Vidéotron commissions exclusive content for Illico Club platform

By Steve Faguy

MONTREAL - Vidéotron has decided it wants its own House of Cards. The cable company announced on Monday that it has commissioned Blue Moon, an original military-themed drama starring Karine Vanasse, which will be offered exclusively to subscribers of Illico Club Unlimited starting in 2016.The French-language series, about a woman who inherits her father’s private security firm, will be 10 episodes of about an hour (they haven’t settled on an exact episode length yet), with a commitment for a second 10-episode series. It will be written by Luc Dionne, produced by Fabienne Larouche (the same producer behind hit series like...