News brief: The CW picks up Canadian series Seed

US broadcast network The CW has acquired Seed, the Canadian-produced comedy series.

The show is made by Canada’s Force Four and distributed by Entertainment One, which brokered the US deal

Seed follows a single, underachieving bachelor/bartender who is also a sperm donor and reluctantly begins a relationship with three of recipient families.

In Canada the first season of the show has gone out on City and a second season has been ordered and will go into production later this year.