get ready to unwrap an early holiday gift with the biggest event of the year, Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas, kicking off a non-stop slate of new and familiar holiday classics on W Network.

W Network can be streamed via StackTV, and is available on Amazon Prime Video channels, FuboTV, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite SmartStream. The network is also available through all major TV distributors, including Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Shaw Direct, Telus and Videotron.

About Corus Entertainment Inc.

Corus Entertainment is a leading media and content company that develops and delivers high-quality brands and content across platforms for audiences around the world. Engaging audiences since 1999, the company's portfolio of multimedia offerings encompass 33 specialty television services, 39 radio stations, 15 conventional television stations, digital and streaming platforms, and technology and media services. Corus is an internationally renowned content creator and distributor through Nelvana, a world-class animation studio expert in all formats, and Corus Studios, a globally recognized producer of hit scripted and unscripted content. The company also owns full-service social digital agency so.da, lifestyle entertainment company Kin Canada and children's book publishing house Kids Can Press. Corus's roster of premium brands includes Global Television, W Network, HGTV Canada, Food Network Canada, Magnolia Network Canada, The History Channel, Showcase, Adult Swim, National Geographic, Disney Channel Canada, YTV, Global News, the Global News website, Q107, Country 105 and CFOX, along with streaming platforms StackTV, Teletoon+, the Global TV app and Curiouscast. Corus is the domestic advertising representative and an original content partner for Pluto TV, a Paramount company, which is the leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service.

About W Network

Watched by over eight million viewers on average monthly, W Network is the home of exceptional storytelling, compelling characters and meaningful relationships. Through premium dramatic series, and exclusive Hallmark Channel seasonal stunts and movies, W celebrates courageous journeys, fearless determination and the special moments that bring people together, to provide a welcome escape from the every day.