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company based in
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. Force Four Entertainment began operations in 1983 and has produced more than 500 hours of primetime broadcast programming, earning accolades on the national and international stage. The company’s television programs include lifestyle, documentary, and scripted programming that is sold and aired around the world. In the scripted genre is the 13-episode comedy series ''Seed'', created by Joseph Raso for City TV. Force Four creates and produces its own original formats, including ''Million Dollar Neighbourhood'' for Corus’ OWN Canada, ''Urban Suburban'' for HGTV, ''The Cupcake Girls'' for W Network, and ''Murder She Solved'' for OWN Canada. The company is also producing the Australian format series ''Border Security'' for Shaw, now in second season, ''The Bachelor Canada'', based on the sixteen-season Warner Brothers hit U.S. franchise for Rogers Media, and ''The Audience'', an ITV format for W Network.


History

On August 28, 2014, the firm was taken over by acquired
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. The firm's partners Rob Bromley, John Richie, and Gillian Lowrey joined eOne as part of the deal.


List of television series and films produced and distributed by Force Four Entertainment

*''Keeping Canada Safe'' *''Keeping Canada Alive'' *''Chuck and Danny's Road Trip'' *Tricked *Border Security: America's Front Line *Battle Cats *''
Urban Suburban ''Urban Suburban'' is a Canadian reality television series, which debuted in 2011 on HGTV."Siblings build realty show on reality". ''Surrey Now'', October 13, 2011. Hosts The show is hosted by Philip DuMoulin and Sarah Daniels, a brother and sist ...
'' *'' Border Security: Canada's Front Line'' *'' The Cupcake Girls'' *'' Murder She Solved'' *'' Tube Tales: TV's Real Stories'' *'' Six Degrees of TV'' *'' 65 Redroses'' *'' Manhattan Matchmaker'' *''
The Bachelor Canada ''The Bachelor Canada'' is a Canadian reality television series that first premiered on October 3, 2012, and is based on the American television series ''The Bachelor''. Seasons 1 and 2 aired on the City television network, after which point the f ...
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Million Dollar Neighbourhood ''Million Dollar Neighbourhood'' is a Canadian documentary television series on the Oprah Winfrey Network Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is an American multinational basic cable channel jointly owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and Harpo Studios ...
'' *'' Family Cook Off'' *'' Murder She Solved: True Crime'' *'' Playing for Keeps'' *'' Human Cargo'' *''
The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess ''The Love Crimes of Gillian Guess'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Bruce McDonald and released in 2004."Movie based on Vancouver juror Gillian Guess 'kooky:' director Bruce McDonald". Canadian Press, September 19, 2004. The film is loose ...
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Murder Unveiled ''Murder Unveiled'' is a 2005 Canadian television film. The movie is based on the true story of the Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu murder. The film was screened at the Asian Festival of First Films on November 26, 2005 and was first aired on CBC on Febr ...
'' *'' Jinnah on Crime: Pizza 911'' *'' Jinnah on Crime: White Knight, Black Widow'' *'' Village on a Diet'' *'' Tube Tales: TV's Real Stories'' *'' The Shopping Bags'' *'' Making It Big'' *'' You, Me & the Kids'' *'' Adventures in Parenting'' *'' Wakanheja'' *'' Art Zone'' *'' Frank Mahovlich: The Big M'' *'' Terry Fox: A Dream as Big as Our Country'' *'' Better Ask Nellie: Nellie Cournoyea'' *'' Family Drew: The Molson Family'' *'' Brothers: The Phil and Tony Esposito Story'' *'' Silken Laumann: Flying on Water'' *'' Emily Carr: A Woman of All Sorts'' *'' Lynn Johnston: Lynn's Looking Glass'' *'' Christine Silverberg: Top Cop'' *'' Rick Hansen: Never Give Up On Your Dreams'' *'' Today Is a Good Day: Remembering Chief Dan George'' *'' Carbon Hunters'' *'' End of an Era'' *'' Toxic Legacies'' *'' Grizzlies of the Canadian Rockies'' *'' Crocophiles'' *'' Corrie Crazy: Canada Loves Coronation Street'' *'' Brothel Project'' *'' FASD: Finding Hope'' *'' Rock and Roll Kid'' *'' Making Waves'' *'' The Ties That Bind'' *'' Fall Out'' *'' Without God'' *''
Sing Out ''Sing Out!'' was a quarterly journal of folk music and folk songs that was published from May 1950 through spring 2014. It was originally based in New York City, with a national circulation of approximately 10,000 by 1960. Background ''Sing Out ...
'' *'' Welcome Back to Molly's Reach'' *'' Wanderings: A Journey to Connect'' *'' From Grief to Action'' *'' Innocent Tricks'' *'' Broken Words'' *'' Love, Culture and the Kitchen Sink'' *'' Laughing Through the Pain'' *''
Seed (TV series) ''Seed'' is a Canadian single-camera sitcom. The series starred Adam Korson as Harry Dacosta, sperm donor, and followed his interactions with new-found relatives that had been conceived from the donation. The series premiered on February 4, 2013 ...
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Official website
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