Saving Hope

For the 2013 book, see Saving Hope (book).
Saving Hope
Genre Medical drama
Supernatural drama
Mystery
Thriller
Created by Malcolm MacRury
Morwyn Brebner
Starring Erica Durance
Michael Shanks
Daniel Gillies
Huse Madhavji
Julia Taylor Ross
Kristopher Turner
Kim Shaw
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 67 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Ilana Frank
David Wellington
Lesley Harrison
Morwyn Brebner
Aaron Martin
Malcolm MacRury
Adam Pettle
Producer(s) Linda Pope
Kathy-Avrich-Johnson
Erica Durance
Editor(s) Tad Seaborn
Cinematography Steve Danyluk
Running time 44 minutes
Production company(s) Ilana C. Frank Films
Entertainment One
Bell Media
Distributor CTV Television Network
Entertainment One International
Release
Original network CTV
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release June 7, 2012 (2012-06-07) – present (present)
External links
Official website
Production website

Saving Hope is a Canadian supernatural medical drama television series starring Erica Durance, and is set in the fictional Hope Zion Hospital in Toronto. The show's premise originated with Malcolm MacRury and Morwyn Brebner, who are both credited as creators and executive producer. The pilot was filmed in Toronto, Ontario. Saving Hope premiered on June 7, 2012 on CTV and NBC. CTV has renewed the series for a fifth season.

Plot

The show's central character is Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance), a doctor whose fiancé, Dr. Charles Harris (Michael Shanks), is in a coma after being in a car accident. The show follows the life of Charlie in his coma state, and Alex dealing with patients, and hoping that he will survive. Dr. Reid is the Chief Surgical Resident while Dr. Harris was the Chief of Surgery until his accident. Dr. Harris recovers at the end of season 1, but in subsequent seasons he is able to see the spirits of comatose and dead patients.

The show also stars Dr. Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies), a new orthopedic surgeon and Alex's former lover. Reid also works along with Dr. Shahir Hamza (Huse Madhavji), a neurosurgeon, Dr. Maggie Lin (Julia Taylor Ross), a third year surgical resident on rotation in the General Surgery department, Dr. Gavin Murphy (Kristopher Turner), a psychiatry resident, Dr. Zachary Miller (Benjamin Ayres), the ER doctor, OR nurse Victor Reis (Salvatore Antonio), Dr. Tom Reycraft (K. C. Collins), Dr. Melanda Tolliver (Glenda Braganza), and Dr. Dawn Bell (Michelle Nolden), a cardiologist and Charlie's ex-wife. Saving Hope has received mixed reviews from television critics for its storylines.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Episodes

The series premiered on June 7, 2012 on both CTV and in the United States on NBC. On July 25, 2012, CTV ordered a second, 13 episode season for the summer of 2013.[18] NBC, however, pulled the show's final two episodes from its broadcast schedule and made them available on their official website. On November 16, 2012, CTV announced they had increased their episode order for Season 2 to eighteen episodes. On November 7, 2013, CTV ordered a third season of Saving Hope that consisted of eighteen episodes and aired in 2014.[19] On November 10, 2014, CTV ordered a fourth season of Saving Hope that will consist of eighteen episodes,[20] and premiered on September 24. 2015.[21] On December 17, 2015, CTV ordered a fifth season of Saving Hope that will consist of 18 episodes.[22]

In 2015, Ion Television announced that they had secured the American broadcast rights to the show, and began airing it in 2016.

Production

Conception

Malcolm MacRury and Morwyn Brebner devised the concept of the series.[23][24] MacRury had previously co-created the comedy series Republic of Doyle for CBC, while Brebner had previously co-created television drama Rookie Blue for the Global Television Network.[23] Canadian broadcaster CTV had picked up the pilot episode in November 2011.[23][25] Executive producers of the show went to Los Angeles, California, to pitch the series to U.S. broadcasters.[23] Their efforts convinced NBC to pick up the series for airing in the United States.[26][27] CTV and NBC ordered 13 episodes for the first season.

The Los Angeles Times claimed that MacRury and Brebner are trying to "combine a doctors-in-love medical soap opera modeled on Grey's Anatomy with something completely different, a paranormal ghost story with elements of A Gifted Man and Ghost Whisperer".[28] Principal photography for the pilot episode took place in Toronto, Ontario in the spring of 2011.

Reception

Ratings

In Canada, the premiere figures were the highest recorded for the summer season in 2012.[29] The American premiere attracted 3.1 million viewers on NBC, which some critics were unimpressed with.[30]

Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes Premiered Ended TV Season Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)		 Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Thursday 9:00 p.m. 13
June 7, 2012
 1.52[31]
September 13, 2012
 1.55[32] 2012–13 1.70[33]
2 Tuesday 10:00 p.m. 18
June 25, 2013
 1.08[34]
February 27, 2014
 1.68[35] 2013–14 1.30[36]
3 Thursday 9:00 p.m. (fall)
Wednesday 9:00 p.m. (midseason)		 18
September 22, 2014
 1.1[37]
February 18, 2015
 N/A 2014–15 N/A
4 Thursday 9:00 p.m. 18
September 24, 2015
 N/A TBA TBD 2015–16 TBD

Reviews

Saving Hope received mixed reviews on Metacritic with a score of 49 out of 100 based on 15 critics' reviews.[38] Verne Gay of Newsday stated the series "is modeled out of particularly sturdy, comfortable and reliable material." He added that it is "a sober, intelligent, placidly paced drama as only the Canadians can make."[39] The Chicago Sun-Times's Lori Rackl said the series "has some fun, clever and emotion-stirring moments, but they’re handicapped by cheesy montages and one too many scenarios designed to remind us of the importance of having hope."[40] Alan Sepinwall of HitFix called Charlie Harris' "spirit walk" around the hospital "an interesting solution to the problem of telling stories we've seen a million times before. But doing it this way ultimately does more harm than good." He added: "It's not bad so much as tired."[41] The San Francisco Chronicle's David Wiegand called the series "a lukewarm stew of ideas from other shows... and films... with stock characters and situations that occasionally jerk a demi-tear or two, but with absolutely no authenticity. The sloppy sentimentality is cheap and unearned."[42]

Broadcast

In September 2014, the U.S. cable network Ion Television announced a partnership with eOne to have exclusive broadcast rights for current and future American television seasons.[43] In Australia, the series premiered on SoHo on February 6, 2015.[44]

References

  1. ↑ "Erica Durance". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Michael Shanks". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Gillies". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Huse Madhavji". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Pilot". Saving Hope. Season 1. Episode 1. 7 June 2012. CTV Television Network/NBC.
  6. ↑ "Julia Taylor Ross". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  7. ↑ "Kristopher Turner". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ben Ayres". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Glenda Braganza". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  10. ↑ "Salvatore Antonio". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  11. ↑ "K. C. Collins". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "Joseph Pierre". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  13. ↑ "Michelle Nolden". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  14. ↑ "Stacey Farber". Saving Hope. CTV Television Network. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  15. 1 2 "Season 4 of CTV’s Hit Original Drama SAVING HOPE Starts Production on June 1 - Bell Media". Bellmedia.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  16. ↑ "Saving Hope | Full Episodes and Clips on". Ctv.ca. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  17. ↑ "Conrad Coates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  18. ↑ "CTV - Bell Media". Bellmediapr.ca. 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  19. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (7 November 2013). "CTV Orders Third Season of Erica Durance Starrer 'Saving Hope'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  20. ↑ Miller, Thomas. "CTV Renews Saving Hope". Seat42F. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  21. ↑ "Saving Hope season 4 release date – September 24, 2015". When-will.net. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  22. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (December 17, 2015). "ION Television Renews 'Saving Hope' for Fifth Season". The Hollywood Reporter.
  23. 1 2 3 4 Vlessing, Etan (2011-11-03). "Canadian Drama 'Saving Hope' Seeks U.S. Partner". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  24. ↑ Rose, Lacey (2012-01-05). "NBC Eyeing Canadian Drama 'Saving Hope' For Summer Run". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  25. ↑ "Breaking News - CTV Orders New One-Hour Original Drama Series "Saving Hope"". TheFutonCritic.com. 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  26. ↑ "Breaking News - NBC to Become U.S. Broadcaster for New CTV Drama Series "Saving Hope"". TheFutonCritic.com. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  27. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (2012-01-03). "NBC Orders Canadian Drama 'Saving Hope' for Summer Schedule (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  28. ↑ "After an Accident, a Doctor’s Lingering Presence : ‘Saving Hope’ Begins Thursday on NBC". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  29. ↑ "The Prognosis is In: SAVING HOPE Debuts #1 in Canada with 1.52 Million Viewers on CTV" (Press release). Bell Media. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  30. ↑ "Lackluster Ratings for "Saving Hope" Premiere". 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  31. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) June 4 - June 10, 2012" (PDF). BBM Canada. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  32. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) September 10 - September 16, 2012" (PDF). BBM Canada. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  33. ↑ "Press Releases - Bell Media". Bellmediapr.ca. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  34. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) June 24 - June 30, 2013" (PDF). BBM Canada. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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  37. ↑ "The Rise of GOTHAM: An Epic Beginning Sees 2.4 Million Viewers Tune Into Series Premiere on CTV". Bell Media Press Room. September 23, 2014.
  38. ↑ "Saving Hope - Season 1 Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More". Metacritic. June 7, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  39. ↑ Gay, Verne (June 4, 2012). "'Saving Hope': A ghostly doctor drama". Newsday. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  40. ↑ Rackl, Lori (June 6, 2012). "‘Saving Hope:’ A spoonful of schmaltz makes this medicine hard to swallow". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  41. ↑ Sepinwall, Alan (June 6, 2012). "Review: NBC's 'Saving Hope' mixes medical drama with metaphysics". HitFix. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  42. ↑ Weigand, David (June 27, 2012). "'Saving Hope' TV review: an otherworldly mishmash". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  43. ↑ "ION Television Picks Up ‘Saving Hope’ Season Three - Ratings". TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
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