TORONTO — WildBrain Television today announced the Canada-U.K. co-produced Malory Towers series about a young girl’s adventures at boarding school in post-war Britain will premiere Canada Day on Family Channel during a two-episode event.
Based on Enid Blyton’s popular novel series, the 13-part children’s drama follows 12-year-old Darrell Rivers, played by newcomer Ella Bright, as she leaves home to attend an all-girls’ boarding school in Cornwall. The series also stars Jennifer Wigmore (Anne With an E) as headmistress Miss Grayling, Imali Perera (The Handmaid’s Tale) as Miss Potts, and Ashley McGuire as Matron. Rounding out the cast are Zoey Siewert, Twinkle Jaiswal, Danya Griver and Natasha Raphael, alongside newcomers Sienna Arif Knights, Beth Bradfield, Saskia Kemkers and Imogen Lamb.
Co-produced by WildBrain and the U.K.’s King Bert Productions, the series is adapted for television by Rachel Flowerday and Sasha Hails. Executive producers for WildBrain are Josh Scherba, Anne Loi and Michael Goldsmith, with Jo Sargent serving as executive producer for King Bert Productions. The series is produced by King Bert’s Grainne McNamara and WildBrain’s Angela Boudreault, and directed by Rebecca Rycroft (Evermore Chronicles, So Awkward) and Bruce McDonald (Creeped Out, Heartland, Dark Matter).
The two-episode premiere will air Wednesday, July 1 at 11 a.m. ET/PT on Family Channel. An encore screening of episodes one and two will air at 6 p.m. ET/PT on July 7 and 8. Then starting July 9, brand new episodes will run from Tuesday to Friday at 6 p.m. ET/PT.
In addition to Malory Towers, Family Channel’s summer lineup will include: the season two premiere of Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese on Monday, July 6; new episodes of Heirs of the Night, Mondays at 8 p.m. ET/PT; Trolls: The Beat Goes On, weekdays at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT; Nowhere Boys: Battle for Negative Space, Sundays at 5 p.m. ET/PT; and popular movies including Free Birds, Escape from Planet Earth and 17 Again.
