Bitten (TV series)

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Bitten
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Created by Daegan Fryklind
Based on Women of the Otherworld
by Kelley Armstrong
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Composer(s) Todor Kobakov
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 33 (list of episodes)
Production
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  • Daegan Fryklind
  • Grant Rosenberg
  • Patrick Banister
  • John Barbisan
  • John Morayniss
  • Margaret O'Brien
  • Tecca Crosby
  • J.B. Sugar
  • Wil Zmak
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  • Margaret O'Brien
  • J.B. Sugar
  • Norman Denver
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  • Stephen Reizes
  • Boris Mojsovski
  • Craig Wright
Running time 43–45 minutes
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Distributor Entertainment One
Release
Original network Space
Picture format 480i (NTSC)
1080i HDTV
Audio format Stereophonic
Original release January 11, 2014 (2014-01-11) –
April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)
External links
Website

Bitten is a Canadian television series based on the Women of the Otherworld series of books by author Kelley Armstrong. The name was inspired by the first book in the series. The show is produced as an original series for Space and the majority of the filming is done in Toronto, Ontario. In 2015, the show was renewed for a third and final season and finished in April 2016.[1][2]

Series overview

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Main article: List of Bitten episodes

The first season the story centres on Elena Michaels (portrayed by Laura Vandervoort), a female werewolf who is torn between a normal life with her human boyfriend Philip in Toronto and her "family" obligations as a werewolf in upstate New York. Among her "pack" is her ex-fiancé Clayton, who is responsible for her becoming a werewolf.[3]

The second season Left Hand Path is the narrative as the story features on the aftermath of the battle as well as meeting the witches Paige and Ruth, who are looking to save their lost coven member, Savannah, from an evil warlock Aleister.

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 January 11, 2014 (2014-01-11) April 5, 2014 (2014-04-05)
2 10 February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07) April 11, 2015 (2015-04-11)
3 10 February 12, 2016 (2016-02-12) April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)[4]

Cast and characters

Main

Actor Character Seasons
1 2 3
Laura Vandervoort Elena Michaels Main
Greyston Holt Clayton Danvers Main
Greg Bryk Jeremy Danvers Main
Paul Greene Philip McAdams Main
Steve Lund Nick Sorrentino Main
Michael Xavier Logan Jonsen Main
Genelle Williams Rachel Sutton Recurring Main
Tommie-Amber Pirie Paige Winterbourne Recurring Main

Recurring cast

  • Paulino Nunes as Antonio Sorrentino (season 1)
  • Michael Luckett as Daniel Santos (season 1)
  • James McGowan as Malcolm Danvers (seasons 1–2)
  • Noah Danby as Zachary Cain (seasons 1–3)
  • Pascal Langdale as Karl Marsten (seasons 1–3)
  • Fiona Highet as Sheriff Karen Morgan (seasons 1, 3)
  • Natalie Brown as Diane McAdams (seasons 1–2)
  • Tammy Isbell as Ruth Winterbourne (season 2)
  • Sean Rogerson as Aleister (season 2)
  • Kiara Glasco as Savannah Levine (season 2)
  • Daniel Kash as Roman Navikev (seasons 2–3)
  • John Ralston as Sasha Antonov (season 3)
  • Sofia Banzhaf as Katia Antonov (season 3)
  • Alex Ozerov as Alexei Antonov (season 3)

Production

On May 22, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season of 10 episodes, with production beginning in Summer.[5] On May 22, 2015, Space confirmed the series to be renewed for a third season with filming set to begin summer/fall 2015.[6] It was confirmed in December 2015 that the third season of Bitten would be the show's final season.[7]

Music

Todor Kobakov was hired to compose the score for the series.

Score

Bitten – Score Soundtrack Vol. 1
Film score by Todor Kobakov
Released March 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
Length 46:52
Label Entertainment One

Bitten – Score Soundtrack Vol. 1 was released on March 18, 2014.[8]

InnerSpace: After Bite

A live after-show titled InnerSpace: After Bite premiered on Space on February 7, 2015, following the season two premiere. After Bite features hosts Morgan Hoffman and Teddy Wilson, discussing the latest episode with actors and producers of Bitten.

Reception

Bitten has received mixed reviews. Metacritic gave the first season a score of 59 out of 100 (based on 8 reviews).[9]

In ratings, Bitten averaged 348,000 viewers in its timeslot, making it Space's highest-rated original series of all time.[10]

Broadcast

The series was acquired by Syfy for airing in the United States,[11] and premiered in January 2014.[12] It premiered in Australia on August 8, 2015 on FOX8.[13] SyfyUK commenced broadcast on 19th May 2016

Home media

Title Set details Blu-ray and DVD release dates Special features
Region A/1[14]
Bitten — The Complete First Season
  • Discs: 4
  • Episodes: 13
 August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)
  • Behind-the-Scenes Featurette
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Split Screen Stunt Choreography
  • Audio Commentary with Laura Vandervort and Producers
Bitten — The Complete Second Season
  • Discs: 3
  • Episodes: 10
 July 7, 2015 (2015-07-07)

References

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External links

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