Last week, Bitten was renewed for a second season in Canada. Now, Syfy has announced that they will be airing the sophomore year as well. The 10 new episodes will run in the US sometime next year.
Here’s the press release:
SUPERNATURAL THRILLER “BITTEN” RETURNS TO SYFY FOR SECOND SEASON
10 ALL-NEW EPISODES TO AIR BEGINNING 2015
NEW YORK – May 30, 2014 – Syfy today announced that it has acquired the popular supernatural thriller Bitten for a second season, consisting of 10 all-new episodes. The series, from leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne), will return to Syfy in 2015.
Said Chris Regina, Senior Vice President, Programming, Syfy: “Bitten is a fast-paced and edgy series which has found a growing and passionate fan base on our channel. We’re delighted to bring the series back to Syfy next year.”
Said Prentiss Fraser, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Acquisitions, eOne Television International: “We’re absolutely thrilled with the tremendous support and enthusiasm from fans across social media since the debut of Bitten. We look forward to working with the talented cast and crew on another compelling season and continuing our partnership with Syfy in bringing the series back to viewers in the U.S. next year.”
During its first season on Syfy, Bitten averaged 1.1 million total viewers based on Live +7 data.
Based on the Women of the Otherworld novels by #1 New York Times best-selling author Kelley Armstrong, Bitten stars Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, Ted) as Elena Michaels, the lone female werewolf in existence.
Bitten also stars Greg Bryk (A History Of Violence, Rookie Blue) as The Alpha pack leader Jeremy Danvers, Greyston Holt (Alcatraz, Durham County) as passionate pack enforcer Clayton Danvers, Steve Lund (Being Erica) as Nick Sorrentino and Michael Xavier (The Best Years) as Dr. Logan Jonsen.
Production on Season 2 will begin this summer in Toronto.
Bitten joins Syfy’s stable of popular international and domestic acquisitions that include Lost Girl, Continuum, the upcoming Spartacus (premiering June 26) and The Almighty Johnsons (July 11). Syfy co-productions Z-Nation (with The Asylum, airing this Fall 2014) and Olympus (with Reunion Pictures and Great Point Media, 2015) are presently shooting in Spokane, Washington and Vancouver, Canada.
Bitten is executive produced by J.B. Sugar (The Collector, Jpod) for No Equal Entertainment, John Barbisan, and Patrick Banister (Whistler) for Hoodwink Entertainment, and Tecca Crosby, John Morayniss, and Margaret O’Brien for Entertainment One (eOne). Daegan Fryklind (Motive, The Listener) is Showrunner. eOne is the worldwide distributor for the series.
Bitten is produced by No Equal Entertainment, Hoodwink Entertainment, and eOne in association with Space and Bell Media. Rebecca DiPasquale and Tom Hastings are Production Executives, Drama, Bell Media. Trish Williams is Director of Drama, Independent Production, Bell Media. Corrie Coe is Senior Vice-President, Independent Production, Bell Media. Catherine MacLeod is Senior Vice-President, Specialty Channels and Bell Media Production. Phil King is President, CTV, Sports, and Entertainment Programming.
About Syfy
Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. (Syfy. Imagine Greater.)
About Entertainment One
The company’s comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, South Africa and South Korea. Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 35,000 film and television titles, 2,800 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks. http://www.entertainmentonegroup.com/
About Bell Media Independent Production
Bell Media has commissioned some of Canada’s most-watched and most-acclaimed original programming, working with the best Canadian independent producers in the country. Hit CTV series include ratings success stories SAVING HOPE, THE LISTENER, and MOTIVE, the #1 new Canadian series of the 2012/13 season. Airing this summer are relationship comedy SATISFACTION and THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, a record-breaking Canadian-produced, complementary version of the hit international series. To premiere in the 2013/14 season are the drama series PLAYED, multi-cam office comedy SPUN OUT, and hit international format MASTERCHEF CANADA. Among the scripted series on Bell Media pay and specialty channels are the two-time Emmy-nominated hit DEGRASSI, the recently renewed ORPHAN BLACK, CSA-winning CALL ME FITZ, and upcoming dramas BITTEN and 19-2. Bell Media specialty channels are also home to reality series PANIC BUTTON and BRAVE NEW GIRL, game shows MATCH GAME and POP QUIZ, and factual series HIGHWAY THRU HELL, and CANADA’S WORST DRIVER, among others. So far in 2013, Bell Media has ordered 23 original Canadian series and put 52 projects into development.
What do you think? Do you plan on watching season two of Bitten?
Another good show that y’all just took away! Thanks allot for taking away 2 great shows that I really looked forward to watching! Please listen to the ppl when we say we like something then bring it back, out was awesome!
Yes I will be watching bitten when it comes back in 2015. Great show.
definitely, can wait. just work a little bit more on Elena and Clayton chemistry. Niki had the hotter sex scene 🙂 and we can not have that, yes?
yes can’t wait for season 2
absolutely!!
I am disaponited that I have to wait until next year to see the return of one of the best Scifi progam I ‘ve seen in a very long time. Why are we having to wait so long in the united states to see this program? I have been waiting to see it since it ended last season.
I know, right? It seems like every time I find a show I like, they air 6 or 7 episodes then have to wait almost a year fire it to come back. Meanwhile tv is clef with ridiculous reality sites shows! Thank god the walking dead haven and soa cane back when they did…still. .. having to wait a year for a handful of episodes is insane! !!
yes,
One of my favorite shows. Glad sy-fi picked it up. They won’t be sorry!
Please let us know when bitten coming back 2015
YES I will most definitely be watching season 2 of Bitten!!!!!! I can’t wait till it comes on.
yes i will love the show 🙂
yes i well watch session 2 wish it were here already. fell in love with the first session left all hanging.
Of course I plan on watching Bitten season 2 The show is Awesome ! I just wish there were going to be more than 10 new episodes. I was hoping for at least another 13 episodes. If it were up to me there would be no less than 15 episodes and maybe as many as 18.
I have read all the books already. I can’t wait for season two. Hope they continue to follow the books.
best show I have seen in a long time. the Walking Dead has nothing over this show! Hooray for girl power.
Watched all of first season with granddaughters they loved it I enjoyed it I also have read all the books since the end of the first season waiting for season 2′
He’ll yes
When is Bitten gonna be on Syfy??
Cannot wait till season 2 began