TVO’s Opie gets second series

TORONTO – TVO, marblemedia, City Saskatchewan, Knowledge Network and The Jim Henson Company are teaming up on a new preschool live-action series called Opie’s Home, a spin-off of the award-winning series Hi Opie!.Opie's Home (39 x 7min) follows 4-year-old Opie as he plays, explores and discovers new things in and around his home. Viewers will meet Opie’s parents, grandmother, and neighbourhood friends, including next door neighbour Mr. Kabashio, played by Oscar-nominated Canadian actor Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves, Die Hard with a Vengeance). Currently in production in Hamilton, ON, Opie's Home will premiere in 2017. The series will be complemented...