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XIII heads to series

Prodigy Pictures in Canada and France's Cipango are making more XIII - the drama based on the enduring Belgian comic book - and have cast Stuart Townsend in the lead.

The two companies made a mini-series based on the property in 2008, with Stephen Dorff leading as an amnesiac secret agent who's out to discover his true identity.

But a 13x60' XIII series starring Townsend (Battle in Seattle, Chaos Theory) is now set to air on France's Canal Plus and on Showcase in Canada in the spring. Showcase is also about to air another Prodigy property, the supernatural-themed series Lost Girl, next month.

Cipango's Edouard De Vesinne and Thomas Anargyros exec produce with Jay Firetsone (Day of the Triffids) of Prodigy. Gil Grant (24) wrote the pilot, will be showrunner and will also exec produce. Three of the 13 episodes will be directed by Duane Clark (CSI: New York).

Shooting starts this fall in Toronto. A US broadcaster has not been named. The 2x90' miniseries aired there on NBC.

Source : winnipegfreepress