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Hallmark Mystery has announced a new, original movie about an unexpected crime scene that kicks off a wild crime-solving ride with the help of man’s best friend.

Starring Rachel Skarsten and Corey Sevier, Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery premieres on Friday, August 2 on Hallmark Mystery. Read on to find out more about the plot of the movie and its cast, see great images taken on the film set and a teaser trailer.

Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery on Hallmark Mystery Photo: Rachel Skarsten, Corey Sevier Credit: ©2024 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Courtesy Brain Power Studio Productions

According to the official synopsis, an unexpected crime scene kicks off an investigation with the help of a courageous canine, Rachel Skarsten and Corey Sevier.

Anyone needing a crime detection dog, Jazz Ramsey (Skarsten) is the best trainer in the business.

Georgetown Trailer — Christoph Waltz‘s Georgetown (2019) movie trailer has been released by Paramount Pictures. The Georgetown trailer stars Christoph Waltz, Vanessa Redgrave, Annette Bening, Corey Hawkins, Laura de Carteret, Dan Lett, Amin Bhatia, Jayne Lewis, Lou Jurgens, David Reale, Kent Sheridan, Ron Lea, Massimo Cannistraro, and Sergio Di Zio. Crew David Auburn [...]

Continue reading: Georgetown Trailer: Social Climber Christoph Waltz is More Than He Appears in Paramount Pictures’ Drama Movie...

Georgetown Review Georgetown (2019) Film Review from the 18th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Christoph Waltz, starring Christoph Waltz, Annette Bening, Vanessa Redgrave, Corey Hawkins, Caroline Palmer, Noam Jenkins, Sergio Di Zio, Paulino Nunes, David Reale, Lou Jurgens, Saad Siddiqui, Ron Lea, Laura de Carteret, Victoria Snow, and Marie Dame. Georgetown lets you know what kind of movie it’s going to be from the very beginning, when a text panel warns [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Georgetown: An Adventure Between Fact and Fiction [Tribeca 2019]...

Wide The Martian Director: Ridley Scott Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Peña, Aksel Hennie, Sebastian Stan, Kristen Wiig, Sean Bean, Donald Glover, Mackenzie Davis, Naomi Scott, Lili Bordan, Gruffudd Glyn Synopsis: "During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive." Criticwire Grade Average: A- (20 reviews) The Walk Director: Robert Zemeckis Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Schwartz, James Badge Dale, Steve Valentine, Mark Camacho, Sergio Di Zio, Clément Sibony, Kwasi Songui, Melantha Blackthorne, Benedict Samuel, Jason Blicker, Larry Day, Karl Graboshas Synopsis: "As a...

Hugh Dillon is starting another television gig, but he'd be happy to revisit his last one.

The Canadian actor-musician plays a prison guard who matches wits with a death row inmate (Peter Sarsgaard) when AMC's "The Killing" returns for a third season Sunday, June 2. Dillon's trademark intensity also remains on view in his role as Sgt. Ed Lane in Ion repeats of the elite-police-unit drama "Flashpoint," which has finished its five-season run ... but he hopes that show hasn't seen its absolute end.

"It was one of those great events in life," Dillon tells Zap2it about his "Flashpoint" tenure. "Just yesterday, I was talking to Sergio Di Zio, who played Spike on the show. It's very much like family. Also, I learned technical things there that I could bring to 'The Killing,' things you aren't even aware you've learned that you just bring to the next project."

Back...

Directed by Richard Rose, and co-starring Lisa Berry, Hannah Moscovitch's This Is War plays at Toronto's Tarragon Theatre until Feb. 3. Tarragon's website provides the following synopsis for the stage production: It is 2008. Canadian Forces are holding Panjwaii, the most volatile region of Afghanistan, with very little support from Nato-isaf. Captain Stephen Hughes is always looking for the next threat, knowing it can come at any time from any direction. He just didn’t expect it would come from within. Berry (Combat Hospital, Nikita) plays the role of Master Corporal Tanya Young, and star alongside co-stars Ari Cohen, Sergio Dizio and Ian Lake.

Network: CBS, Ion

Episodes: 75 (hour)

Seasons: Five

TV show dates: July 11, 2008 -- December 13, 2012

Series status: Ended

Performers include: Enrico Colantoni, Hugh Dillon, Michael Cram, Sergio Di Zio, Mark Taylor, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Ruth Marshall, Pascale Hutton, Jessica Steen, Tattiawna Jones, Bill MacDonald, Tyler Stentiford, Janaya Stephens, Lisa Marcos, Philip Akin, Gabriel Hogan, Danijel Mandic, Matt Gordon, Tim Dutaud, Stephanie Morgenstern, and Cheyenne Freitas.

TV show description:

This drama series details the lives of the Strategic Response Unit (Sru), a special force that is called on in severe situations that are too intense for regular officers. Based on the real-life Emergency Task Force of Toronto, Canada, the expert cops are often called upon to rescue hostages, dissipate gangs, negotiate with kidnappers, investigate bomb threats, and talk down possible jumpers.

While...

Flashpoint is coming to an end after five seasons on CTV.

This Thursday, December 6, CTV is getting ready to say goodbye to one of its most popular Canadian shows, Flashpoint. The procedural is coming to an end after running for five seasons on the Bell Media-owned network. It has also aired on CBS in the United States.

To celebrate the broadcast of the two-part series finale, ‘Keep the Peace,’ CTV is hosting its first-ever live video After Show on CTV.ca. The event will take place immediately after the broadcast at 11 p.m. Et of Part One of the finale on Thursday and give fans a chance to ask questions about the series. Part Two of the series finale will be shown next Thursday, December 13.

Taking part in the After Show will be stars Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Sergio Di Zio, and creators Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern.

It's extreme crisis mode on the set of Canada's beloved police drama, "Flashpoint." On location at the Toronto International Marina, a frazzled man named Harold ("CSI: NY"'s A.J. Buckley) is standing on a ferry, screaming frantically. Turns out this shotgun-wielding guy has separated from his wife, is schizophrenic and off his meds. Worst of all, Harold has abducted a baby girl he mistakenly believes is his. In other words, Harold is a walking time bomb waiting to explode.

Also on the scene are Constables Ed Lane (Hugh Dillon), Sam Braddock (David Paetkau) and Julianna "Jules" Callaghan (Amy Jo Johnson) from the Strategic Response Unit (Sru), who are doing their best to diffuse the situation. Obviously, things aren't going well. Harold's confusion is turning to anger and rage as he yells, "Liar! Liar! I would never hurt her!" Before somebody actually does get hurt, Jules slowly inches toward the oblivious...

It's extreme crisis mode on the set of Canada's beloved police drama, "Flashpoint." On location at the Toronto International Marina, a frazzled man named Harold ("CSI: NY"'s A.J. Buckley) is standing on a ferry, screaming frantically. Turns out this shotgun-wielding guy has separated from his wife, is schizophrenic and off his meds. Worst of all, Harold has abducted a baby girl he mistakenly believes is his. In other words, Harold is a walking time bomb waiting to explode.

Also on the scene are Constables Ed Lane (Hugh Dillon), Sam Braddock (David Paetkau) and Julianna "Jules" Callaghan (Amy Jo Johnson) from the Strategic Response Unit (Sru), who are doing their best to diffuse the situation. Obviously, things aren't going well. Harold's confusion is turning to anger and rage as he yells, "Liar! Liar! I would never hurt her!" Before somebody actually does get hurt, Jules slowly inches toward the oblivious...

I’ll give him this: Jason Lapeyre sure didn’t skimp on the blood for his intense looking crime flick “Cold Blooded”. I’m not entirely sure how hygienic it is for the film’s lead to be walking around what seems like half the movie with her face caked in blood, though. It certainly makes for a startling visual, I’ll give the film that, especially considering what a pretty lady in Zoie Palmer they have underneath all that blood. If that’s what they were going for, mission accomplished? Anyways, check out the first trailer for “Cold Blooded”, people who enjoy checking out movie trailers on the web. A female police officer has to keep a prisoner from escaping a nearly abandoned hospital unit at the same time his violent partners come looking for him. The film stars Ryan Robbins, Zoie Palmer, Bill MacDonald, Sergio Di Zio, Huse Madhavji,...

Freshly announced as a selection of the Fantasia Festival in Montreal - where director Jason Lapeyre will also be screening one other directing effort as well as a short which he produced - Canadian thriller Cold Blooded has released it's first trailer online.A female police officer has to keep a prisoner from escaping a nearly abandoned hospital unit at the same time his violent partners come looking for him. Lapeyre won great notice here on Twitch for his all kids action film I Declare War - read Kurt Halfyard's review here - so we're quite curious to see this one as well. Ryan Robbins, Zoie Palmer, Bill MacDonald, Sergio Di Zio, Huse Madhavji, and Thomas Mitchell star....

After 75 episodes, the award-winning Canadian police drama "Flashpoint" is ending.

The news broke on Tuesday afternoon that viewers would say goodbye to "Flashpoint" after Season 5. The show originally aired on CTV and CBS and eventually moved to Ion for Season 4.

"Flashpoint" portrays an elite police force in Toronto called the Strategic Response Unit (Sru) that deals with hostage standoffs, bomb threats and and more. The series stars Hugh Dillon, Enrico, Colantoni, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Sergio Di Zio, and Olunike Adeliyi.

"Producing 'Flashpoint' over the last five seasons has been an exceptional adventure," executive producers Bill Mustos and Anne Marie La Traverse said in a statement. "We've been incredibly lucky to work with committed and supportive broadcast partners who have enabled us to reach many millions of fans across North America. While the series is still at its creative apex, we've decided to end the series on a high note,...

After 75 episodes, the award-winning Canadian police drama "Flashpoint" is ending.

The news broke on Tuesday afternoon that viewers would say goodbye to "Flashpoint" after Season 5. The show originally aired on CTV and CBS and eventually moved to Ion for Season 4.

"Flashpoint" portrays an elite police force in Toronto called the Strategic Response Unit (Sru) that deals with hostage standoffs, bomb threats and and more. The series stars Hugh Dillon, Enrico, Colantoni, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Sergio Di Zio, and Olunike Adeliyi.

"Producing 'Flashpoint' over the last five seasons has been an exceptional adventure," executive producers Bill Mustos and Anne Marie La Traverse said in a statement. "We've been incredibly lucky to work with committed and supportive broadcast partners who have enabled us to reach many millions of fans across North America. While the series is still at its creative apex, we've decided to end the series on a high note,...

Just a few updates to end the week.

Blood and Chrome trailer was shown at the BSG panel at WonderCon this weekend. Hero Complex has a report from the panel with Kevin Grazier. Here is a description of the trailer (no, it's not available anywhere yet):

At the end of his talk, Grazier screened a trailer for the upcoming “Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome,” a two-hour television film which is set in the 10th year of the First Cylon War. Edited at rapid-cutting pace to Trent Reznor and Karen O’s cover of “Immigrant Song” for “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” – which was actually quite fitting with images of ice-covered planets and (space)ships – the trailer ended with title cards flashing the words “It’s time for a SyFy game-changer.”Still no official word on what Blood and Chrome is (a TV film or a pilot) even though...

Ion Television has renewed its original police drama "Flashpoint" for a fifth season. The network is picking up 13 more episodes, set to begin filming in February 2012.

"Flashpoint" joined Ion's primetime schedule in October 2011 after the network acquired all episodes from Seasons 1-3, along with all 11 original episodes in Season 4.

Since its debut on Ion, the procedural drama's December 27 episode received its highest ratings ever among the network’s key demos, including the 25 to 54 (869,000), women 25 to 54 (566,000) and total viewers (2.1 million).

"We are delighted with how Flashpoint continues to resonate with fans in the U.S. and we look forward to creating another season of compelling and engaging episodes for them to enjoy," the show's executive producers Anne Marie La Traverse and Bill Mustos said in a press statement.

The drama, which follows an elite force in Toronto that deals with hostage standoffs and other crisis situations, stars Hugh Dillon, Enrico Colantoni,...

Ion Television has renewed its original police drama "Flashpoint" for a fifth season. The network is picking up 13 more episodes, set to begin filming in February 2012.

"Flashpoint" joined Ion's primetime schedule in October 2011 after the network acquired all episodes from Seasons 1-3, along with all 11 original episodes in Season 4.

Since its debut on Ion, the procedural drama's December 27 episode received its highest ratings ever among the network’s key demos, including the 25 to 54 (869,000), women 25 to 54 (566,000) and total viewers (2.1 million).

"We are delighted with how Flashpoint continues to resonate with fans in the U.S. and we look forward to creating another season of compelling and engaging episodes for them to enjoy," the show's executive producers Anne Marie La Traverse and Bill Mustos said in a press statement.

The drama, which follows an elite force in Toronto that deals with hostage standoffs and other crisis situations, stars Hugh Dillon, Enrico Colantoni,...

Yesterday, the Canadian Academy released its list of nominees for the 26th Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards.

Best Animated Program or Series

* Glenn Martin Dds

* Hot Wheels - Battle Force Five

* Jimmy Two Shoes

* Kids vs. Kat

* March of the Dinosaurs

Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series

* Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock

* Degrassi: The Next Generation

* How to be Indie

* That's So Weird

* Vacation with Derek

Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program Series

* Artzooka!

* In Real Life

* Spelling Night in Canada: Canspell 2011

* Survive This

* TVOKids - Mark's Moments

Best Comedy Program or Series

* This Hour Has 22 Minutes

* Call Me Fitz

* Good Dog

* Halifax Comedy Fest 2010

* Living in Your Car

* Rick Mercer Report

Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie

* Fakers

* The Kennedys

* My Babysitter's a Vampire.

* The Pillars of the Earth

* Sleepyhead

Best Dramatic Series

* The Borgias

* Endgame

* Flashpoint

* Skins

* The Tudors...

With an increasing number of major TV shows premiering during the summer months, Film Music Reporter presents a listing of this summer’s original shows and their composers. Featured in Part 1 of the Summer TV Roundup are the original shows on the networks (ABC, NBC, CBS), as well as on USA and Showtime. Check back for Part 2 to appear on this page soon.

ABC:

Airing every Tuesday night on the network is the drama Combat Hospital. The show centers on a group of doctors and nurses from Canada, the U.S., the U.K. and other allied countries saving lives and limbs in a war zone military hospital modeled on a real facility in Afghanistan. Deborah Kara Unger, Michelle Borth, Elias Koteas, Terry Chen, Arnold Pinnock and Luke Mably are starring. The show’s music is composed by Edmund Butt (The Dark, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes) and additional...

CTV, a Canadian TV network, just revealed that its original procedural series Flashpoint debuted on Friday, July 8, with 1.4 million viewers in Canada.

Moreover, Flashpoint's season four premiere and also the follow-up of the third season's cliffhanger attracted 6.23 million viewers in the USA on CBS, a TV network.

In Canada, these numbers make Flashpoint the most watched show during the night of Friday, July 8. The show Flashpoint won the demographics of adults aged between 18 and 49 years old. The series follows a team of the tactical unit of Toronto's police department.

In the premiere, Ed Lane (Hugh Dillon), one of the members of that tactical team, survive five gun shots while on duty and is rushed to the hospital. He risks everything to be with his wife, who is about to deliver their baby. Meanwhile, Ed's team is chasing his shooter in the streets of Toronto.

Among the regular cast members,...

CTV, a Canadian TV network, announced that the fourth season of the hit TV series Flashpoint will premiere on Friday, July 8 at 8 Pm.

This episode will begin where the third season's finale left us. One officer of the Strategy Response Unit (Sru), a tactical unit, is facing death. Moreover, a military psychologist (Victor Garber) is hell-bent on disbanding Team One, a group of the Sru, because of so many mistakes the team did.

During that moment, the members of Team One are running after the person who shot their fellow officer. Moreover, in this season, there will be new a new recruit called Raf (Clé Bennett).

Regular cast on the show will still include Hugh Dillon, Enrico Colantoni, Amy Jo Johnson, Sergio Di Zio, David Paetkau and Michael Cram.

Moreover, CTV has already ordered a fifth season for Flashpoint.

Today, someone released a bit of Flashpoint's third season finale on YouTube.

The season finale will be broadcasted on Sunday, February 6, at 10 Pm on CTV, a Canadian TV network, after the Super Bowl.

In this episode, an elite tactical team of the Toronto Police Department might be broken up. As that team is working, a military psychologist and "team breaker", Dr. Larry Toth (guest star Victor Garber), tries to get under the skin of each of its member. Moreover, Sgt. Greg Parker's (Enrico Colantoni) leadership is questioned.

The show also stars Hugh Dillon, Sergio Di Zio, Michael Cram, David Paetkau, Amy Jo Johnson and Janaya Stephens.

The Canadian TV network, CTV, announced that Erin Karpluk (Being Erica) is the guest star in next week's episode of the cop drama Flashpoint.

The third season of this Canadian TV series about a tactical unit of Toronto's police department is currently being aired each Tuesday at 10 Pm Et.

In this episode called Thicker than Blood, the tactical unit led by Sgt. Gregory Parker (Enrico Colantoni) is called in when a bank robbery is going on. That team is led to the abduction of a family man who hides skeletons in his closet.

Unfortunately, CTV hasn't described what will be Erin Karpluk's role.

Flashpoint also stars Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Sergio Di Zio and Michael Cram.

Today, the Canadian Academy revealed the nominees for the 25th Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards. So without further ado, let's reveal those who have graced our land of television in fall 2009 and winter 2010.

1. Best Animated Program or Series:

* Glenn Martin, Dds

* Guess With Jess

* Johnny Test

* Kid Vs Kat

* Wapos Bay

2. Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series:

* Degrassi: The Next Generation

* Overruled!

* Pillars of Freedom

* That's So Weird!

* Total Drama Action

3. Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series:

* A World of Wonders

* Canada's Super Speller

* Survive This

* Tvokids: Mark's Moments

4. Best Comedy Program or Series:

* Dan for Mayor

* Less Than Kind

* Little Mosque on the Prairie

* Pure Pwnage

* The Rick Mercer Report

5. Best Dramatic Miniseries:

* Alice

* The Phantom

* The Summit

6. Best Dramatic Series:

* Durham County

* Flashpoint

* Republic of Doyle

* Stargate Universe

* The Tudors

7. Best Music, Variety Program or Series

* 2009 Much Music Video Awards...

Yesterday, CTV, a Canadian TV network, released online a video that gives you the preview of the interactive game that is available on Flashpoint's official web site. The goal of this game is to give you a look of how it feels to be in a member of an elite tactical unit.

For those who don't know, Flashpoint is a Canadian drama about a team of the tactical unit of Toronto's police department. It stars Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Enrico Colantoni, Sergio Di Zio, Michael Cram and Olunike Adeliyi.

Finally, the show's third season will premiere in Canada on August 6 at 10 Pm on CTV. Moreover, a fourth season has been ordered by CTV and no American premiere date has been confirmed for Flashpoint's third season on CBS.

At last, CTV, a Canadian TV network, has announced that Flashpoint's third season will premiere on Friday, August 6 at 10 Pm. Moreover, the network has also revealed juicy details about the first two episodes of Flashpoint.

This Canadian show follows a tactical unit of the Toronto's police department (Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson, David Paetkau, Enrico Colantoni, Sergio Di Zio, Michael Cram and Olunike Adeliyi).

In the first episode entitled "Severed Ties", Maggie Perrello (Kelly Rowan) was the perfect mother until an addiction to prescription meds spiraled out of control. It cost Maggie a stint in jail, and the loss of her beloved daughters Becky and Riley into foster care. Now she’s out of jail, clean and sober, and yearns to bring her children home but when Maggie discovers that she can’t have her kids back, she turns desperate and kidnaps Becky and Riley.

In the second episode...

A few months ago, Starz, an American premium cable network, surprisingly announced the renewal of Spartacus: Blood and Sand for a second season before the broadcast of the first season. Now, CTV, a Canadian private TV network, announced that it has renewed its hit action TV series Flashpoint for a fourth season. Besides, the show's third season hasn't premiered in Canada yet.

This Canadian TV series follows a team of the fictitious Strategic Response Unit (Sru),* a paramilitary unit of the Toronto Police Department. For each of its mission, the Sru aims to only use force as the last resort. The team is led by Sgt. Greg Parker (Enrico Colantoni), the head negotiator. Other members of the team include Ed Lane (Hugh Dillon), a sniper; Jules Callaghan (Amy Jo Johnson), another sniper; Sam Braddock (David Paetkau), a former soldier of the Joint Task Force 2; Mike Scarlatti (Sergio Di Zio), a...

According to the folks at The Futon Critic, the Canadian TV series Flashpoint will return on CBS, an American TV network, on June 4 at 9 Pm (8 central). This means that CBS will air the remainder of Flashpoint's second season, which hasn't been seen by Americans for now.

In the first episode called One Wrong Move, the Strategic Response Unit (Sru) is called in because a bomb exploded in downtown Toronto. However, the team discovers that it's the first in a wave of bombings by a mysterious eco-terrorist organization. Ed Lane (Hugh Dillon), Sam Braddock (David Paetkau) and Kevin "Wordy" Woodsworth (Michael Cram) must hunt down the terrorists, while bomb defusing experts Spike Scarlatti (Sergio Di Zio) and Lou Young (Mark Taylor) must defuse two bombs simultaneously at the University of Toronto. However, a member of the Sru's team will not see the end of the day...

The show also star...

There's finally some good news for fans of CBS's Flashpoint TV show.

Flashpoint follows the work of a group of highly trained police officers called the Strategic Response Unit (Sru). The series stars Enrico Colantoni, David Paetkau, Hugh Dillon, Sergio Di Zio, Michael Cram, Mark Taylor, Ruth Marshall, and Amy Jo Johnson.

After nine months away, the Canada-produced show is finally returning to Us primetime. A repeat of a first season episode, "Scorpio," is scheduled for Saturday, May 29th. Then, new episodes will begin airing on Friday, June 4th. This will be the cop series' third season on CBS.

Though Flashpoint has been off the schedule for a long time, it seemed a certainty that the program would eventually return. CBS purchased 13 additional episodes of Flashpoint in October 2009. Combined with the nine installments that the network already had...

CTV, a Canadian TV network, still hasn't officially announced the renewal of Flashpoint for a third season. However, according to the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc), the third season of this procedural drama created by Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern has been in production since January 13, 2010.

Indeed, after a visit on the Omdc's web site, The Cultural Post found a document that lists all the films and TV series that are "filming in Ontario [...] as of April 9, 2010". Besides, to top it all, the Omdc indicates two things about the show. First of all, Flashpoint's production crew can be contacted through this e-mail adress (flashpointproductions@gmail.com). Secondly, the TV show's production team is considered as being "Fully Crewed - No Calls Please".

Finally, Flashpoint's production will wrap up on May 28. Moreover, CTV has yet to announce the premiere date of this Canadian show. As for the American premiere on the TV network CBS,...

CBS has been having a great season. Several of their new shows have been successful and many of their established series are still doing well. Unfortunately, that could be bad news for fans of a little show called Flashpoint.

Flashpoint follows the work of a group of highly trained police officers called the Strategic Response Unit (Sru). The series stars Enrico Colantoni, David Paetkau, Hugh Dillon, Sergio Di Zio, Michael Cram, Mark Taylor, Ruth Marshall, and Amy Jo Johnson.

The show was initially produced for Canada's CTV and CBS picked up the rights to air season one during the writers strike. It ended up performing well for the network and that led CBS to join CTV in renewing it for seasons two and three.

  Season three of Flashpoint was supposed to begin airing early this year but the network...

Here's some good news that should cheer you up provided that you're a fan of cop dramas. The first season of Flashpoint - a Canadian TV series that is a hit both here in the Great White North (on CTV) and the USA (on CBS) - comes out today on DVD and Blu-Ray!

Synopsis:

The show takes place in Toronto and follows the Strategic Response Unit (Sru), a fictitious tactical unit that is, in actuality, modelled after the real-life Emergency Task Force (Etf). Sgt. Greg Parker (Enrico Colantoni), an experienced negotiator, and his team must "keep the peace" on cases that ordinary cops can't handle. All in all, the Sru deals with hostage situations, bank robbing, bomb defusing and any other things you can name! However, Parker and the members of the Sru - Ed Lane (Hugh Dillon), Jules Callaghan (Amy Jo Johnson), Sam Braddock (David Paetkau), Lewis Young (Mark Taylor...

Faithful Flashpoint viewers can finally breath easy. CBS has renewed the cop drama for a third season.

Following the work of a group of highly trained police officers called Strategic Response Unit (Sru), the show stars Enrico Colantoni, David Paetkau, Hugh Dillon, Sergio Di Zio, Michael Cram, Mark Taylor, Ruth Marshall, and Amy Jo Johnson.

A Canada-based series, Flashpoint was initially produced for the CTV network. CBS picked up the rights to air the first season of episodes, in part to bank programming during the writers strike. It ended up being a ratings success for the network when it began airing in July 2008.

Both CTV and CBS renewed the series for a second year and those episodes began airing in February 2009. Nine additional installments were ordered with the plan to start running them in July. CBS changed...