Saving Hope: Production Begins on Season 5

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Production on Season 5 of the CTV medical drama Saving Hope is officially underway. Set to air as part of CTV’s 2016/17 broadcast season, the fifth season will consist of 18 episodes and returns with stars Erica Durance and Michael Shanks. Season 4 of Saving Hope was the most-watched Canadian drama series among key demos for the broadcast year to date, averaging 1.3 million viewers, including a 17% increase in the key A18-34 demo.

Joining the cast for Season 5 in a recurring role is Calgary-born actor Jarod Joseph (The 100, Misstresses). The young, charming, and philosophical radiologist Dr. Emanuel Palmer brings a laissez-faire attitude to Hope Zion, as well as a propensity for challenging his medical colleagues with his unique insights.

The emotional Season 4 finale saw Dr. Charlie Harris (Shanks) undergo brain surgery to remove an aggressive tumour, which could also affect his ghost-seeing abilities. Following Charlie’s surgery and a successful recovery, the finale culminated with a vengeful Tom Crenshaw (Travis Milne, Rookie Blue) showing up at the Hope Zion Hospital Fellowship Awards and firing a shot at Alex and Charlie.

Season 5 will pick up in the aftermath of that finale with the Hope Zion staff thrust into turmoil. Following her promise to stay away from Charlie if he survived his surgery, Alex faces a big decision while her fellow doctors deal with new challenges as changes come to Hope Zion that will not only affect the livelihood of the hospital, but also its doctors and everything they hold dear.

“With fans still reeling from last season’s finale, we’re looking forward to heading back to Hope Zion Hospital and delivering another season of this addictive drama to our viewers,” said Corrie Coe, Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. “Audiences have embraced this series and its exceptional ensemble cast for the past four seasons and with our production partners ICF Films and eOne again at the helm, this is sure to be another outstanding season.”

Directing this season are series stars Durance and Shanks, as well as David Wellington (Bitten), Peter Stebbings (The Listener), Kelly Makin (Vikings), Gregory Smith (Arrow), Steve DiMarco (Rookie Blue), and James Genn (Call Me Fitz). Returning cast members include Canadian Screen Award-winner and 2016 Earle Grey Award recipient Wendy Crewson (Room) as Dr. Dana Kinney; Benjamin Ayres (Bitten) as Dr. Zach Miller; Canadian Screen Award nominee Julia Taylor Ross (Gotham) as Dr. Maggie Lin; Canadian Screen Award-winner Michelle Nolden (Prisoner X) as Dr. Dawn Bell; Huse Madhavji (Call Me Fitz) as Dr. Shahir Hamza; Kim Shaw (The Good Wife) as Dr. Cassie Williams, and Dejan Loyola (The 100) as Dr. Dev Sekara.

Previous seasons of Saving Hope are available now on Crave TV.

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Saving Hope will return to CTV in Fall 2016.

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