MANUAL SAVING HOPE 2012 2013 2014 A-F G-M N-S T-Z PATIENT NAME S 3 FIRST MIDDLE LAST BellMediaPR.ca @CTV_Television @CTV_PR @SavingHopeTV Erica Durance: @ED_DURANCE Michael Shanks: @MichaelShanks Daniel Gillies: @danieljgillies Huse Madhavji: @HuseM Julia Taylor Ross: @juliataylorross Michelle Nolden: @noldenmichelle Benjamin Ayres: @BenjaminAyres Kristopher Turner: @kristopherturn K.C. Collins: @KCCollinsWorld Stacey Farber: @StaceyFarber18 …pulse-pounding surgeries, Facebook.com/CTV Facebook.com/SavingHopeTV adrenaline‐addled breakthroughs, sultry romances, and new doctors Tumblr.com/tagged/saving+hope ready to shake things up… Pinterest.com/CTVTelevision/saving-hope/ THURSDAYS 9 SAVING HOPE SEASON 3 SEASON 3 SERIES SYNOPSIS Following last season’s climactic finale, which saw Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance) fighting for her life after being stabbed in the heart by a patient, Season 3 of SAVING HOPE begins with the passion, pressures, and power plays viewers have come to know and love from the Hope Zion Hospital dream team. There’s no break in the action, as Season 3 kicks-o with a bevy of pulse-pounding surgeries, adrenaline‐addled breakthroughs, sultry romances, and new doctors ready to shake things up. This season, SAVING HOPE’s characters are at the forefront of the storytelling. Relationships anchor the series’ leads, while trials and triumphs navigate them through unchartered waters. While Charlie (Michael Shanks) discovers new medical marvels at Hope Zion Hospital that challenge his mind and understanding of his ‘spirit‐doctoring’, the women in his life continue to challenge his heart. Joel (Daniel Gillies) pushes himself to the brink of doctoring both in the hospital and on the streets, but will his new insights hold fast or will he give in to old habits? Maggie (Julia Taylor Ross) finds herself in a tailspin following her miscarriage, and surprises herself with bold choices in her love life. And just as Dawn’s (Michelle Nolden) career hits a new high, she finds herself awakened to what is truly missing from her life. Armed with allies, laced with lust, and charged with courage, the temperature is rising in and out of the OR – as SAVING HOPE’s band of doctors take big risks for a chance to redefine their futures. 2013 2012 2014 G-M N-S A-F T-Z SH3 p2 SEASON 3 EPISODE SYNOPSES Episode 301 – “Heaven Can Wait” Writer: Morwyn Brebner Director: David Wellington Guest Stars: Tyler Hynes (19-2), David Storch (MURDOCH MYSTERIES) Charlie (Michael Shanks) tries to comfort spirit Alex (Erica Durance) in the OR as they watch Dawn (Michelle Nolden), Maggie (Julia Taylor Ross), and Reycraft (K.C. Collins) struggle to repair her heart. Before spirit Alex can fully comprehend that she’s dying on the operating table and that Charlie really can see ghosts – she pops – waking up in a “dream” that takes her back to her childhood home in St. Catharines, Ont. A chance encounter with a lost loved one puts Alex face-to-face with a repressed memory that holds the key to her past, present, and future. Meanwhile, Dawn (Michelle Nolden) manages to stitch the hole in Alex’s heart, only to be convinced by a passionate Charlie that something may still be wrong with Alex – leading the team to discover a deadly mistake that Dawn has only minutes to rectify. Joel (Daniel Gillies) is pulled to the ER to treat Alex’s assailant – and when his patient pleads to let him die – Joel’s morals as a man are tested against his ethics as a doctor. 2013 2012 2014 G-M N-S A-F T-Z SH3 p3 SEASON 3 EPISODE SYNOPSES Episode 302 – “Kiss Me Goodbye” Writer: Adam Pettle Director: Kelly Makin Guest Stars: Stacey Farber (DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION), Danso Gordon (THE HUSTLE), Paul Fauteux (REPUBLIC OF DOYLE), Tricia Braun (Servitude), Joris Jarsky (MURDOCH MYSTERIES) Alex Reid (Erica Durance) is still in a coma, and her impatient spirit wants her to wake up. Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks) encourages spirit Alex to let her body recover and enjoy the time they have together in the ‘spirit-world.’ Charlie and Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies) come face-to-face for the first time after their fight, and Alex feels for Joel, who still very much blames himself for her accident. Joel welcomes a distraction when he is called to treat the necrotic leg of an animated drug addict. Still searching for redemption, he makes a pact with the patient to see him through this ordeal, and when an unexpected obstacle arises, he finds himself deeper into his downward spiral. Meanwhile, Maggie Lin (Julia Taylor Ross) and her new boss, the militaristic and pragmatic Dr. Sydney Katz (Stacey Farber), treat a five-month pregnant woman who suers an aneurysm in the hospital, which renders her brain-dead. The woman’s spirit pleads with Charlie to convince her husband to fight for the life of their son inside of her. After witnessing the couple’s parental love, Alex discovers she wants to become a mother. Additional episode synopses for Season 3 of SAVING HOPE available at BellMediaPR.ca 2013 2012 2014 G-M N-S A-F T-Z SH3 p4 CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS • CAST BIOGRAPHIES DR. ALEX REID – Played by Erica Durance Dr. Alex Reid begins Season 3 clinging to life, following last season finale’s devastating events that left Reid stabbed in the heart by a patient. This season begins at a breakneck pace with the doctors struggling to save the life of the woman they call a colleague, friend, and one true love. Straddling the ever‐familiar line between life and death, Alex is questioning her place in love and in life. ERICA DURANCE, “Dr. Alex Reid”/Producer Erica Durance is a producer and lead actress on CTV’s hit medical drama SAVING HOPE, playing the role of Dr. Alex Reid, for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination in 2013. Many fans know her as Lois Lane from SMALLVILLE, which she starred as for seven years on the show. Her many notable guest appearances include Wonder Woman on HARRY’S LAW with Kathy Bates, and Samantha Masters in the CHARLIE’S ANGELS remake. Her more recent film credits include her tour de force performance as twin sisters in the Italian film Gemelle. In 2011, she was nominated for a Saturn Award and Teen Choice Award for Best Actress for her work in SMALLVILLE. In 2012, HELLO! Canada magazine listed her as one of Canada’s 50 Most Beautiful People, and Buddy TV ranked her #9 on its TV’s 100 Sexist Women. Ms. Durance is a supporter of World Vision Canada. 2013 2012 2014 G-M N-S A-F T-Z SH3 p5 CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS • CAST BIOGRAPHIES DR. CHARLES (CHARLIE) HARRIS – Played by Michael Shanks Just when Hope Zion Hospital’s leading Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Charlie Harris thought life was finally getting back to normal following his coma recovery and battle with the spirit world, his one true love, Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance), is stabbed in the heart and forced into a coma. Can Charlie save Alex’s life, or will he be haunted by the last ghost he would ever want to encounter? Season 3 begins with Charlie forced on the sidelines as resident heart surgeon and his ex, Dr. Dawn Bell (Michelle Nolden), takes the lead on Alex’s surgery. In the midst of that tense situation, Charlie learns that the man who stabbed Alex was not a lunatic o the street, but a patient under the care of Dr. Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies), his rival for Alex’s aections. Already on shaky ground, how will this news aect Hope Zion Hospital’s two orthopaedic surgeons? MICHAEL SHANKS, “Dr. Charles Harris”/Guest Director, Episode 304 After a decade-long stint as fan favourite Dr. Daniel Jackson in the sci-fi series STARGATE SG-1, Shanks has starred on several hit series, TV movies, and films, including a recurring role on BURN NOTICE. He appeared in a three-episode arc on the Emmy Award®-winning drama 24, and recurred on the hit series SMALLVILLE during its 10-season run as Carter Hall (a.k.a. Hawkman). Shanks played opposite Anne Archer in the made-for-TV movie JUDICIAL INDISCRETION, and portrayed the hockey legend Gordie Howe in MR. HOCKEY: THE GORDIE HOWE STORY, a role which earned him a 2014 Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Television Movie. In 2013, Shanks earned a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his work on SAVING HOPE, which is now in its third season. This season he directs the fourth episode of SAVING HOPE. Shanks made his directing debut in 2001, directing STARGATE SG-1. His other television credits include guest-starring roles on CSI: MIAMI, STARGATE: ATLANTIS, MR. YOUNG, ENDGAME, and SUPERNATURAL, to name a few. He also co-starred in the Emmy Award®-winning William H. Macy telefilm Door to Door and the film adaptation of Jack London’s Call of the Wild. 2013 2012 2014 G-M N-S A-F T-Z SH3 p6 CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS • CAST BIOGRAPHIES DR. JOEL GORAN – Played by Daniel Gillies Dr. Joel Goran begins Season 3 haunted by his failure to keep the woman he loves safe. After his patient stabbed Alex in the heart while under his care, Joel struggles to reconcile his place in the hospital and his ability to protect both his patients and his personal relationships. Tasked with coming to terms with his mistake, Joel does the only thing he knows how to do and dives headfirst into work. But with multiple responsibilities beginning to pile up, will Joel find himself spread too thin to be an eective doctor? DANIEL GILLIES, “Dr.