''Bitten'' is a

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television series based on the '' Women of the Otherworld'' series of books by author Kelley Armstrong. The name was inspired by the first book in the series. The show was produced as an original series for

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, with most filming in

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and

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. Its third and final season finished in April 2016.

Series overview

The first season's story centres on

Elena Michaels Elena Michaels is a fictional character in the Women of the Otherworld novel series. Elena is a pack werewolf who was bitten by her lover Clayton Danvers. Elena becomes Pack Alpha after Jeremy Danvers steps down. She first appeared in the novel ' ...

(portrayed by Laura Vandervoort), a female

werewolf In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (; ; uk, Вовкулака, Vovkulaka), is an individual that can shapeshift into a wolf (or, especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature), either purposely or ...

who is torn between a normal life in

with her human boyfriend, Philip, and her "family" obligations as a werewolf in

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. Among her pack is her ex-fiancé Clayton, who is responsible for her becoming a werewolf. In the second season, the narrative is featured as the story centres on the aftermath of the battle, as well as the meeting of witches Paige and Ruth, who are looking to save their lost

coven A coven () is a group or gathering of witches. The word "coven" (from Anglo-Norman ''covent, cuvent'', from Old French ''covent'', from Latin ''conventum'' = convention) remained largely unused in English until 1921 when Margaret Murray promote ...

member, Savannah, from evil warlock Aleister.

Cast and characters

Main

* Laura Vandervoort as

Greyston Holt Greyston Holt (born September 30, 1985) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Ray Prager Jr in the television series '' Durham County'', as young Emerson Hauser in the Fox series '' Alcatraz'', and as Clayton Danvers in Space series '' ...

as Clayton Danvers *

Greg Bryk Gregory Michael Bryk (born 19 August 1972) is a Canadian film and television actor. He has appeared in numerous films and television series and is best known for his reoccurring roles in ''ReGenesis'' (2004–2008), '' XIII: The Series'' (201 ...

as Jeremy Danvers * Steve Lund as Nick Sorrentino * Paul Greene as Philip McAdams (season 1) * Michael Xavier as Logan Jonsen (seasons 1–2) *

Genelle Williams Genelle Williams (born February 18, 1984) is a Canadian actress who is best known for her roles as Kim Carlisle in ''Radio Free Roscoe'', as DJ in ''The Latest Buzz'', and as the innkeeper Leena in ''Warehouse 13''. Career Acting in high school ...

as Rachel Sutton (season 3, recurring seasons 1–2) *

Tommie-Amber Pirie Tommie-Amber Pirie is a Canadian actress.Denis Armstrong, "Actress doubles chances". '' Ottawa Sun'', September 11, 2007. She is most noted for her role as Claire in '' Michael: Every Day'', for which she was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Be ...

as Paige Winterbourne (season 3, recurring season 2)

Recurring

* Paulino Nunes as Antonio Sorrentino (season 1) * Joel Keller as Peter Myers (season 1) * Benjamin Ayres as Jorge Sorrentino (seasons 1, 3) * Elias Toufexis as Joey Stillwell * Michael Luckett as Daniel Santos (season 1) * James McGowan as Malcolm Danvers (seasons 1–2) *

Noah Danby Noah Dalton Danby (born April 24, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for portraying Connor King in the series ''Painkiller Jane''. Early life Danby was born in Guelph, Ontario, the son of painter Ken Danby. Personal life Danby became e ...

as Zachary Cain * Pascal Langdale as Karl Marsten * Curtis Carravaggio as Thomas LeBlanc (season 1) * Patrick Garrow as Victor Olson (season 1) * Marc Bendavid as Scott Brandon (season 1) * Ryan Kelly as Nate Parker (seasons 1–2) *

Dan Petronijevic Daniel Petronijevic (born March 28, 1981 in Scarborough, Ontario), known professionally as Dan Petronijevic, is a Canadian actor who has appeared in various feature films, including the '' American Pie'' franchise, and in TV shows such as '' 19- ...

as Samuel Boggs (season 1) * Fiona Highet as Sheriff Karen Morgan (seasons 1, 3) * Rogan Christopher as Deputy Paul O'Neil (season 1) * Natalie Brown as Diane McAdams (seasons 1–2) *

Sherry Miller Sherry Miller is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Jane on the CTV drama ''E.N.G.'' (1990), as Jennifer Taylor on the Showtime drama '' Queer As Folk'' (2000–2005), and as Dorothy O'Sullivan on the Global teen drama ''The Best Ye ...

as Olivia McAdams (season 1) *

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as Amber (season 1) * Natalie Lisinska as Sylvie (season 1) * Ace Hicks as Becky McAdams (season 1) *

Evan Buliung Evan Buliung is a Canadian actor.

as Michael Braxton (season 1) * Noah Cappe as Travis (season 1) * Chris Ratz as Jack (season 1) * Kaitlyn Leeb as Amanda (season 1) * Tammy Isbell as Ruth Winterbourne (season 2) * Sean Rogerson as Aleister (season 2) * Kiara Glasco as Savannah Levine (season 2) * Debra McCabe as Clara Sullivan (season 2) * Angela Besharah as Bridget (season 2) * Carly Street as Dr. Sondra Bauer (season 2) *

Daniel Kash Daniel Joshua Kash (born April 25, 1959) is a Canadian actor and film director. Life and career Kash was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Canadian opera singer Maureen Forrester and Toronto-born violinist and conductor Eugene Kash (May 1, 1 ...

as Roman Navikev (seasons 2–3) * Brock Johnson as Richard Hart (season 2) * Mishka Thebaud as Eduardo Escobado (seasons 2–3) *

Salvatore Antonio Salvatore Antonio is a Canadian actor and playwright. Early life He was born Salvatore Antonio Alessandro Migliore in Toronto, Ontario. He attended an enriched Arts programme at Unionville High School, and upon graduating he was one of 10 stu ...

as Rodrigo Sanchez (season 2) * John Ralston as Sasha Antonov (season 3) *

Sofia Banzhaf Sofia Banzhaf is a Canadians, Canadian actress and filmmaker from Newfoundland and Labrador. Banzhaf was born in Germany and spent part of her early life in the United States. She is most noted for her 2019 short film ''I Am in the World as Free a ...

as Katia Antonov (season 3) *

Alex Ozerov Alex Ozerov (born 1992) is a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the short film '' Pyotr495'', for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Digital Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awar ...

as Alexei Antonov (season 3) * Rafael Petardi as Konstantin Saranin (season 3) * Oliver Becker as The Albino (season 3) * Ian Lake as Anson Haight (season 3) * Ian Matthews as Bucky Durst (season 3)

Guests

* Mackenzie Gray as Jimmy Koenig (season 1) * Shauna MacDonald as Lily Bevelaqua (season 2) * Mark Irvingsen as Freddie Durst (season 3) * Steve Puchalski as Leon Durst (season 3)

Production

On May 22, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season of 10 episodes, with production beginning in Summer. On May 22, 2015, Space confirmed that the series would be renewed for a third season, with filming set to begin in the summer / fall of 2015. It was confirmed in December 2015 that the third season of ''Bitten'' would be its final one.

Music

Todor Kobakov Todor Kobakov (born September 19, 1978) is a Bulgarian-Canadian composer, producer, arranger and pianist based in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his solo piano album Pop Music, his commercial and film scores and for his collaborations with ...

was hired to compose the score for the series.

Score

''Bitten – Score Soundtrack Vol. 1'' was released on March 18, 2014.

Broadcast

The series was acquired by

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for airing in the United States, and premiered in January 2014. It premiered in

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on August 8, 2015 on FOX8. SyfyUK commenced broadcast on May 19, 2016.

Home media

Reception

Critical

''Bitten'' has received mixed reviews.

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gave the first season a score of 59 out of 100 (based on 8 reviews).

Ratings

In ratings, ''Bitten'' averaged 348,000 viewers in its timeslot, making it Space's highest-rated original series of all time.

Awards and nominations

''InnerSpace: After Bite''

A live after-show titled ''InnerSpace: After Bite'' premiered on Space on February 7, 2015, following the season two premiere. ''After Bite'' features hosts Morgan Hoffman and Teddy Wilson discussing the latest episode with actors and producers of ''Bitten''.

References

External links

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