The CW expands Canadian scripted push, adding cancelled Hallmark drama ‘Ride’

Ride (Source: Hallmark)

The CW has picked up Hallmark’s cancelled western drama Ride as the US network continues to populate its service with acquired Canadian scripted series.

Ride was originally broadcast on the Hallmark Channel last spring and cancelled after one season. The series joins other Canadian dramas, such as The Spencer Sisters, Moonshine and comedy series Son Of A Critch, on The CW as part of its retooled scripted line-up.

The show is a multigenerational drama that follows the McMurrays, a tight-knit family that embarks on a journey of self-discovery after a tragic loss as they uncover a web of secrets that threatens to tear them and their Colorado town apart.

At the center is Cash McMurray (Beau Mirchoff), a champion bull-rider with a complicated past who yearns to escape his older brother’s shadow as the fate of the family dynasty falls into his hands. The strong women of the family – matriarch Isabel (Nancy Travis) who struggles with her son taking up the dangerous family mantle, former rodeo queen Missy (Tiera Skovbye) and “adopted” runaway Valeria (Sara Garcia) – lock arms with Cash to save their land and stand strong against all challenges, come what may. Jake Foy and Tyler Jacob Moore also star.

The series is co-produced by Blink49 Studios and Seven24 Films, in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada, based on an original script by husband and wife writing team Rebecca Boss and Chris Masi, who executive produce alongside Sherri Cooper-Landsman and Alex Zarowny.

The show will launch on The CW on 22 January. Fifth Season handles international distribution for the series.