CBC picks up new Canadian sci-fi drama

TORONTO – CBC has acquired a new six-episode, Canadian-produced original drama that will transport viewers to 1963 as the U.S. government launches a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage to populate a new world.A co-production of Lionsgate and Sea to Sky Studios, in association with Quebec-based Lift Off Productions and Blumhouse Productions, Ascension began production this week in Montreal, with an official premiere on CBC scheduled for November 2014. The sci-fi drama was originally commissioned by by American television network Syfy.The series stars Brian Van Holt (Cougar Town, The Bridge) and Tricia...