'Dark Matter' Announces Cast, Production Begins in January

Production on Syfy's Dark Matter begins in January.

Syfy has announced casting of its newly acquired scripted series Dark Matter, which will feature Melissa O'Neil (Broadway's "Les Miserables"), Marc Bendavid (Bitten), Anthony Lemke (White House Down), Alex Mallari Jr. (Robocop) and Jodelle Ferland (Twilight) with Roger Cross (The Strain) and Zoie Palmer (Lost Girl).

The series begins production in Toronto on January 7.

Created by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie (executive producers and writers of the Stargate franchise), and developed with Prodigy Pictures (Lost Girl, XIII), the 13 one-hour episodes are based on the graphic novel "Dark Matter" by Mallozzi and Mullie, published by Dark Horse Comics.

Lifetime Movie 'A Warden's Ransom' Premieres Tonight, Stars Diane Neal, Jodelle Ferland, Devon Sawa

A Warden's Ransom premieres October 11 on Lifetime.  Photo Credit: Allen Fraser

Lifetime Original Movie A Warden's Ransom premieres on Saturday, October 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The film stars Diane Neal, Jodelle Ferland, Devon Sawa.

Samantha Brandt (Neal) is used to being surrounded by dangerous convicts as the warden of a men’s maximum security prison, however, nothing could prepare her for new inmate Vic Miller (Sawa). When the notorious serial killer with a large family fortune is escorted into Roundwood Prison amidst a flurry of TV reporters he offers fifty million dollars to anyone who can break him out! Threats arise from all sides as Sam fights to secure her prison from even the guards themselves but her job becomes personal when Vic Miller decides to use Sam's daughter Kit (Ferland) as the ultimate leverage.

Watch a sneak peek video below: