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SPACE Takes Flight with a Journey Back to the Beginning When New Miniseries NEVERLAND Premieres Dec. 18 – Blockbuster cast includes Bob Hoskins, Charlie Rowe, Keira Knightley, and Rhys Ifans – – Miniseries holds a record-breaking number of visual effects – – Filmed on state-of-the-art virtual stages – To tweet this release: http://bit.ly/viltGK Toronto, ON (Nov. 24, 2011) – In this world, time stands still. This December, viewers can venture to the fantastic realm of NEVERLAND, a two-night, four-hour miniseries event, premiering Sunday, Dec. 18 and Monday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on SPACE and SPACE HD. Peter Pan and Neverland have been the subject of countless stories, however there has never been an account quite like this. The stellar cast of filmic juggernauts including Bob Hoskins, Charlie Rowe and Keira Knightley lend their talents to realizing the adventure in this two-part drama. Whether viewers have been naughty or nice this year, viewers won’t want to grow up as they are dazzled by the classic characters, including Hook, Smee, Tinker Bell, The Lost Boys and of course, the magical Peter Pan. SPACE delivers the ultimate holiday experience with no limits! NEVERLAND is available on demand at www.SPACECAST.com immediately following the broadcast premiere.
NEVERLAND: Charlie Rowe as Peter Pan
**Media Note** - Download photography of NEVERLAND at www.bellmediapr.ca/space. In NEVERLAND, a young boy named Peter and his streetwise gang is magically swept away from the back alleys of turn-of-the-century London to a realm of legendary mystery and adventure. Set in part on the streets of Dickensian London as well as the enchanting parallel universe of Neverland, viewers will discover the origins of Peter Pan, Captain Hook, Croc, The Lost Boys, The Indians and Tinker Bell. In Part One of NEVERLAND, orphaned Peter and his friends survive the streets of London as pickpockets. Following directions from their mentor, Jimmy Hook, the boys are to snatch a priceless – some say, magical – crystal orb hidden away in an antique store known for precious artifacts. When the boys find the orb they discover that it is home to a winged fairy named Tinker Bell as well as a portal to another world. Through the orb, Hook, Peter and the boys are magically transported into Neverland, a fantastic realm of white jungles and legendary adventure where unknown dangers and enemies await the new travelers. The action of this adventure in NEVERLAND is realized with the use of state-of-the-art virtual stages, completed by a record-breaking number of visual effects, rarely seen in a television miniseries. Executively produced by Robert Halmi, Sr. (MERLIN), NEVERLAND stars Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) as Captain Hook, Golden Globe nominee Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies) as Elizabeth Bonny, Golden Globe-winner Bob Hoskins (Hook, Snow White and the Huntsman) reprising his role as Smee from Steven Speilberg’s hit film Hook, Oscarnominated actress Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean) as the voice of Tinker Bell, and Charlie Rowe (Never Let Me Go) as Peter. SPACE is Canada’s national science fiction, horror and fantasy channel. SPACE is truly the station for all those who dare to challenge their imagination. SPACE is a division of Bell Media, which is owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. For more information about SPACE, visit spacecast.com. SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: SPACE on Facebook SPACE on Twitter - SPACE For more information, please contact: Jason Chow, SPACE, 416.384.2372 or jason.chow@bellmedia.ca Nicola Krishna, SPACE, 416.384.5276, nicola.krishna@bellmedia.ca