Bitten (TV series)


Bitten is a Canadian television series based on the Women of the Otherworld series of books by author Kelley Armstrong. The name was inspired by the first book in the series. The show was produced as an original series for Space, with most filming in Toronto and Cambridge, Ontario. Its third and final season finished in April 2016.

Series overview

The first season the story centres on Elena Michaels, a female werewolf who is torn between a normal life with her human boyfriend Philip in Toronto and her "family" obligations as a werewolf in upstate New York. Among her pack is her ex-fiancé Clayton, who is responsible for her becoming a werewolf.
The second season Left Hand Path is the narrative as the story features on the aftermath of the battle as well as meeting the witches Paige and Ruth, who are looking to save their lost coven member, Savannah, from an evil warlock Aleister.

Cast and characters

Main

On May 22, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season of 10 episodes, with production beginning in Summer. On May 22, 2015, Space confirmed the series to be renewed for a third season with filming set to begin summer/fall 2015. It was confirmed in December 2015 that the third season of Bitten would be the show's final season.

Music

was hired to compose the score for the series.

Score

Bitten – Score Soundtrack Vol. 1 was released on March 18, 2014.

Broadcast

The series was acquired by Syfy for airing in the United States, and premiered in January 2014. It premiered in Australia on August 8, 2015 on FOX8. SyfyUK commenced broadcast on 19 May 2016.

Home media

Reception

Critical

Bitten has received mixed reviews. Metacritic gave the first season a score of 59 out of 100.

Ratings

In ratings, Bitten averaged 348,000 viewers in its timeslot, making it Space's highest-rated original series of all time.

Awards and nominations

''InnerSpace: After Bite''

A live after-show titled InnerSpace: After Bite premiered on Space on February 7, 2015, following the season two premiere. After Bite features hosts Morgan Hoffman and Teddy Wilson, discussing the latest episode with actors and producers of Bitten.