TORONTO – It’s time for Canada to go bid or go home as the popular Storage Wars franchise arrives north of the border. OLN, Proper Television, and FremantleMedia have announced that Storage Wars Canada has been greenlit with production of 36 half-hour episodes slated to begin May 2013, and filming to take place in locations across Ontario.
Storage Wars Canada is a modern-day treasure hunt, as four professional buyers use their knowledge, expertise, and wit to bid on the contents of abandoned, repossessed, and forgotten storage containers. With only a matter of minutes to scan the contents of the locker using only the beam of a flashlight, the high stakes fun begins when the buyers have to out-bid each other for the locker, which could be full of trash or treasure.
“The hit Storage Wars franchise is perfectly in tune with the outrageous characters and real-life stories that OLN’s viewers look forward to every night,” said Claire Freeland, director of original programming, Rogers Media, and executive producer of Storage Wars Canada, in a release. “Canada is filled with dynamic treasure hunters and passionate collectors that will bring this homegrown series to life, and we are excited to give Canadians this opportunity.”
The series is produced by Proper Television and based on a format created by Original Productions, a FremantleMedia company. Guy O’Sullivan (Come Dine with Me Canada) and Allison Grace (Holmes Inspection) serve as executive producers, with Geoff Siskind (Canada’s Worst Driver) as a series producer. From Rogers Media, Claire Freeland is director of original programming and executive producer of the series, Malcolm Dunlop is executive vice-president, programming and operations, and Scott Moore is president of broadcast.
Storage Wars currently airs weeknights at 8 p.m. ET on OLN. Additional production and broadcast details for Storage Wars Canada will be announced at a later date.
