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The film received its market premiere at Berlin’s Efm.

Elle Driver has closed sales on Gabriele Muccino’s hit drama The Best Years, which received its market premiere at Berlin’s Efm.

The film follows three childhood friends and the woman they all fall for at one point in their lives, over the course of 40 years of recent Italian history.

In Europe, it has sold to France (Arp Selection), Germany (Prokino Filmverleih), Spain (Vertigo Films), Benelux (Cineart), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Greece (Tanweer), Portugal (Outsider Films), Sweden and Iceland (Njuta Film) and Denmark (Another World).

In the rest of the world,...

Starring Kim Rossi Stuart in a lead role, the new film by the director-screenwriter of Easy! and Friends by Chance is produced by Palomar in league with Vision Distribution. After five weeks of filming in Rome and one spent in Livorno, the new movie by Francesco Bruni Andrà tutto bene is now in the editing room. Following on from Easy! , Noi 4 and Friends by Chance, this director-screenwriter, winner of multiple David di Donatello awards and faithful collaborator of Paolo Virzì has chosen Kim Rossi Stuart as the protagonist of his fourth work. The latter will play a man who finds himself having to delve into his own past, and that of his father, following an unexpected event. Written by Bruni himself, the story revolves around Bruno Salvati, a film director of...

Tiff Midnight Madness breakout has already scored deals in key European territories.

Elle Driver has acquired international sales rights to Us director Keith Thomas’s buzzed-about supernatural horror The Vigil, revolving around the Jewish custom of shemira, or watching over the corpse of a recently deceased person ahead of their burial.

Under the seven-figure deal, the Paris-based company is selling the world aside from the Us, which is being handled by CAA Media Finance.

Elle Driver has already scored deals in the key European territories of Spain (Vertigo), France (Wild Bunch Distribution), Italy (Bim) and Germany (Wild Bunch Germany).

The...

Pierfrancesco Favino, who heads to Cannes in the starring role of Marco Bellocchio’s Palme d’Or contender The Traitor, co-stars.

Elle Driver has boarded world sales on Italian director Gabriele Muccino’s drama The Best Years, exploring the cycle of life through the forty-year relationship of four close friends, against the backdrop of contemporary Italian history.

The Paris-based sales company will kick-off pre-sales on the film in Cannes ahead of shooting, which commences in June.

Pierfrancesco Favino, who heads to Cannes in the starring role of Marco Bellocchio’s Palme d’Or contender The Traitor, co-stars opposite Claudio Santamaria,...

Updated with Cannes Film Festival statement, writethru: The international industry is digesting the sudden news that veteran French distributor and producer Samuel Hadida died following a short illness on Monday at the age of 64. Reactions have streamed in about a man who folks agree was passionate, joyful and one-of-a-kind (see tweets below).

FilmNation chief Glen Basner tells Deadline this morning, “I love Sammy and will miss him dearly. His enthusiasm and passion for all things made him larger-than-life, but it also applied to our friendship that made it more meaningful and have more depth. It was familial and what I will miss most.”

Indeed, I recall one recent Cannes Film Festival which was so plagued by rain that execs were doing deals on their phones from hotel lobbies. When I ran into Hadida in the Majestic, he told me he’d just closed a film with Basner but wouldn’t...

Industry legend survived by brother and business partner Victor, wife Maryse Claire, three grown children, one grandchild.

It has emerged that Sammy Hadida, the French distributor and producer who co-founded Metropolitan FilmExport with his brother Victor and father David, died in hospital in Los Angeles on Monday (26). He was 64.

Hadida was in the Us after the Afm ended earlier this month. He was an industry celebrity on the independent film circuit and regularly attended festivals and markets. His energy and larger-than-life personality earned him friends around the world.

Through Metropolitan, the Hadidas not only put the French independent scene on the map,...

French producer-distributor Samuel Hadida died unexpectedly on Nov. 26 at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital following a short illness, according to his brother Victor Hadida. He was 64.

For more than three decades, the Hadida brothers have owned and managed Paris-based Metropolitan FilmExport, a leading French distributor of American indie fare they had founded with their father David.

Samuel Hadida was known for his collaborations with director Tony Scott on “True Romance” and “Domino,” his collaboration with Constantin Film on the “Resident Evil” franchise, his work on the “Silent Hill” movies and with Claude Lelouch on “Un+Une” and “The Best Years,” the upcoming sequel to “A Man and a Woman.”

Samuel Hadida was also a fixture on the international film scene at film markets and festivals. He was a native of Morocco.

Victor Hadida said, “Sammy’s passion and humor were infectious and his larger than life presence will certainly be missed.

Samuel Hadida, a French producer and distributor with over 70 producing credits including “True Romance,” the “Resident Evil” franchise and most recently as a co-executive producer on this year’s “Hunter Killer,” has died. He was 64.

Hadida died unexpectedly on Monday at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital following a short illness, his brother, Victor Hadida announced in a statement.

Hadida and his brother have owned and managed Metropolitan FilmExport, a French distributor of American indie fare, which they founded with their father, David.

Also Read: Stephen Hillenburg, 'SpongeBob SquarePants' Creator, Dies at 57

In addition to working with director Tony Scott on the 1993 film “True Romance” and “Domino” in 2005, Hadida also collaborated with Constantin Film on the “Resident Evil” series of film and the “Silent Hill” movies. More recently, he worked with Claude Lelouch on “Un+Une” and “The Best Years,” an upcoming sequel to the Oscar-winning “A Man and a Woman.

Samuel Hadida, the regarded indie French distributor and producer of films including the Resident Evil franchise and the Tony Scott-directed True Romance and Domino, has died at age 64. He passed away Monday at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital after a short illness, according to his brother Victor.

Hadida and Victor owned and managed Metropolitan FilmExport, a top French distributor of American indie films that they founded with their father David. A champion of indie cinema by bringing the likes of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs and David Fincher’s Seven to French screens, he was a staple at festivals and markets for the past 40 years.

“Sammy’s passion and humor were infectious and his larger than life presence will certainly be missed,” Victor Hadida said. “We are committed to honoring his life by bringing to fruition the numerous development projects under the Davis Films banner that Samuel so loved as...

Diana Ross is a legend among legends!

The 73-year-old singer was honored with the Lifetime Achievement at the 2017 American Music Awards on Sunday, closing out the show with a memorable speech and performance.

Dazzling in a black dress with matching silk gloves and a gorgeous statement necklace, the music icon took the stage at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles following a pre-taped message from Barack and Michelle Obama, and a few sweet words from her 29-year-old son, Evan Ross.

"This is the family. We love you so much, so very much," she gushed while accepting the prestigious accolade with her family by her side. "This is all about love. This says it all, this is my family and I'm sending love out there to all of you.

"I really love being here," she continued, "and I feel so humbled by this. I love you all. I think you know that. Thank you so much...

Here’s a sentence you probably didn’t expect to read in 2017: Diana Ross won big at the American Music Awards.

Not only did the Motown legend receive the AMAs’ coveted Lifetime Achievement award — previously bestowed upon the likes of Frank Sinatra, Whitney Houston and Prince — during Sunday’s ceremony (hosted by her daughter, black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross!), but she also put on a performance of some of her biggest hits.

More than four decades after winning her first Ama, Ross returned to the stage to bless us with new renditions of “I’m Coming Out,” “Ease on...

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Music icon Diana Ross did double duty at the American Music Awards on Sunday night.

The legendary singer was one of the night’s performers and she was the recipient of one of the night’s biggest honors: the Lifetime Achievement award.

After a stirring introduction from her youngest son Evan—and a suitably epic video detailing her amazing personal, musical and cinematic history and influence...

The best years of American Idol are admittedly behind it. That's bound to happen with any show that has run for more than decade. American Idol is determined to not go quietly into the metaphorical TV night with its farewell season. 

We already saw some moving (and "amusing") moments from the season premiere, which included Kayne West "auditioning". In anticipation, American Idol has treated us with more sneak peek clips from the second night of auditions. If the clips are any indication the second night of American Idol season 15 should be every bit as good as the first.

This is actually about a year old, but I learned of its existence just last night. So I assume some of you have seen it, while others, like myself, have not. The title speaks for itself, I think. And those "old school" hip hop heads - especially if you grew up, as I did, during the years when Boogie Down Productions reigned supreme (for me, it was in the late 1980's into the early 1990's) - will probably appreciate this even more. In my opinion, those were some of The best years for rap music - 1989 was especially a great year - and I still, with the same gusto, listen to the music I grew up on, today, 25 years later, older, more discerning, etc, and it all still feels quite...

Last month David Fincher’s Gone Girl made a smash at the box office. As if plugged directly into the Zeitgeist, it seemed as if everyone had a take on the film’s views on gender, the media and marriage. Gone Girl was a sensation that turned the camera inward, revealing our discomfort with the institution of marriage. While the butt of many jokes, marriage is perceived as an important pillar in our understanding of families, social values and personal happiness. Yet, it remains behind closed doors. We understand marriage within the realms of our own experience, our parents, our friends and our own marriages. Yet, we are only ever truly familiar with our own intimate relationships and even that is under debate. If anything, Gone Girl shows that within marriage there are two sides to every story. Marriage is veiled with a certain air of mystery and the question...

Last week we got word that Canadian TV network Space had committed to a second season of "Bitten," their most-watched original series ever, and Syfy is hot on their heels with an announcement of their own...

From the Press Release:

Syfy has acquired the popular supernatural thriller "Bitten" for a second season consisting of 10 all-new episodes. Production on Season 2 will begin this summer in Toronto, and the series, from leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne), will return to Syfy in 2015.

Said Chris Regina, Senior Vice President, Programming, Syfy: "'Bitten' is a fast-paced and edgy series which has found a growing and passionate fan base on our channel. We’re delighted to bring the series back to Syfy next year.”

Said Prentiss Fraser, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Acquisitions, eOne Television International: “We’re absolutely thrilled with the tremendous support and enthusiasm from fans across social media since the debut of 'Bitten.

Syfy has renewed “Bitten” for a 10-episode second season. The series, from independent studio Entertainment One, will return to Syfy in 2015. During its first season on Syfy, “Bitten” averaged 1.1 million total viewers, according to Live +7 data. Also read: Starz’ ‘Spartacus’ to Fight Again on Syfy Based on the “Women of the Otherworld” novels by Kelley Armstrong, “Bitten” stars Laura Vandervoort (“Smallville”) as Elena Michaels, the lone female werewolf in existence. The show also stars Greg Bryk (“A History Of Violence”), Greyston Holt (“Alcatraz”), Steve Lund (“Being Erica”) and Michael Xavier (“The Best Years”). “Bitten” is executive produced by J.B. Sugar...

We tried really hard to watch "Bitten" on Syfy, but the experience proved to be too painful for us to endure. Apparently we were in the minority because the toothy little series has just gotten an order for a second season. Read on for details.

From the Press Release

Space announced today it has ordered a second season of the sexy, high-octane thriller "Bitten," Space’s most-watched original series ever.

Picking up after an exhilarating Season 1 finale, Space has ordered 10 additional one-hour episodes from No Equal Entertainment, Entertainment One Television, and Hoodwink Entertainment. Production is expected to begin this summer and will once again be shot on location in Toronto, Hamilton, and Hespeler. Viewers who have yet to join The Pack can catch encore episodes Sundays at 11 p.m. Et on Space following new episodes of the bewitching series "Salem" at 10 p.m. Et. The entire first season of the...

Cameron Diaz is one of the very few women celebrities who seem to have aged gracefully.

"I love being in my 40s," the 41-year-old bombshell told me at the L.A. premiere of her new comedy The Other Woman (in theatres tomorrow). "You know yourself and you don't give a s--t anymore. You really don't care what other people think. You let go of that things that don't matter.It's liberation. It's fantastic."

Thinking back to her 20s, Diaz laughed, "Who wants to be 21 again? That was horrible! It was horrible! It was not the best years of my life. The best years of my life are right now."

Preach!

Cameron Diaz is one of the very few women celebrities who seem to have aged gracefully.

"I love being in my 40s," the 41-year-old bombshell told me at the L.A. premiere of her new comedy The Other Woman (in theatres tomorrow). "You know yourself and you don't give a s--t anymore. You really don't care what other people think. You let go of that things that don't matter.It's liberation. It's fantastic."

Thinking back to her 20s, Diaz laughed, "Who wants to be 21 again? That was horrible! It was horrible! It was not the best years of my life. The best years of my life are right now."

Preach!

Here's another reason to love Cameron Diaz—the movie superstar has truly embraced growing older! "I love being in my 40s," the 41-year-old bombshell told me at the L.A. premiere of her new comedy The Other Woman (in theaters tomorrow). "You know yourself and you don't give a s--t anymore. You really don't care what other people think. You let go of that things that don't matter…It's a liberation. It's fantastic." Thinking back to her 20s, Diaz laughed, "Who wants to be 21 again? That was horrible! It was horrible! It was not the best years of my life. The best years of my life are right now." Preach! "We concentrate too much on...

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Showtime’s drama pilot The Affair has added Joshua Jackson to the cast. The drama focuses on two married couples and an affair that creates turmoil between them. Jackson will play a long island cowboy whose wife starts an affair with a character played by Dominic West.

Too bad Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 didn’t last long enough to get Joshua Jackson.

EW drops the terrible no-good news that Lynda Carter will appear as herself on an episode of Two and a Half Men. I’m telling myself that show probably won’t give Carter a scene to justify watching Two and a Half Men.

NBC lists 12 “Must See TV” Shows You Might Not Remember. I look at it as twelve reasons why NBC has been stuck at the bottom of the ratings.

I had so much hope for The Single Guy, at least until it debuted.

"Love, American Style" is getting a remake. According to Deadline, CBS is redeveloping the anthology series from the 1970s.

Deadline reports CBS is dropping the anthology format that drove the original show. Instead, the remake will tell the story of four different couples and their relationships. "Being Eric" creator Jane Sinyor and "The Best Years" creator Aaron Martin are writing the project.

The original "Love, American Style" ran for five seasons on ABC and featured a variety of stars including "Arrested Development's" Jessica Walter, Bill Bixby, Tom Bosley and Phyllis Diller.

In 1999, ABC attempted to relaunch the series starring Melissa Joan Hart, Mariska Hargitay and Joley Fisher. Check out some videos below.

Click over to Deadline for more on the latest "Love, American Style" remake.

A remake of the 1960s-70s series "Love, American Style" is in the works at CBS -- although "remake" might not be the right term to apply here.

According to Deadline, the new show would drop the anthology format that was "Love, American Style's" signature when it ran on ABC from 1969-74. The show had a semi-regular cast of performers, but it mostly relied on guest stars to tell a series of brief stories about love each week. The new version would focus on four couples who represent some of "the many stages of love."

"Being Erica" creator Jana Sinyor and Aaron Martin ("The Best Years") are collaborating on the pilot script. (Both writers, somewhat ironically, are Canadian; they worked together on "Erica" and "Degrassi: The Next Generation.") They'll also executive produce along with Kim and Eric Tannenbaum ("Two and a Half Men").

If it goes forward, the "Love, American...

Cue those patriotic trumpets! CBS is developing an update of Love, American Style, the anthology series that originally aired as part of ABC’s Friday night lineup in the ’70s.

Deadline reports that the project will veer away from the show’s original format, which worked from 1969 to 1974. Instead, the new script from Jana Sinyor (Being Erica) and Aaron Martin (The Best Years) will follow four different couples who are connected through their complicated relationships. This is only a script deal; the network still has to order it to pilot before even considering it for its fall 2014 lineup.There have...

Exclusive: CBS has put in development Love, American Style, a contemporary version of the 1970s comedy anthology series. The new version, from CBS TV Studios and the Tannenbaum Co, is not keeping the anthology format of the original, which has proven hard to sustain these days as evidenced by such recent efforts as NBC’s Love Bites. CBS’ Love, American Style – written by Canadian scribes Jana Sinyor, creator of Being Erica, and Aaron Martin, creator of The Best Years — follows the lives of four couples who are connected through the many stages of love and their complicated relationships. Sinyor and Martin executive produce with Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum and Madhouse Entertainment’s Robyn Meisinger and Adam Kolbrenner. The original series, produced by Paramount TV, ran on ABC for five seasons and has enjoyed a healthy off-network syndication afterlife as a daytime staple. (Watch its opening, complete with the catchy theme song,...

Hear that? It's the sound of women everywhere sighing over Sean Lowe's performance on the April 8 episode of Dancing With the Stars. In a nod to both his fiancee and the theme of the evening, "The Best Years of Their Lives," Lowe, 29, dedicated his Viennese Waltz to Bachelor love Catherine Giudici, whom he approached at the end of the dance and kissed for all to see. "Without question, the best year of my life was 2012," he said in a behind-the-scenes clip before the performance. [...]...

Ashley Diana Morris, a Vancouver model who bears a striking resemblance to Anna Nicole Smith, has been named the new face for Guess Lingerie and Bikini.

According to her website, Morris was discovered by photographer Odette Sugerman in Vancouver, where the model lives.

Born outside Toronto, Morris has a degree from the University of Toronto in theatre and English literature. She had a role on Global TV's short-lived Canadian teen drama series "The Best Years."

Photos on Morris' Facebook page show her meeting with Guess designer Paul Marciano last weekend.

Morris is being called "the perfect mix of Brigitte Bardot, Marilyn Monroe and Claudia Schiffer." She will be featured in Guess Lingerie's campaigns through 2013.

This week The Morrison Hotel Gallery in SoHo is showcasing a rarely seen collection of images by rock 'n' roll photographer Barrie Wentzell. The exhibit, titled "Melody Maker: The Best Years, 1965-1975," details Wentzell's early career, as he worked during the height of the British Invasion to capture some of the period's most legendary icons, from The Beatles to The Who to Elton John.

He also managed to take this snapshot of another English rock bander, known for his blues-driven, hard rock sound. Though the silk shirt and plaid pants combo is a little distracting, you should be able to recognize the double-neck guitar hero...

Revealed in all his patterned glory; it's Jimmy Page. Taken by Wentzell in 1970, the image shows Page in the thick of Led Zeppelin success, donning his signature wavy brown locks and puckish smile.

The photograph is one of 40 total works being shown at The Morrison...

This Sunday at 9/8c, NCIS star Mark Harmon is again on the trail of bad guys (or gals) — but this time as Minneapolis police chief Lucas Davenport, in USA Network’s TV-movie adaptation of Certain Prey, the 10th in a series of best-selling novels by John Sandford.

The set-up: When a cop is shot after witnessing a murder, Davenport suspects that an elusive hit woman, Clara Rinker (Heartland‘s Tatiana Maslany), is in cahoots on a murderous spree with a high-powered attorney (Criminal Minds‘ Lola Glaudini). The cast also includes Athena Karkanis (The Best Years) as Davenport’s subordinate, Det.

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Cambio Debuts Acclaimed Horror Feature Film, Valemont, on Halloween Night

Valemont Marks Cambio’s First Foray into Distributing Feature Length Content

Written by Christian Taylor (Lost) & Brent Friedman (Dark Skies) and directed by Stefan Scaini (Degrassi), Valemont explores the unnatural lives the students live and the uprising that occurs when certain vampires disagree with the teachings of the university. The project stars Kristen Hager (Wanted, Wild Roses), Eric Balfour (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, “Six Feet Under”), Taylor Hynes (Are You Afraid of the Dark?), Dillon Casey (The Best Years, Being Erica), Jessica Parker Kennedy (“Smallville”),… More...

Just where do vampires go to learn how to deal with humans on a day-to-day basis? Can't exactly head down to the nearest etiquette class or check out a local finishing school. Vamps have to be a bit more creative. Thankfully they have Valemont... a place that teaches the undead how to deal with the not yet undead.

On Halloween 2011 Cambio.com is going to feature Valemont in feature-length format, meaning there will be plenty of fangs, blood and brooding for everyone in this story about the education of vampires. Since music videos basically don't exist anymore, MTV needs to find some programs to keep them afloat until "Beavis and Butt-Head" begin to dominate again. "Teen Wolf" is the first of those shows. Now MTV is hoping Valemont scores a big film victory for them.

Read on for all the details and what to expect from Valemont. And prepare for...

Coming to your screen this week: Nine series premieres, six season openers, three finales, two major sporting events, and a pair of rewatch-worthy comedy repeats. As but a supplement to the awesome features and original reporting TVLine has coming your way, here are 30 programs to keep on your radar.

Monday, May 30

9 pm Single Ladies (VH1) | Exec-produced by Queen Latifah, VH1′s first foray into scripted drama programming stars Stacey Dash (Clueless), LisaRaye McCoy (All Of Us) and Charity Shea (The Best Years) as a Carrie, Samantha and Miranda, Atlanta-style.

9 pm Law & Order: Ci (NBC) | The “final” season kicks off.

10 pm...

Bollywood actress Konkona Sen Sharma has confirmed that she has tied the knot with her long-time boyfriend Ranvir Shorey at a private ceremony in Mumbai..Hey guys. Ranvir and I got married on the 3rd (September). Thanks for all the good wishes! Goodnight,. Konkona, 30, posted on her microblogging page Twitter.The couple, who got engaged in 2008, reportedly exchanged wedding vows in an intimate ceremony at their Goregoan residence. Only a small number of friends, including Fardeen Khan and Shilpa Shetty, attended.While Ranvir, 38, was dressed as a Punjabi groom, Konkona wore a Bengali sari and her grandmother.s jewels..We wanted you to read it here first but. we got married! Yay,. wrote Ranvir on his Twitter page. .The best wish/advice I.ve received on marriage so far: .Congratulations! Don.t do it again..Konkona, daughter of Bengali filmmaker and actress Aparna Sen, is known for her roles in...

Some lucky people are getting out of town for Memorial Day 2010. But some of us are staying at home. Luckily, all your favorite channels are doing mega marathons of all your favorite shows.

Zap2it is the one-stop shop for all your Memorial Day programming. From delightfully bad reality TV like "Real Housewives" and "Jersey Shore" to the quirky 1990s dramedy "Twin Peaks" to the serious TCM salute to war movies, there's something for everyone on TV this weekend. All times Eastern, but check your local listings for times and channel numbers.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

A&E (11 a.m. - 6 p.m.): Flip This House

Animal Planet (1 p.m. - 7 p.m.): River Monsters

BBC America (8 p.m. - 8 a.m.): Doctor Who

Bet (10 a.m. - 7 p.m.): Everybody Hates Chris

Biography (8 p.m. - 3 a.m.): Celebrity Ghost Stories

Bravo (9 p.m. - 2 a.

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the "On the Road Again" episode of Brothers & Sisters.

The death of Robert McCallister (Rob Lowe) in Sunday night's season finale of Brothers & Sisters may have been one of the worst-kept secrets in television history.

But the same episode, "On the Road Again," contained another a pivotal plot-twist that caught many viewers by complete surprise.

Uncle Saul, played by Ron Rifkin, is HIV-positive.

He joins an extremely small number of gay characters on scripted American television who have ever been identified as HIV-positive. The last such character, at least in such a high-profile TV project, may have been the character of Vince Taylor (Anthony Azizi) on the 2005-2006 series Commander-in-Chief.

Other regular gay or bisexual HIV-positive characters in TV history include Lee Campbell on The Best Years (a Canadian import that aired on The N in 2007), and several characters on the Showtime series Queer as Folk.

Now that we know we’ll continue to get our televisual dose of time-travel even after Lost ends — thanks to yesterday’s announcement that SoapNet’s Being Erica will return for a third season early next year — PopWatch is proud to bring you our own version of a flash-forward: A few exclusive tidbits about the coming season of the cult fave. Erica exec producer Aaron Martin tells us that in the coming 13 episodes, we’ll travel still deeper into the time-skipping-therapist network to meet Dr. Naadiah’s own doctor, played by Graham Greene (an Academy Award nominee, no less, for Dancing With Wolves,...

Are you looking for the spring's hottest guilty pleasure? Look no further than the N's The Best Years starring Charity Shea, Randal Edwards, and Jennifer Miller. Already in the second season, we find Sam the protagonist returning to Charles University after spending an adventurous summer overseas. So what will happen when she is paired to live with rebellious cousin and drama hits the fan when Sam's summer fling shows up to attend Cu? Make sure to check The Best Years every Friday at 8:00pm on the N network. Get ready for a fun sexy drama about the best, most carefree time in one's life, college. College is a time when you are free from the rules of your parents and left to make your own decisions and bed times. On the N's hottest show The Best Years we follow the life of Sam Best, a student at Charles University...

Sarah Jayne Dunn has publicly thanked the Hollyoaks cast for making her feel welcome following her return to the soap. The actress reprised her role as Mandy Richardson on the Channel 4 show last month after a two-year break. Sarah told Hot TV magazine: "The cast has changed a bit but the lovely thing is most of the crew are the same. I felt a bit like the new girl on the first day but within an hour it was as if I'd been there ages." During her time away from the programme, Sarah had a two-week guest stint on Doctors and landed a part in crime movie The Best Years. She also appears in new Batman sequel (more)...

TORONTO -- Charity Shea, Athena Karkanis, Brendan Jay McLaren and Sherry Miller are set as the stars of The Best Years, a teen drama for The N from Toronto-based Blueprint Entertainment now shooting in Toronto.

The ensemble cast for the one-hour drama about first-year students at a Boston university also features Jennifer Miller and Alan Van Sprang.

Noreen Halpern, a Los Angeles-based executive producer with Blueprint Entertainment, said that Toronto-based Aaron Martin created the series for The N, which also airs Canadian series Degrassi: The Next Generation. Martin executive produced and served as head writer on that high school drama.