TORONTO – CTV and Prairie Pants Distribution said today the first two seasons of Corner Gas Animated has been purchased by IMDb TV and will be available to U.S. consumers as an IMDb Original.
On October 15, all 24 episodes of seasons one and two will be joined exclusively in the U.S. on IMDb TV by Corner Gas (the live action one) including 107 episodes of the six-season sitcom and the 90-minute feature film Corner Gas: The Movie. IMDb TV is an ad supported, free American streaming video service offering thousands of premium movies and TV shows for everyday TV viewing.
In Canada, the Corner Gas franchise isn’t going anywhere and remains exclusively available on Bell Media platforms including CTV Comedy Channel, Crave, and CTV Throwback.
This announcement comes as CTV confirms a third season of Corner Gas Animated, which is already in production on Toronto and Vancouver.
Season three will feature 11 new episodes featuring the ensemble cast starring Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller, Eric Peterson, Fred Ewanuick, Lorne Cardinal, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Nancy Robertson, and Corrine Koslo. The latest season will debut on CTV Comedy Channel in 2020.
“When we started producing the original sitcom Corner Gas, we didn’t expect it to become a breakout hit with millions of viewers, multiple awards, spin-out movie and animated series, and run for over a decade,” said creator, showrunner, executive producer and star Brent Butt in the press release. “Sharing the Corner Gas franchise with our U.S. fan base and getting a season three pickup of the animated series in Canada is like a double-dip dream come true.”
Corner Gas Animated is an inter-provincial co-production produced by Prairie Pantoons (BC), comprised of Brent Butt and David Storey from 335 Productions; and Moving Mountoons (ON), comprised of Virginia Thompson and Robert de Lint from Vérité Films, in association with Bell Media, Canada Media Fund, Bell Fund, Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit, Film Incentive BC Tax Credit, Digital Animation, Visual Effects and Post Production Tax Credit, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, reminds the release.
