NBC to pick up Erica Durance's new medical drama 'Saving Hope' for Summer

Deadline reports that NBC is in negotiations to pick up Erica Durance's new Canadian series Saving Hope for the summer which originally airs on Canada network CTV and is produced in Canada.

Here's part of the article via Deadline...

NBC To Pick Up Canadian Medical Drama Series ‘Saving Hope’ For Summer

EXCLUSIVE: NBC is in negotiations to acquire upcoming Canadian medical drama series Saving Hope starring Erica Durance, Michael Shanks and Daniel Gillies for a summer run. Co-created and written by Malcolm MacRury and Morwyn Brebner, Saving Hope was inspired by a series of 2005 articles by Globe and Mail writer Ian Brown who spent eight weeks in Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. It is described as a sexy, fast-paced drama set in a fictional Toronto hospital that follows the lives of the doctors and staff and the complicated decisions they make trying to save lives. Saving Hope, produced and distributed by Entertainment One, stars Michael Shanks (Stargate SG-1) as Dr. Harris, chief surgeon who lies in a coma and wanders the wards in spirit form, Erica Durance (Smallville) as his fiancee and fellow surgeon, and Daniel Gillies (The Vampire Diaries) is a hot new surgeon. The premise is somewhat reminiscent of CBS’ supernatural medical drama A Gifted Man. Saving Hope, which has a 13-episode order from CTV, is executive produced by Ilana Frank who is behind another Canadian drama that has done well in the US, ABC’s Rookie Blue. Production is slated to begin in March. Saving Hope is one of 2 new Canadian drama series that are close to deals for summer runs in the U.S.