CraveTV Renews Its Hit Supernatural Comedy DEADBEAT for Season 3

– Seasons 1 and 2 streaming now on CraveTV –
– Star Tyler Labine to visit Bell Media headquarters tomorrow for Canadian press tour –

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TORONTO, May 27, 2015 /CNW/ - Canada's premium TV streaming service CraveTV^TM confirmed today that its hit slacker comedy DEADBEAT has been renewed for Season 3. DEADBEAT, starring Brampton, Ont. native Tyler Labine, launched with Seasons 1 and 2 in April and is now one of the streaming services most popular comedies. DEADBEAT is one of many CraveTV exclusive series, including MANHATTAN, BOSCH, and HAPPYISH.  From the same studio that delivered MAD MEN and ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, DEADBEAT Season 3 will debut on CraveTV at a later date.

"Not surprisingly, Tyler Labine and DEADBEAT have made an instant impact on CraveTV since the series premiered exclusively in Canada last month," said Mike Cosentino, Senior Vice-President, Programming, CraveTV. "We're happy to announce the return of this supernatural slacker series and an all new Season 3 roster of ghostly episodes."

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In the half-hour comedy, Labine stars as deadbeat pothead and medium-for-hire Kevin "Pac" Pacalioglu. There is no request too strange for "Pac" who puts in the least amount of effort to help even the most frivolous ghosts finish their unfinished business – as long as he makes a quick buck.

DEADBEAT also stars Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) as Roofie, Kevin's drug dealer and only friend, and Cat Deeley (SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE) as the commercially successful medium Camomile White.

DEADBEAT Season 2 guest stars included James Franco and Danny DeVito, along with Fred Armisen (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), Michael Ian Black (THE STATE, ED), Gilbert Gottfried (Aladdin), Jim Norton (LOUIE, INSIDE AMY SCHUMER), Zachary Levi (CHUCK), and Finn Wittrock (Unbroken).

DEADBEAT is produced by Lionsgate Television Inc. in association with Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment and Dakota Pictures.

About CraveTV
All you can watch, for $4/month. Created for TV lovers and devoted exclusively to television, CraveTV is Canada's premium TV subscription on-demand video streaming service, providing the most robust lineup of superior television content in the country. From TV's most-acclaimed dramas and beloved comedies to documentaries, music, and factual programming, CraveTV features thousands of hours of premium non-kids TV programming, representing hundreds of unique titles. Designed to complement the traditional television ecosystem, and available to all TV providers, CraveTV is currently available to Eastlink, TELUS Optik TV, Bell Fibe TV, Bell Satellite TV, Bell Aliant FibreOP TV, Access Communications, Northwestel, SaskTel, Cable Cable, Nexicom, Hay Communications, Mitchell Seaforth Cable TV, Tuckersmith Communications, Wightman Telecom subscribers, NRTC Communications, WTC Communications, and Tbaytel and is coming soon to other television service providers. Available through traditional set-top boxes, mobile apps, and the web, CraveTV also supports Apple TV and Chromecast and will soon be available via game consoles, and smart TVs. CraveTV is from Bell Media, Canada's premier multi-media company with more than a decade of leadership delivering Canada's most-watched and most-acclaimed television programming across the Pay, Specialty, and Network TV landscapes. For more on CraveTV, visit www.CraveTV.ca.

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