NEWS - HAVEN

Plot info about Haven season 4

Startling new mysteries and secrets are in the works as Syfy’s hit series Haven went into production on May 8, on an all-new 13 episode Season 4 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

When Haven premieres this October, Colin Ferguson (Eureka) returns to Syfy playing William, a handsome mysterious stranger, whose secret agenda leads him to Audrey (Emily Rose).

Season 4 of Haven picks up six months after the devastating events of the Season 3 cliffhanger in which the town was pummeled by a violent meteor storm. Audrey and Duke (Eric Balfour) vanished into thin air leaving an injured Nathan (Lucas Bryant) marooned in Haven.

Haven casting news

Here are some casting news for the forth season of Haven

Update on Haven

Sam Ernst of Haven posted this update on Twitter:

Syfy Reschedules Haven Season 3 Finale

The airing of last Friday’s episode of Haven was delayed due to the recent tragedy in Connecticut. The season finale was originally scheduled to air this Friday, but Syfy has pushed the release to January and will air both episodes back-to-back:

“Last Friday’s 10PM episode of Haven contained scenes of fictitious violence in a high school setting and in light of the recent tragedy, we have decided to reschedule it along with the series’ season three finale, originally slated to air this Friday, December 21st at 10PM. The final two episodes of season three of Haven will now air back-to-back on Thursday, January 17th from 8-10 PM (ET/PT) to maintain the integrity of the series’ serialized nature.”

Source.

Haven revewed for a 4th season

It looks like Audrey Parker won't vanish at the end of Haven this season. At least not for long. Syfy has ordered a fourth 13-episode season of the mysterious Stephen King-inspired series.

Read more here.

Thanks to Al Mattice and Lou Sytsma

My thoughts on Haven

Check out my thoughts on the first two episodes of Haven. Contains small spoiler for the first episode.

Haven promo

Here is a clip of episode 2 of Haven season 3.

Haven season 3 coming soon

Daily Dead has an exclusive interview with Lucas Bryant in which he talks Haven Season 3.

Also, here are some cast photos.

Haven teasers

Press release for season 3 of Haven

'NEW YORK – September 13, 2012 – The scary mysteries and odd eccentricities of this small coastal Maine town will continue to unfold when Haven, Syfy’s hit drama series, returns for its third season on Friday, September 21 at 10PM (ET/PT).

In the premiere, Haven picks up immediately following the events of the gripping season two finale with Audrey (Emily Rose) having been kidnapped; Nathan (Lucas Bryant) warned against pursuing a romantic relationship with Audrey; and Duke (Eric Balfour) seemingly engaged in a fight to the death with Nathan after he discovers his family lineage is to kill Haven citizens with Troubles

This season’s guest stars include Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Downton Abbey), Bree Williamson (Gossip Girl, One Life to Live), Laura Vandervoort (Smallville, White Collar), Edge (WWE Superstar), Dorian Missick (Southland, The Cape), Kate Kelton (Harold and Kumar, American Psycho 2), Nolan North (Uncharted video game series, Pretty Little Liars), and Claudia Black (Uncharted video game series, Farscape).

Following last year’s successful innovative Twitter campaign, season three will introduce online viewers to a new entity in the Haven mythology—The Guard. Mysterious and deeply entrenched in the history of Haven, The Guard has hijacked Haven social media channels to get their message out—if you are troubled, we can help #EscapeToHaven by @TheGuardHaven. The Guard—represented by Kate Kelton, who portrays ’Jordan McKee” — has taken over Facebook (facebook.com/haven), YouTube (youtube.com/syfyimaginegreater) and Twitter profiles for Haven (Twitter.com/TheGuardHaven), using these social media channels to tell the story of Haven, and to attract new “recruits” to Haven.

Haven, based on the novella The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King, follows former FBI agent Audrey Parker, who becomes a cop in the small town of Haven, Maine, and soon discovers the town’s many secrets, which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.

During its second season, Haven averaged 2.55 million total viewers and 995,000 Adults18-49, rising four percent among total viewers and five percent among Adults 18-49 compared to season one (Live +7 data)."

Promo photos from Haven

Check out promotional photos of episode 1, episode 2 and episode 3 of Haven.

This arrived in the mail today...

It's a rap on season 3 of Haven

New Haven trailer

Here is a trailer for season 3 of Haven.

The Edge is back in Haven

Dread Central had the following good news posted today:

Emily Rose on season 3

Emily Rose (Audrey Parker) talks about the upcoming third season of Haven.

Haven at Comic Con

Haven hits Comic Con.

Haven coming to Comic Con

It was recently announced that Haven, including it's three stars Eric Balfour, Emily Rose, and Lucas Bryant, will be heading to Comic Con this week.

Entertainment One announced that the Haven party will take place at Sidebar San Diego on Market Street in downtown San Diego this Thursday, July 12th, from 8pm-11pm. You can win tickets to the event by visiting the eOne booth at Comic con on Wednesday or Thursday. The cast is said to be at the party and you can bet the party will be Haven themed in its entirety!

Haven casting

Nolan North and Claudia Black will guest star in season 3 of Haven. North will guest as an amnesiac named Anderson who awakes to find everyone else in the mysterious town asleep. Black will appear in the two-part episode "Magic Hour" as Moira, a bitter -- and possibly homicidal -- beauty.

Haven is early

The release of season 2 of Haven on DVD has been moved ahead and is now being released on September 4th.

Season 3 of Haven gets a premier date

The new season of Haven will debut on SyFy on Friday Sept. 21.

Release date for season 2 of Haven

Looks like the second season of Haven will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 11. Here is a report from Spoiler TV:

Teaser for season 3 of Haven

Here is a teaser for season 3 of Haven.

Haven season 3 update

Sam Ernst (one of the writers for Haven posted this on his twitter yesterday:

Japanese cover for Haven

You just got to love this Japanese cover for their DVD release of Haven

Work on season 3 of Haven

Here is a photo from the writers room for season 3 of Haven.

Trailer for Haven's Christmas special

Here is a trailer for the Christmas special episode of Haven that airs December 6th.



Thanks to Herbert West

News about season 3 of Haven

We all know that Haven has been revewed for a third season and during the New York Comic Con some interesting facts where released. Watch out for some spoilers though.

Haven renewed for a 3rd season

SyFy announced today that Haven has been renewed for a third season. The season will have 13 episodes and air in 2012.

Christmas in Haven on Dec. 6

The Christmas episode of Haven will air on Tues, Dec. 6.

Haven not in danger

I just got word from the people behind Haven who assured me that the article about the series risk being canceled is totally wrong and written by a not very well informed reporter.

Haven in danger?

Could Haven be in danger of being canceled?

Haven prop

Got some really cool Haven prop in the mail today. One was a Haven Police Department (HPD) hat used in the series and the second was the boat that you can see in the beginning of episode 1 (Tale of Two Audrey’s) season 2. These are the actual boats that were used in that scene.




They used two boats while shooting the scene -- when one got too wet, they switched to the other one while someone used a hair dryer on the wet one.

And we have a winner...

Haven Week is over and so is the contest but before I reveal who the lucky winner of a signed Haven cast photo is, here are the correct answers:

Monday's question: Had Lucas Bryant read The Colorado Kid before getting the part?
Answer: No but he read it after he got the part.

Tuesday's question: Does Emily know far in advance what’ll happen to her character?
Answer: No, she is very much kept in the dark.

Wednesday's question: What is the full name of the character Evi, played by Vinessa Antoine?
Answer: Evidence Ryan.

Thursday's question: What's the name of the film Eric is getting ready to direct next year?
Answer: Jesus Hates Zombies

Friday's question: What's the name of the character Adam plays in Haven?
Answer: Dwight Hendrickson.

And the lucky winner is... Alissa Wallace in the US. Congratulations!

Haven Week: Day 4

Day 4 of Haven Week is here and today there is a review of the first four episodes of season 2 as well as an interview with Eric Balfour for you to enjoy! And don’t forget to enter the contest!

Haven on twitter

In upcoming episodes of Haven twitter will play a big part. Viewers will be able to follow what happens both on the show and on twitter. Read more here.

Haven Week: Day 3

Day 3 of Haven Week is here and today I have an interview with the series latest cast member, Vinessa Antoine who plays Evidence Ryan (Evi for short). Enjoy!

Lilja mentioned on Haven facebook site

Haven Week was mentioned tonight over at the Haven facebooks site. Check it out if you haven't.

Haven Week: Day 2

Today I have an interview with Emily Rose for you as well as a review of season 1 of Haven. Enjoy and don’t forget to comment on facebook and twitter.

Haven Week: Day 1

Its Haven time here at Lilja’s Library. During this week (Aug. 8 – Aug. 12) we’ll celebrate season 2 of Haven which runs on SyFy right now and during this week there will be a contest, five interviews and two reviews for you to enjoy.

The prize you’re fighting for is a Haven cast photo signed by Emily Rose (Audrey Parker), Eric Balfour (Duke Crocker) and Lucas Bryant (Nathan Wuornos). And there is only one of it so make sure you enter.

First out is my interview with Lucas Bryant, enjoy!

Haven trailer

Here is a trailer for the next episode of Haven that will star both Jason Priestley and Edge.

Haven trailer

Here is a trailer for episode #3 of Haven (airs Friday on SyFy) and don't forget to check in on Lilja's Library next week when there will be a Haven week with lots of interesting interviews. More on that later...

Haven promo

Here is a new promo trailer for season 2 of Haven and this is the first time we get a glimps of Jason Priestley and Edge.

Fun trailer for Haven

Here is a rahter fun trailer for season 2 of Haven.

Emily Rose talks Haven

Here is an interview with Emily Rose about season 2 of Haven.

Haven press kit

Here is a photo of the press kit SyFy sent out. It has the first episode of Haven as well as the first episodes of Eureka and Warehouse 13. An extra bonus with this one is that the episode of Haven is a rough cut, with temp audio, graphics and effects. Why is this good you might ask? Well, because it gives me a chance to see how the episode is done and that is stuff that I really enjoy seeing. That's why.

Press release for Haven

Here is a press release for season 2 of Haven. It's sent out by Showcase that starts the season on July 18 and that is why the premier date below is July 18 instead of July 15 when SyFy starts season 2. Oh, and the press release has some small spoilers so read at your own risk...

“THE TROUBLES” CONTINUE TO LOOM IN HAVEN

* Haven season two premieres Monday, July 18 at 10pm ET/PT exclusively on Showcase
* Uncover the truth behind the unbelievable and unimaginable on the second season of Haven, returning Monday, July 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT only on Showcase.

On last year’s explosive finale of Haven, Chief Wournos shattered into bits and pieces after he confessed to Nathan and Audrey that he could no longer live with his tormenting supernatural affliction. Before the chief self destructed, he told Nathan that he must replace him as the new chief and protect the small town. He also told Audrey that not everyone is thrilled that she’s back in town, leading her to tell Nathan that Lucy isn’t her mother, but rather she is Lucy reincarnated. It was in that moment that Lucas reveals that he can feel Audrey’s touch, and a woman claiming to be FBI agent Audrey Parker pulls out a gun on them.

In season two of Haven, the stakes are even higher as Audrey, Nathan and Duke come into contact with more mysterious figures who crop up in the small town – including Chris Brody (Jason Priestley), the son of Haven’s mayor, with his own supernatural affliction. Making matters more complicated in Duke’s life is the sudden arrival of a woman from his past – Evi Ryan (Vinessa Antoine) who happens to be Duke’s estranged wife with a secret agenda. Audrey continues to come to terms with her true identity and her real purpose for being in Haven.

Adam Copeland, WWE’s “Edge,” guest stars as Dwight Hendrickson, a longtime Haven resident who assisted Nathan’s late father in keeping particularly suspicious supernatural activity under wraps. Also guest starring is Cristian de la Fuente as Cornell; a straight-laced, conservative, mild-mannered banker who we discover is hiding a dark and shocking double life. Jason Priestley directed one episode of the second season and guest stars in a four-episode story arc. Stephen McHattie reprises his role as Reverend Ed Driscoll, the influential town leader who has a vendetta against the “cursed” people in town.

Haven cast photos

The first batch of cast photos for season 2 of Haven is now out. No photo of Edge though but both Jason Priestley and Vinessa Antoine can be seen on some of them.

Haven ep. titles

Here are the titles of the first three episodes of season 2 of Haven:

1: A Tale of Two Audreys
2: Fear and Loathing
3: Love Machine

Haven promo

Here is a promo for Haven and it definitely makes you think of IT.

Sneek peak of Haven

Here is a sneek peak of the first episode of season 2 of Haven.

Seond trailer for Haven

Here is a second trailer for season 2 of Haven.

Eric Balfour on Haven

Here are some info about season 2 of Haven:

WWE superstar Edge goes to Haven

Syfy and Entertainment One (eOne) announced that WWE Superstar Edge will join the cast of Haven in the guest-starring role of "Dwight Hendrickson." A shrewd, longtime Haven resident, Dwight served as a confidant to Nathan's (Lucas Bryant) late father and assisted the former sheriff in keeping particularly suspicious supernatural activity under wraps. Now as acting Sheriff of Haven, Nathan finds himself reaching out to Dwight just as his father did before him.

Teaser for Haven

Here is a teaser for season 2 of Haven.

Season 2 of Haven in 3 months

Season 2 of Havem will premier on July 15 on SyFy.

Photos from Haven

Here is a photo from the shooting of season 2 of Haven. These where posted by Emily Rose on her Twitter account.

New character in Haven

Syfy has announced that TV actress Vinessa Antoine has signed on for the recurring role of Evidence “Evi” Ryan in the second season of HAVEN.

Haven on DVD and blu-ray

The first season of Haven will be out on DVD and blu-ray June 14th. The series will be collected on 4-discs that runs 572 minutes, and includes English subtitles. The DVD version will cost $44.98 SRP, and is presented in anamorphic widescreen video with English 5.1 Surround Sound. The Blu-ray release will be priced at $49.98 SRP, with widescreen 1080p High Definition video and English DTS-HD Master Audio. Below is a list with all the details about Bonus Materials.

BONUS FEATURES:

Twelve Audio Commentaries with Cast & Crew

Three Exclusive Making-of Featurettes:
- Welcome to Haven
- Visual FX of Haven
- Mythology of Haven

Six Behind-the-Scenes Video Blogs:
- What is Haven to You?
- Let the Good Times Roll...
- Location, Location, Location
- Emily Rose Q&A
- Stephen King References in "Spiral"
- SCI FI Wire Interview with Emily Rose

Additional Cast Interviews:
- Emily Rose
- Lucas Bryant
- Eric Balfour

Season Two Sneak Peek: Inside the Writers' Room

Thanks to Marco Lammers

Jason Priestly goes to Haven

Here are some news about the upcoming season of Haven from IMDB.com. Looks like we'll be seeing Jason Priestly in four episodes.

Jason Priestley’s getting his paranormal on with a four-episode stint on Syfy’s Haven.

The 90210 actor-director will play Chris Weekly, a brilliant, principled but anti-social marine biologist who must deal with an affliction most would consider a blessing.
Hmm… Hung‘s disease? I’m just spitballing here. I have no idea what’s “ailing” him (and the show’s producers apparently want to keep it that way).

Not surprisingly, Priestly — whose arc falls during Haven‘s upcoming second season — has signed on to direct an episode of the supernatural drama as well.

Thoughts? What “illness” do you think his character is “suffering” from?

Season 2 of Haven soon to start shooting

Sam Ernst wrote on twitter that they will start shooting season 2 of Haven three weeks from Friday. No premier date set yet though.

Review of Haven

Today I finally managed to get my reviews of the last three episodes of Haven out. Better late then never, right? Check them out here:

Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13

Did you get all the King references?

If you have followed Haven you can now check if you caught all the King references they mixed in the first season. Here SyFy has listed them all.

Thanks to Mike Cahill

Haven renewed for a second season

Good news for all fans of Haven. Syfy has renewed it for a second season. The second season will have 13 episodes and start in the summer of 2011. Read more about it here.

Thanks to Al Mattice

More Haven reviews

Check out my reviews for episode 9 (As You Were) and 10 (Hand You’re Dealt) of Haven.

Reviews of Haven

Tomorrow the season finale of Haven airs and I have been catching up with some episodes. You can check out reviews of episode 6 (Fur), 7 (Sketchy) and 8 (Ain’t No Sunshine).

Reviews of the remaining episodes are on the way...

Interview with Emily Rose

Here is an interview with Emily Rose from Haven.

Two more reviews of Haven

Here are my reviews for episode four and five of Haven and as usual don't forget to check out my script comments.

Two reviews of Haven

Here are my reviews for episode two and three. Reviews for episode four and five will be online soon. Oh and don't forget to check out my script comments.

Some thoughts on the Haven scrips...

The good folks Haven have agreed to send me the scripts of each episode so that I can include some commentaries about it in my review of the episode. You probably don’t think there are too many differences between that and the episode, right. Well, there are! I have added script comments to my first review and you can check it out here.

Titles of the first eight episodes of Haven

Here are the titles of the first 8 episodes of Haven:

Welcome to Haven
Butterfly
Harmony
Consumed
Ball And Chain
Fur
Sketchy
Ain't No sunshine

My interview with Haven creator Sam Ernst

Here is my review with Sam Ernst, one of the creators of Haven.

My review of episode 1 of Haven

Tomorrow Haven premiers on SyFy and here is my review of the first episode.

SyFy's official site for Haven

Here is SyFy's official Haven site.

King supports Haven

US TV reports that King is supporting Haven.

I just checked out the pilot of Haven

Got a chance to check out the pilot of Haven today and so far it looks good. Quite different from The Colorado Kid but that might change in episode #2...

The cast of Haven speaks

Here is a clip with the cast of Haven talking about what haven is to them and about the show.

Descriptions of Haven episode

Here's descriptions of the first four episodes of Haven:

Haven TShirt from Comic Con

Here is a T-Shirt promoting Haven from Comic Con.

Photos of Haven press kit

Here are some photos of SyFy's press kit for Haven.

Second trailer for Haven

Posted: June 22, 2010, 08:01:34

Here is a second trailer for Haven.

Official Haven facebook page

Posted: June 18, 2010, 20:30:14

Haven now has an official facebook site and on it there is a new poster and some photos. Check it out.

Haven pilot approved

Posted: June 11, 2010, 07:57:01

Jim Dunn (who wrote the pilot) wrote the following about Haven on his Twitter this morning:

Got Stephen King's formal approval of the pilot today! He liked it!

In a month we'll know if we'll like it.

A new photo from Haven

Posted: June 5, 2010, 00:23:15

Another photo from the filming of Haven appeared on Eric Balfour's twitter page today.

New trailer for Haven

Posted: June 4, 2010, 00:21:16

Here is a new trailer for Haven.

Haven location

Posted: May 28, 2010, 00:28:31

Emily Rose posted this photo from where she was filming Haven yesterday.

Haven to premier on SDCC?

Posted: May 27, 2010, 10:37:02

Jose Molina wrote the following on his Twitter yesterday...

I heard a rumor that #Haven would be premiering a new episode at SDCC on Friday.

So, those of you that attend. Keep you eyes open and please let me know how it was.

Thanks to j.guerineau

Another Haven poster

Posted: May 21, 2010, 20:39:38

Talk Stephen King has found this new poster for the upcoming TV series Haven.

Haven: Book vs TV series

Posted: May 20, 2010, 09:08:27

Sam Ernst (writer for Haven) wrote about the series on his Twitter page. He said King read the supernatural storyline and the mythology they added and emailed them: "sounds like a blast!".

He also commented on how well the series will follow the book like this: “We basically absorbed the whole book and then added a supernatural storyline and back story for the characters.”

Check Sam’s Twitter here

More Haven promo

Posted: May 19, 2010, 14:10:42

Here is a bigger version of the first promoposter (click on it) and also a second.

Thanks to @Jmrenaudie

Haven premiers July 9

Posted: May 19, 2010, 11:44:24

Haven premiers on SyFy July 9 at 9/10c. Here is also a promoposter.

Thanks to @Jmrenaudie

New teaser trailer for Stephen King's Haven

Posted: May 15, 2010, 19:58:23

A new teaser trailer from HAven has been released. Check it out here.

Haven promo

Posted: May 2, 2010, 22:18:53

Syfy released a short promo for Haven today and even though it dosn't tell us much it looks very nice.

Thanks to Herbert West

Haven shooting in Lunenburg

Posted: April 27, 2010, 16:24:12

Looks like not everyone in Lunenburg enjoyed the filming of Haven and two other projects there last week. Personally I’d loved to be there.

Read more here.

If anyone has photos from the filming I'd be happy to post them here on Lilja's Library.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Adam Kane to direct Haven

Posted: April 26, 2010, 21:49:16

Bloody Discusting reported:

Adam Kane ("The Mentalist," "Heroes") will be directing the pilot for the Stephen King-created supernatural series "Haven" for the Syfy Channel. Production has started with Lunenburg, Nova Scotia standing in for the fictitious Maine town of Haven, where Emily Rose ("Damages") plays an FBI agent solving the murder of a local ex-con. The pilot's ensemble cast includes Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Richard Donat and John Dunsworth. The project centers on a spooky town in Maine where cursed folk live normal lives in exile. When those curses start returning, FBI agent Audrey Parker is brought in to keep those supernatural forces at bay -- while trying to unravel the mysteries of Haven.

Thanks to Sonia Rodríguez Riveiro

A Sneak Peak Into Syfy's Haven

Posted: April 22, 2010, 01:03:36

Emily Rose gives us a sneak peak into Syfy's Haven and it dosn't really sounds like The Colorado Kid...

Read about it here.

Haven starts shooting on April 20

Posted: April 15, 2010, 13:23:12

TV series based on Stephen King work headed for Lunenburg

LUNENBURG — The picturesque town of Lunenburg, N.S., is going to be the backdrop for a television series based on the work of horror-writer Stephen King.

Lunenburg will fill in for the fictitious Town of Haven, Maine where the inhabitants have no idea they are descendants of cursed ancestry.

Thirteen one-hour episodes are planned and the pilot for the series is pulling out all the stops for production in order to attract a large audience.

Filming will take place over three days beginning April 20.

The proposed cast includes Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour, Richard Donat and John Dunsworth.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Haven in Europe

Posted: April 8, 2010, 09:13:25

Haven sold to Europe:

Germany's Tele München Group has acquired continental European TV rights to Haven, E1 Entertainment's upcoming drama series based on a novella by Stephen King.

The 13x60' mystery drama, based on King's The Colorado Kid, is due to debut in the US on Syfy channel and on CanWest in Canada, while Universal Networks International has acquired global pay-TV rights beyond these territories, with the exception of Scandinavia.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Premier set for Haven

Posted: April 4, 2010, 22:53:20

Bev Vincent reported that Haven will premier Friday, July 9.

More Haven

Posted: April 1, 2010, 13:36:11

Here are some new info about Haven:

Stephen King's novella "The Colorado Kid" is coming to Syfy as Haven, and its leading lady, Emily Rose, recently spilled some beans about the show, which will premiere in July.

"It's definitely based on the characters of 'The Colorado Kid,' but I would say it's about a girl named Audrey [Parker], who's an orphan and becomes an FBI agent," Rose (Jericho, John From Cincinnati) said last week in an exclusive interview at Syfy's upfront session for advertisers in New York. "She ends up getting sent on this case up in Maine. When she goes up there, she kind of starts having these things happen to her, and she sort of starts feeling like she's been called home. Paranormal things happen, and some exciting things happen for her, and it's not only her unraveling this murder case, but kind of unraveling the case of herself, honestly. It's pretty fascinating."

More specifically, Haven is a small town in Maine that is literally a haven for cursed people, many with supernatural powers, and when the curses start kicking in again, it's up to Parker to help put a halt to them. In addition to Rose, the cast includes Lucas Bryant (Odyssey 5, Queer as Folk) as Parker's wry partner, Wuornos, and Eric Balfour (24) as Duke Crocker, a mysterious local.

"She's a strong-willed girl," Rose said of Parker. "In order to identify with her, I have to think, 'What's it like to really not have a family, to not have a place to go home to for Christmas or not have anyone you belong to?' And she ends up finding belonging within the FBI, and that's kind of fascinating to me. That drives her, the mystery of self, the mystery of belonging somewhere."

The show, which has a 13-episode commitment from Syfy, will be executive-produced by the Dead Zone team of Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller, while their Dead Zone partner Scott Shepherd—who also worked on Tru Calling—will serve as show runner. Production on Haven is set to begin soon in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the series should premiere on Syfy this summer.

Haven will represent Rose's first major credit, with her name at the top of the call sheet. It's a challenge she welcomes. "It's a big responsibility," she said. "The great part of that responsibility is that you really get to set the tone for the show. You get to set an excitement to be there at work, to look around you and really rally everyone. It's a huge responsibility, but one I am so excited to take on."

Thanks to Al Mattice.

Bryant and Balfour ready for Haven

Posted: March 26, 2010, 22:40:16

SYFY'S HAVEN WELCOMES LUCAS BRYANT AND ERIC BALFOUR

New York, NY - March 25, 2010 - Lucas Bryant (Queer as Folk, Dollhouse) and Eric Balfour (24, Six Feet Under) have been cast in Syfy's new drama series Haven, based on the novella The Colorado Kid from renowned author Stephen King.

Bryant and Balfour join Emily Rose on the series, which is slated to air on Syfy this summer. Haven follows FBI agent Audrey Parker (Rose), who arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine on a routine case...only to discover that this curious enclave has served as a longtime refuge for people who are afflicted with a remarkable range of supernatural abilities.

Bryant will play Nathan Wuornos, the wry local cop who soon becomes Audrey's partner. Bristling under the thumb of his father, the Chief of Police, Nathan has a quiet, controlled demeanor that often clashes with Audrey's feisty one: a dichotomy that also makes them perfect complements. As events in the town begin to unfold at a surprising pace, Nathan's usual controlled sense of calm is put to the test.

Also among the citizens of this eccentric town is Duke Crocker (Balfour), a charming yet mysterious jack-of-all-trades. Though Duke outwardly appears to be a free spirit who lives an unobtrusive life on his boat, it becomes apparent that his mellow demeanor may conceal a much darker agenda.

Production on Haven is expected to commence in Spring 2010 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Haven, from E1 Entertainment in association with Pillar, Segan and Shepherd, will be the first property to be produced for Syfy Channel in the US and NBCU Pay channels around the globe (excluding Canada and Scandinavia). The series has been co-commissioned by Syfy with Canwest Broadcasting (Canada). International distribution is handled by E1.

The impressive creative team behind Haven includes showrunner Scott Shepherd (Tru Calling, The Dead Zone) who is joined by E1 Entertainment's John Morayniss (Hung, Copper) Noreen Halpern (Hung, Copper), Laszlo Barna (The Bridge) and Michael Rosenberg (Hung, The Riches) as well as his partners, Executive Producers Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller (The Dead Zone, Wildfire, Greek). The pilot is written by Sam Ernst (Shrek the Third, The Dead Zone) and Jim Dunn (Shrek the Third, The Dead Zone) who will also serve as executive producers on the series.
Thanks to Al Mattice

Latest on Haven

Posted: February 5, 2010, 20:53:47

Here is the latest news about Haven:

SyFy announced it has cast Emily Rose ("John From Cincinnati") as the lead in its upcoming series "Haven," which the network said will premiere later this year.

Based on the Stephen King novella "The Colorado Kid," "Haven" will begin production in the spring in Canada.

Rose will play FBI agent Audrey Parker, who investigates a murder in the small town of Haven, Maine, and finds herself caught up in a web of supernatural activity among its citizens.

Rose has had several key recurring roles since appearing as Cass on "John From Cincinnati." She played Lena Branigan on "Brothers and Sisters," Trish Merrick on "Jericho" and Tracy Martin on "ER." She was also the lead in the USA pilot "Operating Instructions."

E1 Entertainment is producing "Haven," which is co-financed by Universal Netwowrks Intl. and is the first series to be produced for SyFy's international outlets (except in Scandinavia and, ironically, Canada). E1 is handling international distribution.

Scott Shepard ("The Dead Zone") is the series' showrunner, with Lloyd Segan, Shawn Piller and E1's John Morayniss and Noreen Halpern exec producing. Pilot scribes Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn also are exec producers.

Thanks to Bev Vincent.

13 episodes of Haven ordered

Posted: December 1, 2009, 07:56:46

SciFi wire reports taht Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of Haven, a new series based on a Stephen King novella, about a town for cursed people in exile. The show is based on King's The Colorado Kid.

Haven centers on a spooky town in Maine where cursed folk live normal lives in exile. When those curses start returning, FBI agent Audrey Parker is brought in to keep supernatural forces at bay—while trying to unravel the mysteries of Haven.

Scott Shepherd is the show runner and serves as executive producer along with Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller. All were producers of USA's much-loved and much-missed The Dead Zone, which ran for six seasons and went off the air in 2008.

Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn are writing the pilot and will also serve as executive producers.

The show will air sometime next year.

Below is the full announcement:

SYFY FINDS "HAVEN"
Syfy Orders Drama Series Based On Novella The Colorado Kid by Stephen King

E1 Entertainment to produce and distribute worldwide

First Series to Partner Globally With All Syfy International Pay Channels

New York, New York - November 30, 2009 - Syfy has ordered 13 episodes of the supernatural drama series Haven, based on the novella "The Colorado Kid," from renowned author Stephen King. Haven from E1 Entertainment will be the first property to be produced for Syfy Pay channels around the globe (excluding Canada and Scandinavia). The announcement was made today by Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Original Content for Syfy and Co-Head, Original Content for Universal Cable productions, and E1 Entertainment's John Morayniss, CEO of E1's Television Group. Production is expected to begin in early 2010, for an anticipated air in 2010. International distribution is handled by E1 Entertainment.

"Haven is the quintessential Stephen King town, full of complex, yet identifiable, characters and compelling supernatural situations. Sam and Jim wrote a great pilot, and we can't wait to see Scott, Lloyd, and Shawn join them in bringing this town to life as a series. We also couldn't be more excited to partner with our international Syfy channels and be in business with E1 who will definitely deliver the high-quality production value we expect," Stern said in making the announcement.

"E1 has successfully orchestrated the first Syfy global partnership with Syfy in the U.S. and their international pay channels and we couldn't be more pleased," added John Morayniss. "What a combination: the Syfy brand, the pedigree of Stephen King and the global presence and reach of E1. With those ingredients, I predict a worldwide ratings hit for Haven. Syfy audiences and television viewers around the world will be enthralled with this exciting new series."

Syfy President Dave Howe commented, ""This is the first series to capitalize on the global power of the Syfy brand. This and more series like this in the future will be a potential game changer for Syfy's business, enabling us to commission and produce more and more high production value original content that can live on Syfy's growing network of channels around the globe."

Roma Khanna, President Universal Networks International added, "Haven, based on the novella The Colorado Kid by Stephen King, is the first major content partnership driven by our global Syfy business and is the first step in our plan to invest in more top quality content for Syfy Universal and our newly revitalized global channel portfolio. This world class project illustrates our commitment to deliver more high profile, first-run content which provides compelling entertainment for our viewers around the world."

Deep in the heart of Maine, Haven is a town where people with supernatural abilities have migrated for generations because it mutes their powers, allowing them to lead normal lives. At least, until recently. When hot-shot FBI agent Audrey Parker is called to Haven to solve the murder of a local ex-con, she catches the killer but uncovers a much deeper mystery about this town. Each week, as the town-peoples' dormant powers begin to express themselves, Audrey will try to keep these supernatural forces at bay while unraveling the many mysteries of Haven - including one surrounding her own surprising past in this extraordinary place.

The impressive creative team behind Haven includes Scott Shepherd (Tru Calling, The Dead Zone) serving as showrunner and is joined by his partners Executive Producers Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller (The Dead Zone, Wildfire, Greek) and E1 Entertainment's John Morayniss (Hung, The Bridge) and Noreen Halpern (Hung, Copper). The pilot is written by Sam Ernst (Shrek the Third, The Dead Zone) and Jim Dunn (Shrek the Third, The Dead Zone) who will also serve as executive producers on the series. Adam Fratto will serve as co-executive producer.

Thanks to Al Mattice

Segan talks Haven

Posted: November 26, 2009, 16:18:09

Here is an interview with Lloyd Segan in which he talks about the upcoming TV series Haven based on King's The Colorado Kid.

Thanks to Ed.

King NOT involved in Haven

Posted: October 8, 2009, 15:02:51

Yesterday quite a few articles on the net indicated that King was personally involved with the production of Haven but now it's clear that he is NOT. This was posted on the official message board:

Steve hadn't mentioned this project to me so it came out of the blue when I saw the Google alert. I emailed Steve to find out what the deal was and this is his response which he gave me permission to post:

"I'm not personally involved, and the concept is much more X-Files than it is The Colorado Kid. I okayed the pilot script, which is good (or was, as of the last draft), but there's no possessory credit, as in "Stephen King's The Colorado Kid," and that should tell you something. Basically, they're doing their own thing, and given the less than lyrical reader and critical reaction to the story as published in Hardcase Crime, that's okay with me."

More Haven

Posted: October 6, 2009, 16:45:58

More about Haven from The Blobe and Mail:

Stephen King has penned some of the literary world's most memorable horror novels, from Carrie to The Shining. But what in the name of Cujo could possibly send shivers up the author's spine?

The answer has finally come: U.S. television studios.

In a deal that will be announced today in Cannes, France, Mr. King has partnered with Canadian television producer E1 Entertainment Inc. to make his latest creation, a television series titled Haven, based on his best-selling novella The Colorado Kid.

It is a deal that shatters the conventions of big-budget television productions. Rather than take his concept directly to a Hollywood studio, the author has specifically gone outside of the U.S. in order to retain more creative control over how the series is made.

When complete, Haven will be offered up to networks to buy, but the author is strategically looking to avoid the studio formula of producing a pilot episode, then hoping it generates enough interest to be picked up for a whole season. Instead, Toronto-based E1 will make an entire season - 13 one-hour episodes - before it is shopped to broadcasters in several countries, including the U.S.

"He had his reasons. He might have been disillusioned a little with the development process in the U.S.," Peter Emerson, president of E1's television division, said of Mr. King's decision to partner with the Canadian company.

"He wants to be able to do it without putting it through a studio that's going to pay 100 per cent of it and consequently have that control. ... That created a unique problem for us, because that's not normally how the business works. Normally you get the U.S. studios involved first and then sell internationally."

Mr. King is not commenting on the deal. However, the author is said to have been upset with the treatment of some of his work on television and in films, and also wants to retain a greater share of the proceeds from Haven than he would if the rights were bought by a studio.

The concept of making a complete season is outside the norm for the big TV studios, which want to limit their financial risk if a show stumbles in its first few episodes. However, the full-season model has been increasingly used by premium cable networks, such as HBO and Showtime, and other cable outlets to develop more complete storylines.

Mr. King, who has sold more than 300 million horror novels in his career, began talking to E1 last year when he decided to adapt The Colorado Kid to television. The story is based on the cursed residents of a small town in Maine. E1 was initially approached by Mr. King's agent, Los Angeles-based Creative Artists Agency, based on its past work making shows for U.S. and Canadian networks.

The company has helped make Hung for HBO, The Bridge for CBS and CTV, and Copper for ABC and Global Television. To secure the financing needed to make a TV series that is network quality, E1 needed a partner to help it foot the bill of more than $2-million (U.S.) an episode for Haven.

For that, E1 turned to the international arm of NBC's production studio, Universal Networks International. In exchange for putting up some of the production budget, Universal will get the rights to show Haven on pay-television channels outside North America and Scandinavia. E1 is free to sell the show in North America, noting that it will likely end up on science fiction channels on cable. Though Universal is connected to NBC in the U.S., the network has no claim over Mr. King's series.

The U.S. studio model has been in flux since the Hollywood writer's strike two years ago forced the major networks to look beyond heir own operations for new shows. Roma Khanna, president of Universal's international operations, said the deal is a nod to the increasing quality of Canadian productions and a sign of the shift in the U.S. market.

"It says a lot of the production world that we're in now, to think outside the traditional U.S. studio system," said Ms. Khanna, a former executive with CHUM Ltd. in Toronto who moved to Universal's London office three years ago.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

Looks good for Haven

Posted: October 6, 2009, 16:44:22

It looks good for Haven. This was reported by Variety today:

Universal Networks finds 'Haven'

Global dvision to co-finance Stephen King drama
By MICHAEL SCHNEIDERMore

Universal Networks Intl., the newly rebranded global channels unit of NBC Universal, has signed on to co-finance the Stephen King drama "Haven."

In the case of "Haven," E1 Entertainment is behind the show -- based on the King novella "The Colorado Kid" -- and will produce 13 episodes (Daily Variety, Sept. 28). Universal has acquired exclusive pay TV rights across the globe except for the U.S., Canada and Scandinavia, where distribution is still being sought.

Deal reps E1's first major pact with Universal Networks Intl.

Thanks to Marcus

The Colorado Kid becoming Haven

Posted: September 29, 2009, 13:53:55

According to Variety, E1 Entertainment has committed to 13 hour-long episodes adapting Stephen King’s novella The Colorado Kid into a television series called Haven.

Scott Shepherd will serve as showrunner and exec produce with Lloyd Segan and Shawn Piller, all three of whom were exec producers on USA Network's version of The Dead Zone.

Two more Dead Zone alumni, Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn, are writing the pilot and will also serve as exec producers.

The report describes the project as, “centers on a spooky town in Maine where cursed folk live normal lives in exile. When those curses start returning, FBI agent Audrey Parker is brought in to keep those supernatural forces at bay — while trying to unravel the mysteries of Haven.”

E1 is in advanced talks with several European broadcast partners to sign on and help finance the show. After securing an international partner, the company will turn its attention to finding U.S. and Canadian broadcasters.

Thanks to Bev Vincent

More Colorado Kid TV

Posted: November 30, 2007, 00:10:01

Here are more info about the possible TV series based on The Colorado Kid:

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GUY
by Lynette Rice

While the strike could throw a wrench into all current development, ABC has a provocative new drama in the works that's loosely based on Stephen King's 2005 mystery novel The Colorado Kid. The author and EW columnist describes the script, from The Dead Zone's Sam Ernst and Jim Dunn, as "closer to The X-Files than Supernatural." King will have a small stake in the show (currently dubbed Sanctuary) should it go to series, "but it's not something that keeps me up nights, the way Kingdom Hospital did."

Thanks to willowlove

The Colorado Kid on TV?

Posted: November 27, 2007, 23:15:20

There seams to be info in the last issue of Entertainment Weekly (with J.K. Rowling on the cover as Entertainer of the Year) about a possible TV series loosely based on The Colorado Kid in the future. Hopefully more info will come soon.

Thanks to Mark Allan Reynolds