Ms. Jennifer Abrams reports

SHOWCASE AND W NETWORK UNVEIL MUST-SEE, STAR-STUDDED FALL PREMIERES

Corus Entertainment Inc.'s drama networks Showcase and W Network have provided the highly anticipated fall premiere dates for new and returning programming. As the exclusive home of marquee Peacock Original content in English Canada, these networks feature top-tier talent, compelling stories, fan-favourite returning series and heartwarming Hallmark Channel movies. Corus's drama networks are set to deliver another must-watch lineup of premium entertainment, which will also be available to stream on StackTV.

"This fall, Showcase and W Network are set to captivate audiences with an array of fresh premium content, from star-powered dramas and edge-of-your-seat thrillers to laugh-out-loud comedies and heartwarming stories," said Jennifer Abrams, senior vice-president, programming and multiplatform, Corus Entertainment. "With a carefully curated lineup of compelling captivating storylines and standout characters, our premier drama networks offer a standout slate for viewers to enjoy, along with exclusive streaming flexibility for StackTV subscribers."

Showcase

The Showcase fall programming begins on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, at 9 p.m. ET, as the star-studded limited series, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, makes its Canadian debut. Featuring Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle and Terrence Howard, the series is based on the acclaimed iHeart true-crime podcast and follows the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man's life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the Black Mecca. When a hustler named Chicken Man (Mr. Hart) hosts an after-party to celebrate the fight with a guest list of the country's wealthiest, the night ends with the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta's history. Suspected of masterminding the crime, Chicken Man is hell-bent on clearing his name but must convince his old adversary, J.D. Hudson (Mr. Cheadle), one of the first black detectives in the city's desegregated police force, who is tasked with bringing those responsible to justice.

Then slam dunk mockumentary comedy series, Mr. Throwback, starring NBA legend Stephen Curry and Adam Pally, kicks off the network's hottest new comedy block on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at 9 p.m. ET. The series tells the story of a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer (Mr. Pally) who seeks redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, Mr. Curry.

Following next is Mr. Bigstuff, a Sky Original series, airing on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at 9:30 p.m. ET. The six-part comedy explores broken families, fragile masculinity and carpet sales and tells the story of two estranged brothers -- Glen (Ryan Sampson), a nervy perfectionist striving to live in the suburban ideal, and Lee (Danny Dryer), an alpha male with a prescription drug addiction and a biscuit tin full of their dad's ashes. Glen and his fiancee Kirsty share a perfect, perfectly mundane life together. Sure, Glen has got crippling erectile dysfunction and Kirsty has a secret shoplifting habit, but they are happy. That is until Lee comes crashing into their lives, whilst on the run from a past that is quickly catching up with him. The trio are forced together: a perfectionist, a fantasist and an anarchist -- all living under the same roof in an Essex cul-de-sac. It is not long before their perfect lives start to unravel faster than a cheap carpet.

Premiering Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at 9 p.m. ET, is new pop-horror thriller Hysteria, starring Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, Emjay Anthony, Chiara Aurelia, Kezii Curtis and Nikki Hahn. When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the Satanic Panic of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town's sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings and reported supernatural activity triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.

Lastly on the Showcase fall slate is the highly anticipated Sky and Peacock Original series, The Day of the Jackal, premiering Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at 9 p.m. ET. An unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal (Academy Award and BAFTA award winner Eddie Redmayne) makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (BAFTA award winner Lashana Lynch), who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.

Plus, new episodes of season 3 of the hit series Bel-Air, the modern-day reimagining of the iconic culture-defining nineties sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, air Mondays at 9 p.m. ET and are available to stream on StackTV.

W Network

Hallmark Channel's Fall into Love programming event returns to W Network on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, ushering in fall with six brand new movie premieres for audiences to cozy up to and enjoy all season long, including:

• Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024: His and Hers (starring Lacey Chabert and Brennan Elliott);
• Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024: The Heiress and the Handyman (starring Jodie Sweetin and Corey Sevier);
• Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024: Falling Together (starring Ashley Williams and Paul Campbell);
• Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024: The Real West (starring Kimberley Sustad, Lucas Bryant and James Denton);
• Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024: Autumn at Apple Hill (starring Erin Cahill and Wes Brown);
• Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024: Haunted Wedding (starring Janel Parrish and Dominic Sherwood).

Then, in October, the biggest event of the year returns as Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas kicks off on W Network. This non-stop holiday extravaganza features more movie premieres and beloved festive favourites than ever before. More information will be coming soon.

Celebrating its landmark 10th-year anniversary, the highly anticipated return of Outlander season 7 premieres on W Network on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. As W Network's No. 1 rated program last summer, the series picks up from the harrowing events of season 6, when Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Young Ian (John Bell) race to rescue Claire (Catriona Balfe) before she is tried and wrongfully convicted for the murder of Malva Christie. However, their mission is complicated by the beginning of a geopolitical firestorm: The American Revolution has arrived. In the seventh season of Outlander, Jamie, Claire and their family are caught in the violent birth pains of an emerging nation as armies march to war and British institutions crumble in the face of armed rebellion.

The land the Frasers call home is changing -- and they must change with it. In order to protect what they have built, the Frasers have to navigate the perils of the Revolutionary War. They learn that, sometimes, to defend what you love, you have to leave it behind. As the conflict draws them out of North Carolina and into the heart of this fight for independence, Jamie, Claire, Brianna (Sophie Skelton) and Roger (Richard Rankin) are faced with impossible decisions that have the potential to tear their family apart.

Matthew B. Roberts, Ronald D. Moore, Maril Davis, Toni Graphia, Luke Schelhaas, Andy Harries, Jim Kohlberg, Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan serve as executive producers on Outlander, which is produced by Tall Ship Productions, Left Bank Pictures, and Story Mining & Supply Company, in association with Sony Pictures Television.

Showcase is available on national free preview from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, 2024, and W Network is available on national free preview from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2024.

Showcase and W Network can be streamed through StackTV and are available on Amazon Prime Video Channels, the Bell Fibe TV app, Fubo, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming. The networks are also available through all major TV distributors, including Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink and SaskTel.

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 encompasses 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, Globalnews.ca, 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.