Toronto, Canada – Tricon Films & Television is bringing its largest MIPCOM slate to date with new comedy, lifestyle and factual series. This follows its recent announcement about launching original series from Pivot including HitRECord on TV! (8×30’), Raising McCain (10×30’), Jersey Strong (10×30’) and Take Part Live in addition to new IFC series debuts The Spoils of Babylon (6×30’) and The Birthday Boys (10×30’),
New series include: Extreme Collectors (14×30’), a factual series from Architect Films Inc, where Host and professional appraiser Andrew Zegers travels across North America to visit and appraise the curated memorabilia and collectibles of so-called extreme collectors, revealing their true market value;To Catch a Killer (8 x 60’), a true crime series from Ocean Entertainment, which follows Professor/ Detective Mike Arntfield as he guides a squad of civilians investigating unsolved murders, seeking new leads and exploiting modern technology to find new evidence; and Now Eat This! (20×30’) a new lifestyle food series from Bellum Entertainment, featuring celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito and his two passions in life: family and food. Drawing from his own real life experience, Rocco is determined to bring families back together over a delicious, healthy meal.
Extreme Collectors
Returning series with new seasons include:
Holliston Season 2 (23×30’), produced by The Hacienda Film Company in association with broadcast partner FEARnet in the U.S.
Ex-Wives of Rock Season 2 (28×30’), a docu-series that chronicles the highs and lows of the glamorous lives of four L.A. women.
Restaurant Takeover Season 2 (26×60’), a fresh take on Food Network’s popular Restaurant Makeover series, where two restaurant industry top guns help rescue a failing restaurant.