''The Business'' is a

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series, which airs on

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in Canada and IFC in the United States. The show centres on Vic Morgan (

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), an adult film director of a low-budget softcore pornographic series similar to '' Girls Gone Wild''. He attempts to become a legitimate film maker after having converted to

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to be successful in the entertainment industry. Season one depicts the production of his first independent film and the difficulties along the way with an undisciplined production staff, poorly skilled actors, and an eccentric Japanese investor. Season two follows the company following the success of its first film as they search for a follow-up project. The series is filmed and produced in

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by Philms Pictures, and has a predominantly Canadian cast.

Characters

Main

Recurring

*Kaela Bahrey as Vic's daughter Beatrice Morgenstein. *Matt Silver as Terrence von Holtzen, the freshly promoted Associate Co-head of the Animation and Historical Adaptation Department. *Nobuya Shimamoto as Vic's former brother-in-law and film investor, Kenji Nakamura. *

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as Vic's Flicks brutally honest secretary, Shelley Baker. *

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as new employee Nancy Drake. *Neil Napier as greasy accountant Wendell Cooper. *

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as Brooke Fairchild. *

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as eccentric interior decorator Rhonda Goldenblatt. *

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as Scarlet Saint-James, star of Vic's legitimate indie-thriller.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2006)

Season 2 (2007)

Premiered Sun, August 5, 2007 @ 11:00pm ET/PT on IFC

Notes

This series airs on IFC in a paired

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where ''

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'', starring

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airs in the last half-hour of the hour-long timeslot.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Business 2006 Canadian television series debuts 2007 Canadian television series endings 2000s Canadian sitcoms 2006 American television series debuts 2007 American television series endings 2000s American sitcoms Television shows set in Montreal IFC (American TV channel) original programming