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Meaghan Rath joins Children Ruin Everything


TORONTO — Bell Media announced today Canadian actress Meaghan Rath (above) has been cast in a starring role in the new CTV Original comedy Children Ruin Everything.

Montreal-born Rath (Being Human, Hawaii Five-0) also serves as executive producer for the series. She stars as Astrid who along with husband James struggle to find a balance between being parents to two kids and being who they were before having children.

First announced a year ago, the eight-episode, half-hour series does not yet have a scheduled premiere date.

Produced by independent production company New Metric Media in association with CTV, the series is created by Emmy Award winner and Golden Globe Award nominee Kurt Smeaton (Schitt’s Creek, Kim’s Convenience). Alongside Smeaton, Chuck Tatham (Modern Family, Arrested Development) joins Mark Montefiore (Letterkenny, What Would Sal Do?) as executive producer. Beth Iley (Killjoys) serves as producer.

Bell Media Distribution is the international rights holder for Children Ruin Everything and New Metric Media is the exclusive sales agent for the series.

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