Going to camera in February 2025 and coming to Netflix and Family Channel, the romantic live-action series is based on best-selling author Jennifer Iacopelli’s novel and inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion
Toronto – January 6, 2025 – WildBrain, a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, is teaming up with Netflix and Family Channel to produce the new live-action, teen drama Finding Her Edge, based on best-selling author Jennifer Iacopelli’s novel of the same name and inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Award-winning Canadian author and executive producer Jeff Norton, who most recently executive produced Netflix’s Geek Girl, is showrunner for the series, which was commissioned in Canada by WildBrain’s Family Channel. Finding Her Edge (8 x 44’) is set to go to camera in February 2025 and will premiere at a later date with first-run on Family Channel in Canada and exclusively on Netflix in the rest of the world, with second-run in Canada.
Finding Her Edge combines love, athleticism and competition into a compelling teen romance on ice. The series follows the three Russo sisters, heirs to a struggling figure skating dynasty. As middle sister, seventeen-year-old Adriana trains for the World Championships with new partner Brayden, while still harbouring feelings for her first love and former partner, Freddie. Her life becomes complicated when she and Brayden pretend to be a couple off the ice so they can land a sponsorship to keep the financially struggling Russo rink afloat.
Stephanie Betts, Executive Vice President of Content Creation at WildBrain, said: “We’re thrilled to be working with Netflix and Family Channel on this terrific new series. Finding Her Edge is both modern and timeless and a perfect addition to our robust offering of original Canadian live-action series. It’s great also to be working with Jeff Norton as we continue our commitment to producing best-in-class content for Canadians with strong appeal for international audiences.”
Jeff Norton added: “I’m thrilled to work with WildBrain to bring Jennifer Iacopelli’s wonderful novel to the screen, a story that celebrates the pursuit of excellence while exploring the highs and lows of Austen-inspired romance.”
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Aimée Norman at Liberi Consulting, external PR for WildBrain
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About WildBrain
At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360° franchise management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands around the world. With approximately 14,000 half-hours of kids’ and family content in our library—one of the world’s most extensive—we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain’s mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.
Our studios produce such award-winning series as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space; Camp Snoopy; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City; Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Teletubbies Let’s Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered approximately 1.5 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canada’s most loved family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide.
WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.