Super Channel acquires Australian dramedy “Upright” from Entertainment One

EDMONTON — Super Channel will be bringing the Australian series Upright to Canadian viewers in January, after acquiring the broadcast rights to the eight-episode half-hour comedy-drama from Entertainment One, the company announced Wednesday.Co-written by and starring critically acclaimed musician, comedian, actor, writer and director Tim Minchin (Matilda: The Musical, Californication), Upright follows two misfits thrown together by chance in the middle of the Australian desert, who forge the unlikeliest of bonds in their quest to get a precious piano from one side of the country to the other.When family outcast Lucky Flynn, played by Minchin (pictured on left), learns his...