SHOWCASE ANNOUNCES MONSTER-SIZED SLATE OF GUEST STARS FOR ’S FINAL SEASON

Lost Girl Season 5, Part 1 premieres December 7 at 9pm ET/PT

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TORONTO, November 28, 2014 – Ahead of Lost Girl’s epic return, Showcase announces fresh faces joining the Fae family and raising the stakes for the series’ dramatic final season. The previously unannounced guest stars joining the cast for a fond and ferocious #Faewell include Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables), Luke Bilyk (My Babysitter’s a Vampire, Degrassi: The Next Generation), Noam Jenkins (Covert Affairs, Rookie Blue, Longmire), Amanda Walsh (, NCIS, Grimm) and Shanice Banton (Degrassi: The Next Generation, A Day Late and a Dollar Short). The first eight episodes of Lost Girl’s fifth and final season begin Sunday, December 7 at 9pm ET/PT.

Lost Girl follows supernatural seductress (), the kickass, loveable succubus who feeds off sexual energy. Since realizing she is part of the Fae, creatures of legend and folklore who live among humans, Bo has forged her own path between the human and Fae worlds, while embarking on a mission to unlock the secrets of her origin.

In season five, Bo’s determination to do the impossible for the people she loves triggers an explosive chain of events that will play out over the final episodes. Bo discovers that love is not always enough to keep a family together as she and her friends face an enemy unlike any they’ve faced before. In the season premiere “Like Hell Part 1,” Bo goes to hell and back to rescue a friend while Tamsin (Rachel Skarsten) faces a foe from her past.

Kris Holden-Ried (The Tudors, Underworld: Awakening) returns as Light Fae shape-shifter Dyson; 2014 CSA Fan Choice Award for Favourite Canadian Screen Star winner (The Guard, ) as human doctor Lauren; Skarsten (The Vow, Flashpoint) as Tamsin, the reborn Valkyrie warrior; Rick Howland (, ) as Bo’s ancient and secretive grandfather Trick; Paul Amos (Bastards, Captain Canuck) as the devious Dark Fae Mesmer Vex; and Emmanuelle Vaugier (Two and a Half Men, ) as the Morrigan, the sultry leader of the Dark Fae.

Lost Girl was developed by Prodigy Pictures, in association with and Showcase. Executive Producers are , Vanessa Piazza and Michael Grassi.

Lost Girl is produced with the participation of the Canadian Media Fund created by the Government of and the Canadian cable industry, and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit Program.

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About Prodigy Pictures Founded in 2006 by Jay Firestone and later joined by Producer Vanessa Piazza, Prodigy Pictures leads the way in the production of quality film, television and cross-platform media. Prodigy is responsible for the critically-acclaimed television series Lost Girl, which has electrified viewers around the world and has amassed a cult-like following. Prodigy's other credits include the thriller Stuck, as well as the original television mini-series XIII and XIII: The Series. Prodigy has several projects in development, including the dramatic fantasy series Bedtime Stories and the sci-fi series Dark Matter. Features in development include Neuromancer, based on of William Gibson’s groundbreaking and award-winning sci-fi novel, an adaptation of Monkey's Paw, and Joe Eszterhas’ Flesh and Blood.

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