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Nicola Pender \/ Thunderbird Films<\/em><\/p>\n

VANCOUVER, BC (April\u00a015, 2015)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Olympus<\/em>, an epic 13-part mythological drama series, makes its UK broadcast\u00a0debut on\u00a0Spike TV tonight,\u00a0at 10:00 pm.<\/p>\n

The series, shot in Vancouver, takes viewers into the action-packed ancient world of humans, Gods and monsters, featuring characters from mythology in a way never before imagined.<\/p>\n

Olympus<\/em>\u00a0tells the story of Hero (Tom York,\u00a0Tyrant<\/em>), a young man, on a mythical quest to solve the riddle of the Gods, unlock the doors to Olympus and become an immortal. Hero\u2019s epic journey leads him through the darkest realms of Ancient Greece accompanied by the beautiful, but twisted Oracle of Gaia, the powerful sorceress Medea and genius inventor Daedalus. Hero battles trickster gods, vicious monsters, seductive nymphs, kings and despots, as he transforms from fresh-faced and na\u00efve to calculating, ruthless, and cold-hearted \u2013 a match for the Gods themselves.<\/p>\n

The series also stars Sonya Cassidy (The Paradise, Vera<\/em>) as Oracle, Sonita Henry (Star Trek, The Fifth Element<\/em>) as Medea, Graham Shiels (Guardians of the Galaxy, True Blood<\/em>)\u00a0as King Aegeus,\u00a0and Matt Frewer (Orphan Black, The Knick<\/em>) as Daedalus.<\/p>\n

Created by Nick Willing (Tinman, Alice, Neverland<\/em>),\u00a0Olympus<\/em>\u00a0is a Canada-UK co-production produced by Vancouver\u2019s Reunion Pictures (a Thunderbird company) and London\u2019s Olympus TV and distributed by Great Point Media. Executive Producers are Robert Halmi Jr. and Jim Reeve for Great Point Media and Matthew O\u2019Connor for Reunion Pictures.<\/p>\n

Olympus<\/em>\u00a0will be one of Spike TV’s debut series. The channel, which was launched by Viacom today in the UK, also features\u00a0Breaking Bad<\/em>,\u00a0Sons of Anarchy<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0on its roster.\u00a0Olympus<\/em>\u00a0is currently airing in North America; on SyFy in the US and on Super Channel in Canada.
\nMedia Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nicola Pender
\nDirector of Media & Marketing, Thunderbird Films
\nnicola@thunderbird.tv
\n604.683.3555<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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