TORONTO – CraveTV unveiled details on its latest original series, a new mockumentary series entitled New Eden.
Developed in partnership with Peacock Alley Entertainment, the eight-part, half-hour “true crime” anthology features creators and stars Evany Rosen (Picnicface, Baroness Von Sketch Show) and Kayla Lorette (The Beaverton, Space Riders). Production will begin this fall in Ontario.
New Eden follows the misguided attempt of two women, Katherine Whitfield (Lorette) and Grace Lee (Rosen), who started what would become the first, all-female cult of its size. After experiencing the oppression of a male-dominated cult, they decided to create a safe space for women, New Eden. In the inexperienced hands of Whitfield and Lee, the community quickly devolves into a drug-addled, pagan, and sometimes alien-worshipping, disaster space… with the possibility of some murders too.
With a new episodes of Letterkenny in the works, New Eden joins CraveTV’s growing slate of original programming which also includes three stand-up comedy specials created from last year’s Just For Laughs festival.
“The runaway success of Letterkenny demonstrates that bold, fresh, and innovative comedy resonates with CraveTV subscribers,” said Tracey Pearce, Bell Media’s president, distribution and pay, in the news release. “Helmed by two unique female voices, New Eden is a contemporary new series that turns a mockumentary lens on a fictional crime story, with twistedly hilarious results. CraveTV audiences will love it!”
CraveTV also confirmed that the first season of drama The Good Doctor will begin streaming in August, and that some of the new series coming to CTV this fall will join CraveTV’s lineup following their linear broadcasts.
