ENTERTAINMENT ONE BRINGS NEW LEGAL DRAMA BURDEN OF TRUTH TO THE CW NETWORK

BACKENTERTAINMENT ONE BRINGS NEW LEGAL DRAMA BURDEN OF TRUTH TO THE CW NETWORKSeries star Kristin Kreuk returns to the network

London April 5, 2018 Entertainment One (eOne) today announced its new legal drama Burden of Truth (10 x 60) will make The CW Network its U.S. home. The series is executive produced by and stars Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Beauty and the Beast) as a big city lawyer who returns to her hometown to take on what she thinks is a simple case, only to find herself in a fight for justice for a group of sick girls.

Burden of Truth has also been licensed to Hulu for the second window rights in the U.S. In addition, a second season has been greenlit by the commissioning broadcaster CBC (Canada).

Kristin Kreuk is a tremendous force both on-screen and behind the camera on Burden of Truth,' commented Stuart Baxter, President, of International Distribution, eOne. This series combines the drama and social responsibility of Erin Brockovich with the charm and production values of Smallville.' We're delighted to have partnered with The CW, making it the perfect U.S. network home for this smart, legal drama.

In addition to Kreuk, other cast includes Peter Mooney (Rookie Blue, Camelot, Heroes Reborn), Alex Carter (NCIS, Ransom, Saving Hope), Benjamin Ayres (Saving Hope, Bitten, Dan for Mayor), Nicola Correia-Damude (Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments, The Strain, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Meegwun Fairbrother (Mohawk Girls, Hemlock Grove, Helix, The Beaverton) and emerging Indigenous actor Star Slade.

Burden of Truth is produced by ICF Films, eOne and Eagle Vision. The series is created by Brad Simpson (Rookie Blue, King) and executive produced by Ilana Frank (The Eleventh Hour, Saving Hope, Rookie Blue), Linda Pope (Saving Hope, Rookie Blue), Jocelyn Hamilton (Mary Kills People, Cardinal) and Kreuk. Burden of Truth is co-executive produced by Kyle Irving, Lisa Meeches (Taken, Ice Road Truckers) and Sonia Hosko (Saving Hope), and co-produced by Tyson Caron with Adam Pettle (Saving Hope) serving as showrunner, Hannah Johnson serves as Associate producer, with consulting producer Lynn Coady. Additional writers on the series are Hayden Simpson, Shannon Masters, Graeme Stewart, Eric Putzer, and Laura Good.

Burden of Truth is produced with the participation of the Canada Media Fund and Manitoba Film and Music, and with the assistance of the Government of Manitoba Manitoba Film & Video Production Tax Credit, and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit. eOne controls worldwide rights to the series.

The U.S. licensing deal was brokered by Xavier Trudel, eOne's EVP, International Distribution.

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For more information:ENTERTAINMENT ONEPam WilsonInk Media Corp818.495.3800Pam.Wilson@inkmediacorp.com About Entertainment One

Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE:ETO) is a global independent studio that specialises in the development, acquisition, production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment content. The Company's diversified expertise spans across film, television and music production and sales, family programming, merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.

Entertainment One's robust network includes newly-launched MAKEREADY with Brad Weston; content creation venture Amblin Partners with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television production company Renegade 83; world-class music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and award-winning digital agency Secret Location.

The Company's rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 80,000 hours of film and television content and approximately 40,000 music tracks.

About The CW:

THE CW TELEVISION NETWORK launched in 2006 as America's fifth broadcast network, with programming targeting younger viewers, a demographic highly sought after by advertisers. The CW, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, will broadcast a six-night, twelve-hour primetime line-up, Sunday through Friday, beginning in Fall 2018. The CW's primetime programming is also available to stream for free, without authentication, on the ad-supported cwtv.com and The CW app, now available on every major OTT platform. In daytime, The CW broadcasts a Monday through Friday afternoon block and a three-hour Saturday morning kids block. The CW's digital network CW Seed launched in 2013 and offers original short-form digital content as well as past seasons of fan-favorite television series. For more information about the network and its programming, visit www.cwtvpr.com.

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