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Paradise Falls is a weekly soap opera television series which aired nationally on the Showcase channel in Canada, starting in 2001. It was filmed in the summer cottage community of Muskoka, Ontario.

Paradise Falls
Season 1 Cast
Created by	Paula J. Smith
Country of origin	Canada
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	104 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Ira Levy and Peter Williamson
Running time	30 mins. (approx)
Release
Original network	Showcase Television
Original release	June 25, 2001 (2001-06-25) – September 26, 2008 (2008-09-26)

Like many major soap operas, sex is a dominant component of the storylines, although more explicit in nature. The show's open approach to sexual and homosexual themes caused reruns of the show to be carried on the Here! TV network in the United States, which targets gay and lesbian viewers. Like the soap Passions, murder and a little witchcraft are included in the mix of themes.

Synopsis

Set in the summer cottage municipality of Muskoka, the series premise was that the town of Paradise Falls' cottage life was not what one would expect – beneath its idyllic surface lurked scandal, murder, deceit, betrayal, steamy love affairs and political intrigue.

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	52		June 25, 2001 (2001-06-25)	December 17, 2001 (2001-12-17)
2	26		September 18, 2004 (2004-09-18)	December 11, 2004 (2004-12-11)
3	26		April 11, 2008 (2008-04-11)	September 26, 2008 (2008-09-26)

Production

Unlike the typical studio based soap opera, the series was shot entirely on location on Sparrow Lake in Muskoka and Whitevale, Ontario, which gave the show an authentic looking background. It was produced entirely in digital format, to reduce production costs, and allow for easier editing when adapted for foreign markets. The show's production company is Breakthrough Entertainment.

The production schedule has been somewhat unorthodox and unpredictable for viewers. An initial 52 episodes were shot in a batch in 2001, then aired that year on Showcase.[1] After the first season had finished airing, no new episodes were seen until 2004, as the producers had difficulty raising money for a second season.[2] A second season of 26 episodes aired, beginning in September 2004.

The show was dormant again until it was announced in August 2007 that filming had begun on a third batch of 26 episodes.[3] This third group of episodes started airing on April 11, 2008 on the American premium cable channel Here! TV, but the third season did not premiere on Showcase until September 1, 2009.[2]

Cast and characters

Home media

It was announced^[when?] on Kim Poirier's MySpace blog that Paradise Falls would be getting a DVD release. There is no more information currently, though Here! TV confirmed that it planned to release the show.

Season	Cover Art	Ep #	Release Date	Additional Information
1	N/A	52	TBA	DVD announced for release in near future, no extra information available yet.

The third season is available exclusively on Amazon's Video On Demand section and is the first time the show has been available to buy.[4]

References

External links

• Paradise Falls at IMDb
• The Paradise Falls Chamber of Commerce – This is a fictional chamber of commerce, of the fictional town in the show. The "mayor" shown is actor Art Hindle.
• Fans of Paradise Falls Tv Series – For fans and cast members to enjoy

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