CTV recently announced that production is underway on Season 5 of original drama Saving Hope.
Eighteen episodes will shoot on location in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area until November 2016, bringing the hit series to 85 episodes in total since its 2012 debut. Saving Hope’s fifth season is set to air as part of CTV’s 2016/17 broadcast season.
The series stars Erica Durance as Dr. Alex Reid – she was a Best Dramatic Series nominee and finalist for the Golden Screen Award for most-watched Canadian drama at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards.
Saving Hope’s emotional and gripping special two-hour Season 4 finale saw Dr. Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks) undergo brain surgery to remove an aggressive tumour, which could also affect his ghost-seeing abilities. Following Charlie’s surgery and a successful recovery, the finale culminated with a vengeful Tom Crenshaw (Travis Milne, Rookie Blue) showing up at the Hope Zion Hospital Fellowship Awards and firing a shot at Alex and Charlie.
Picking up in the aftermath of the finale, Season 5 of Saving Hope returns with the Hope Zion staff thrust into turmoil. Following her promise to stay away from Charlie if he survived his surgery, Alex faces a big decision while her fellow doctors deal with new challenges as changes come to Hope Zion that will not only affect the livelihood of the hospital, but also its doctors and everything they hold dear.
“With fans still reeling from last season’s finale, we’re looking forward to heading back to Hope Zion Hospital and delivering another season of this addictive drama to our viewers,” said Corrie Coe, Senior Vice-President of Independent Production at Bell Media. “Audiences have embraced this series and its exceptional ensemble cast for the past four seasons and with our production partners ICF Films and eOne again at the helm, this is sure to be another outstanding season.
