- The Listener (TV series)
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show_name = The Listener
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genre = Supernatural drama
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creator =Michael Amo
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executive_producer =Christina Jennings
starring =Craig Olejnik Enis Esmer
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country = CAN
network = CTV
first_aired = Fall 2008
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website = http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20071221/home-the-listener/20071221/
imdb_id = 1181541
tv_com_id = 75334"The Listener" is an upcoming
Canadian supernatural drama about a young paramedic named Toby Logan (Oleynik) with the power to listen to people's most intimate thoughts. He soon realizes: with great power comes great responsibility. Aided by his paramedic partner Osman Bey (Esmer), Toby walks a dangerous line between his calling as a telepathic sleuth and his regular life as an urban twentysomething.Production
Produced by
Shaftesbury Films for CTV and created byMichael Amo , thepilot episode is to be directed byClement Virgo .cite news |work=The Futon Critic |title=NBC picks up "The Listener" - CTV's original drama series from Shaftesbury Films |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080201nbc01 |date=2008-02-01] Production is set to begin in spring2008 .American television network
NBC announced onFebruary 1 ,2008 a deal to pick-up 13 episodes. [cite news |title= Canada's CBC and ABC wedded to teen sitcom |url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080729/tv_nm/canada_dc_1 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2008-07-29] The show is distributed throughProgram Partners , which owns the American rights with ad-sales bySony Pictures Television .References
External links
* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20071221/two_new_series_071221/20071221/ CTV adds two new Canadian dramas to lineup]
* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20071220/ctv_release_20071220B/20071220/ CTV Press release]
* [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i2b58004ff7cfb26218aaa25e1a0ba3ab Nets pluck Canucks for primetime]
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