Mystery, Murder and Madness Hide in Meadowlands - A New Series from Showtime Presented by Movie Central and The Movie Network

    Series Premieres on Movie Central Day-and-Date with Showtime on Sunday,
    June 17 at 9 p.m. PT and Premieres on The Movie Network on Monday,
    June 18 at 9 p.m. ET

    TORONTO, May 29 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (western
Canada) and Astral Media's The Movie Network (eastern Canada) introduce the
new Showtime mystery-thriller series Meadowlands. Movie Central premieres the
series day-and-date with Showtime Sunday, June 17 at 9 p.m. PT on Movie
Central 4. Meadowlands premieres on The Movie Network and Movie Central 1 on
Monday, June 18 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.

    This eight-part thriller explores the nature of memory and identity by
asking the question: can anyone ever really wipe the slate clean? Trying to
hide from a troubled past, Danny Brogan (David Morrissey) and his family are
placed in a witness protection program. He hopes the fresh start will heal
their strained family relationships, particularly his failing marriage with
his wife Evelyn (Lucy Cohu). Meanwhile, their 17-year-old twins Zoe (Felicity
Jones) and Mark (Harry Treadaway) remain traumatized by what they have
experienced in their old lives. Mark has not spoken in four months and Zoe
channels her fear into a fascination with finding out all her neighbours' dark
secrets.

    Upon first glance, Meadowlands is a picturesque, crime-free paradise. But
a deeper look reveals a world that is becoming increasingly dysfunctional and
devoid of normalcy. Darkness begins to seep in as Danny discovers that he and
his neighbours are exactly alike - everyone around them has seen something,
said something or done something so terrible that they have been removed from
the outside world and placed off the radar in a heaven that quickly becomes
hell. Now, they have been given a fresh start - solidly built on a foundation
of lies.

    Written and created by Robert Murphy (Murder City) and Matthew Arlidge
(Monarch of the Glen) and executive produced by Douglas Rae (executive
producer of the Oscar(R)-nominated feature film Mrs. Brown) of Ecosse Films,
Meadowlands is a Showtime and Channel 4 co-production shot entirely on
location in the U.K.

    New episodes of Meadowlands will also be available on Movie Central On
Demand and The Movie Network OnDemand the Tuesday following their network
premieres. The series can also be seen on Movie Central and The Movie
Network's HD channels.

    Movie Central is a 24-hour-a-day, commercial-free premium pay-TV service
available to Western Canadians. Exclusive multi-year output agreements with
major Hollywood studios ensure that Movie Central is the preferred destination
for box office titles. In addition to being the first window, Canadian home to
the best of HBO and Showtime, through its investments, pre-buys and licence
fees for Canadian feature films and original series, Movie Central is
recognized as a major force in the Canadian independent film and television
production industry. The launch of Movie Central On Demand and Movie Central
High Definition demonstrates that Movie Central remains committed to being
first with innovations that enhance the viewing experience. Visit the Movie
Central website at www.moviecentral.ca.

    Movie Central is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian-based
media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty
television and radio with additional assets in pay television, advertising and
digital audio services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing
and children's animation. The company's multimedia entertainment brands
include YTV, Treehouse, W Network, Movie Central, Nelvana, Kids Can Press and
radio stations including CKNW, CKOI and Q107. Corus creates engaging branded
entertainment experiences for its audiences across multiple platforms. A
publicly traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto (CJR.B) and New York
(CJR) exchanges. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.

    The Movie Network is an Astral Media network available in eastern Canada.
With premiere access to blockbuster movies, critically-acclaimed HBO and
Showtime series, and first-rate Canadian programming, this pay-television
service presents Canadians with some of the best television entertainment
available. The Movie Network service includes five 24-hour multiplex channels
- M, MMore, MExcess, MFun! and MFest - which deliver diverse and entertaining
programs in an uncut and commercial-free television environment. The Movie
Network also offers The Movie Network HD and MMore HD, two dedicated
high-definition channels providing hundreds of titles in HD; and The Movie
Network OnDemand, a Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) service, available in
select areas across eastern Canada. For more information, please visit
www.themovienetwork.ca.

    Astral Media is one of Canada's leading media companies, active in
specialty, pay and pay-per-view television, radio and outdoor advertising.
Astral Media's solid and dynamic presence in the country's major markets rests
on its commitment to offer a unique combination of high-quality, targeted
media for all its audiences. www.astralmedia.com.

    For access to Movie Central's press site or The Movie Network's media
room, please visit http://pressroom.corusent.com or http://tv.astral.com

For further information: Movie Central (western Canada), Alex Chapple,
[phone], [e-mail]; The Movie Network (eastern Canada),
Nicolle Balen, [phone], [e-mail]