About FIFTH SEASON
FIFTH SEASON is an entertainment industry leader specializing in the development, production, financing, and distribution of premium films, television series, and documentaries. Known for its artist-first approach, the company has produced critically acclaimed films such as 80 for Brady, Book Club, and The Lost Daughter, as well as award-winning series like Severance, Nine Perfect Strangers, Omnivore and Tokyo Vice. FIFTH SEASON operates with a full-service worldwide distribution infrastructure and boasts a vast network of production hubs across North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition to its successful slate of original productions, FIFTH SEASON’s global distribution arm handles an impressive third-party library of hundreds of titles, including hit series such as Killing Eve, Normal People, The Morning Show, and The Night Manager. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, New York, and London, with offices worldwide. Shareholders include CJ ENM, Toho, and Endeavor.
About Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury is an award-winning creator and producer of original content that was established by Christina Jennings, Chairman and President. Shaftesbury’s current primetime slate includes 19 seasons of the international hit series Murdoch Mysteries for CBC Television, Acorn TV, Ovation TV and U&Alibi, and eight seasons of Hudson & Rex for Citytv, UPtv and U&Alibi. Both series are available in over 120 countries worldwide. Other productions include: six seasons of the horror anthology series Slasher – including Hell Motel – on Shudder and Hollywood Suite, with Emmy® Award-winner Eric McCormack; three seasons of Departure (starring Emmy® Award-winner Archie Panjabi and the late Academy Award®-winner Christopher Plummer) which launched on Netflix in 2024 and went to #1 in 40 countries; SisterS, an Irish-Canadian co-production starring Sarah Goldberg (Barry) and Susan Stanley, returning for a second season for Crave, RTÉ and IFC; Irish Blood (starring Alicia Silverstone) which is the highest-ever-rated series for Acorn TV and is now available on Crave; the one-hour dark crime drama The Borderline, starring Stephen Amell, Hamza Haq, Tamara Podemski and Emmy® and Academy Award®-nominee Minnie Driver for Crave; and new comedy series Slo Pitch, starring Jess Salgueiro, Emma Hunter and Emily Hampshire for Crave. For more information visit shaftesbury.ca.
About Crave
Crave is the largest Canadian-owned streamer delivering an unparalleled content offering with HBO and Max Originals, STARZ, Hollywood-hit movies, and iconic series including FRIENDS, THE OFFICE, and more. It also boasts an ever-growing and globally renowned slate of English and French original series. Crave is available directly to all Canadians with access to the Internet at Crave.ca, via iOS and Android, and other platforms such as Amazon Fire TV, Prime Video Subscriptions, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Hisense, LG Smart TVs, PlayStation, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox One and participating TV service providers. Crave is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading media, and entertainment company. Visit our website at Crave.ca.
About CTV
CTV is Canada’s most-watched broadcaster, providing unparalleled entertainment content across two broadcast networks; a powerful suite of specialty channels with CTV Comedy Channel, CTV Drama Channel, CTV Life Channel, CTV Sci-Fi Channel, CTV Nature Channel, CTV Speed Channel, and CTV Wild Channel; and digital channels CTV Throwback and CTV Movies. CTV also features a wide range of sports and information programming, including CTV News, Canada’s highest-rated national and most-trusted local newscasts. CTV is available on Crave, the largest Canadian-owned streamer. CTV is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading media, and entertainment company, with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media.