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Showcase launches new short-form VR thriller


TORONTO - Showcase has unveiled its new hybrid virtual reality scripted web series, Halcyon, available now in Canada exclusively on Showcase.ca.Made up of 10 short-form webisodes and five interactive VR episodes, Halcyon is an interactive police procedural designed to first captivate viewers, and then bring them deeper into the complex story through virtual reality.  All 15 episodes are also available on the Halcyon VR app for Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR, powered by Oculus.Set in the year 2040, the series centres on Blake Creighton (Toronto-native Michael Therriault, Heroes Reborn), the CEO of the world’s leading virtual reality company, Halcyon. ...