The Full 10-Episode Season of the Young
Adult Series Will be Available to Stream On Demand May 30 on STACKTV
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TORONTO, April 23,
2024 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's Geek Girl
(10x30) hits the streaming runway as the highly-anticipated new
series debuts May 30 exclusively on
STACKTV, Corus' premium multi-channel streaming
service, in Canada. Based on the
beloved, best-selling YA novel by British author Holly Smale, the live-action adaptation of
Geek Girl is a co-production between Aircraft Pictures and
RubyRock Pictures, with creative support from Corus
Entertainment's Nelvana, a world-leading international
producer, distributor, and licensor of children's animated and
live-action content. The series was filmed in the UK and
Ottawa last summer.
The coming-of-age series follows sixteen-year-old
Harriet Manners, whose life is
turned upside down after she is thrust head-first into the world of
fashion. Tightly wound agents, reclusive designers, impossibly high
heels, and a cute supermodel boy with a great smile — socially
awkward Harriet has no idea what she's in for. Emily
Carey (House of The Dragon, Wonder Woman) stars as
Harriet. The all-star cast also includes Emmanuel Imani (Riches, The Wheel
Of Time) as Wilbur Evans,
Sarah Parish (Industry, Stay
Close) as Jude Paignton, Liam
Woodrum (Love In Zion National) as Nick
Park, Tim Downie (Outlander, Paddington) as
Richard Manners, Zac Looker (A Kind of Spark) as
Toby Pilgrim, Jemima Rooper (Flowers in the Attic: The
Origin) as Annabel Manners,
Sandra Yi Sencindiver
(Foundation, The Wheel of Time) as Yuji Lee, Daisy
Jelley (London Kills) as Poppy Hepple-Cartwright and introduces
Rochelle Harrington as Natalie Grey.
Modelled after Smale's personal story, Harriet's character is an
innovative take on neurodivergent representation. Geek Girl
champions being different, while challenging the traditional
assumptions of what people who occupy glamorous spaces are
like.
"The story of Geek Girl resonates with many people. High
school is often a place of constant struggle for acceptance and
Holly Smale offers a unique
perspective on the experience," said Troy
Reeb, Executive Vice President of Broadcast Networks for
Corus Entertainment. "We're proud to deliver this Corus Original on
STACKTV – the perfect streaming home for this binge-worthy series –
which will not only engage fans of the novel but introduce this
heartwarming story to new fans across Canada."
Declan O'Dwyer (Miss Scarlet & The Duke, Merlin, and Flowers In The
Attic: The Origin) is the series director. Lead writer
Jess Ruston joined forces with
Sameera Steward, Sarah Morgan, and author Holly Smale to adapt the best-selling novel from
page to screen, with additional material written by Zoë Rocha
and Georgie Armour. The show is
creatively produced by Zoë Rocha for RubyRock Pictures and by
Anthony Leo and Andrew Rosen for Aircraft Pictures. Nelvana is
distributing the series internationally.
Following the premiere on STACKTV, Geek Girl will also
air on Corus' iconic kids' channel, YTV, in Canada this September.
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About Corus Entertainment Inc.
Corus Entertainment
Inc. (TSX: CJR.B) 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' 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. For more information visit www.corusent.com.
About STACKTV
STACKTV is Corus Entertainment's premium
multi-channel television streaming service that offers thousands of
hours of exclusive hit content from 16 of Canada's top TV networks, all on one platform.
All series, movies and specials that air on Global Television, Food
Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, The HISTORY® Channel, Adult
Swim, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Lifetime, Cartoon
Network, Treehouse, YTV, Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney
XD are available to stream on STACKTV live and on demand with new
content added daily. STACKTV is available via Amazon Prime Video
Channels, Bell Fibe TV app, Fubo, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite
Streaming. For more information, visit stacktv.ca.
About Aircraft Pictures
Established in 2005, Aircraft
Pictures is an Academy Award® and Emmy® nominated producer of
scripted content for kids, families and young adults. Based in
Toronto, with an office in Los
Angeles, the production company was founded by Anthony Leo and Andrew
Rosen. In 2022, Aircraft joined forces with media leader
Corus Entertainment. Select credits include the animated series
SUMMER MEMORIES, now airing on Roku, Family Channel, Amazon Prime
and other platforms internationally: the sci-fi series CIRCUIT
BREAKERS for Apple TV+, produced with Cottonwood Media; the tween
comedy POPULARITY PAPERS produced with WexWorks Media in
association with BBC Studios; the animated theatrical feature film
THE BREADWINNER – nominated for an Academy Award® and Golden Globe
Award for Best Animated Feature Film and winner of the Los Angeles
Film Critics Award and Annie Award for Best Independent Animated
Feature; five seasons of the Canadian Screen Award-winning and
Daytime Emmy®-nominated Hulu Original series HOLLY HOBBIE; three television movies based on
the BRUNO & BOOTS book series by YA fiction icon Gordon Korman;
and twenty-six episodes of the Kidscreen Award-winning
single-camera family comedy RAISING EXPECTATIONS starring
Molly Ringwald and Jason Priestley. Upcoming productions include
the series GEEK GIRL – co-produced with RubyRock Pictures for
Netflix and YTV; the K-Pop tween drama GANGNAM PROJECT produced
with Pillango Productions in association with CBC Kids and CBBC;
and the feature film YOUNGBLOOD, based on the original MGM film of
the same name. For more information, please visit
www.aircraftpictures.com.
About RubyRock Pictures
Founded by Zoë Rocha London-based, high-end scripted production
company RubyRock Pictures most recently produced GEEK
GIRL for YTV/Netflix starring Emily Carey, Emmanuel
Imani, Tim Downie and Sarah Parish. Prior to setting up
RubyRock, Zoë was founder and Creative Director at LittleRock
Pictures developing and producing shows including Ch5 and Netflix's
hit series BORDERLINE and the International Emmy
Award nominated Sky/Showtime original series URBAN
MYTHS. BORDERLINE is being remade for the US by
Nick Kroll's (THE LEAGUE, BIG
MOUTH) production outfit Good at Business and Entertainment 360
with Zoë Executive Producing the project. Zoë also served as
creative EP on the series from A+E Studios FLOWERS IN THE
ATTIC: THE ORIGIN. Based on the long running series
of bestselling novels by VC Andrews, the show stars Jemima Rooper, Max
Irons, Paul Wesley,
Kate Mulgrew and Kelsey Grammer. On its release it was the #1
most watched cable series in the US. With an ambition to
create unorthodox, bold content for global audiences – RubyRock is
in development with companies including A+E Studios, Sony
Television Pictures and Corus Entertainment. RubyRock is also
due to go into production this year on MR
SMITH the debut feature from writer/director Declan O'Dwyer (Miss
Scarlett & the Duke, Flowers
in the Attic: The Origin).
About Nelvana
Entertaining kids for over 50
years, Nelvana is a world-leading international producer and
distributor of children's animated and live-action content. Nelvana
produces a stable of award-winning and globally renowned brands
that focus on comedies, preschool and action series, and ancillary
consumer products programs. Nelvana's content airs on Corus
Entertainment's kids channels in Canada and in over 180
countries around the world. The Nelvana library has well over 5,000
episodes of programming and has received over 70 major
international program awards including Emmys® and Canadian Screen
Awards. Visit the Nelvana website at nelvana.com.
SOURCE Corus Entertainment Inc.