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Exclusive: Underbelly has added two to its cast, with Lucian-River Chauhan and Kate Corbett signing on to the twisty crime drama. Cameras are rolling on the series, which is for Canadian streamer Crave.

Underbelly stars Stephen Amell as a cop in the 1000 Islands region that straddles Canada and the U.S. His character, Officer Henry Roland, finds evidence linking a case he is working on to his childhood best friend, Tommy Hawley, played by Hamza Haq.

Chauhan will play the younger version of Tommy in the six-episode series. He starred in Apple TV+ supernatural drama Me, which bowed earlier this year. His other credits include Amazon’s Encounter and Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Kate Corbett will also appear, and play a character called Liv. Little else is known about her part at this point. Her credits include Canadian procedural Coroner and indie movie The Righteous.

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Exclusive: Stephen Amell, Minnie Driver and Hamza Haq will star in Underbelly, a crime drama set in the 1000 Islands region, home to a picturesque river that serves as a border between Canada and the U.S. The series was created by Saving Hope’s Graeme Stewart and will be an original for Canadian streamer Crave. Tamara Podemski also stars.

Shaftesbury, producer of Hudson & Rex and Murdoch Mysteries, is making the six-part series. Fifth Season is co-financing and will distribute. It is warming up international buyers here at MIPCOM on the buzzy project, which will premiere on Crave next year.

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Amell, soon to appear in Suits L.A., plays Officer Henry Roland. He finds evidence linking a case of missing illegal substances to his childhood best friend, Tommy Hawley, played by Haq. As Henry embarks on a mission to save his friend,...