Scripted series · CTV
Saving Hope
Life, death and everything in between.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Erica Durance
Dr. Alex Reid
85 eps
Julia Chan
Dr. Maggie Lin
85 eps
Michael Shanks
Dr. Charlie Harris
85 eps
Wendy Crewson
Dr. Dana Kinney
49 eps
Daniel Gillies
Dr. Joel Goran
49 eps
Salvatore Antonio
Victor Reis
31 eps
Benjamin Ayres
Dr. Zachary Miller
85 eps
Husein Madhavji
Dr. Shahir Hamza
85 eps
Glenda Braganza
Dr. Melanda Tolliver
49 eps
Kristopher Turner
Dr. Gavin Murphy
31 eps
Michelle Nolden
Dr. Dawn Bell
72 eps
K.C. Collins
Dr. Tom Reycraft
31 eps
Dejan Loyola
Dr. Dev Sekara
36 eps
Jarod Joseph
Dr. Emanuel Palmer
18 eps
Stacey Farber
Dr. Sydney Katz
18 eps
Kim Shaw
Dr. Cassie Williams
36 eps
David Guthrie
man
1 eps
Lauren Jacques
Young Alex
1 eps
Tricia Braun
Laura
1 eps
Joris Jarsky
David
1 eps
Cristina Rosato
Anna Danko
1 eps
David Storch
Ian Taft
1 eps
Ryan Allen
Paule Kiyimba
1 eps
Steve Cumyn
Dr. George Baumann
3 eps
Danso Gordon
Dr. Rian Larouche
1 eps
Eric Johnson
Dr. Jason Kalfis
3 eps
Brooke Palsson
Katie
1 eps
Kolton Stewart
Deshawn Lewis
1 eps
Mishka Thébaud
Officer Daven
1 eps
Brandon Rollo
Injured Runner #2
1 eps
Lauren Vandenbrook
Charlie's Mother
1 eps
Tara Yelland
Summer
1 eps
Monika Schnarre
Caroline
1 eps
Percy Hynes White
Aidan
1 eps
Mena Massoud
Justin Srinivasan
1 eps
Jenessa Grant
Taylor Fenn
1 eps
Martin Roach
Eric Hawes
1 eps
Christopher Jacot
Jonathan
6 eps
Rebecca Liddiard
Bree Hannigan
4 eps
Lauren Lee Smith
Astrid Ray
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Saving Hope actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Saving Hope reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When Charlie Harris ends up in a coma, he leaves the Hope-Zion Hospital in chaos - and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid, in a state of shock. As the staff of Hope-Zion races to save lives, comatose Dr. Harris wanders the halls of Hope-Zee in "spirit" form, not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination.
The run
Seasons
5 seasons · 85 episodes.
- Poster unavailableSpecials
Season 0 · Unannounced
Specials
36 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201213 episodes
7.6IMDbBest episode · S01E02 Contact
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201318 episodes
7.9IMDbBest episode · S02E18 Broken Hearts
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201418 episodes
7.4IMDbBest episode · S03E18 All the Pretty Horses
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201518 episodes
8.1IMDbBest episode · S04E14 You Can't Always Get What You Want
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201718 episodes
7.1IMDbIn Season 5, as Alex grapples with her destiny, Hope Zion’s doctors are thrust into turmoil as they face new challenges and a new CEO, who threatens to make cuts that may affect the livelihood of the hospital and everything they hold dear.
Best episode · S05E01 Dr. Dustiny
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Contact
Alex Reid treats a young boy with mysterious symptoms while dealing with the arrival of Charlie's ex-wife. Elsewhere in the hospital, Joel Goran and Maggie Lin try to help a patient who refuses life-saving treatment on religious grounds.
- Directed by David Wellington
- Written by Morwyn Brebner
S03E12
Hearts of Glass
Two patients need the same heart; a patient has never-before-seen orthopaedic hardware; Dr. Maggie Lin feels the pressure of the upcoming boards.
- Directed by Jason Priestley
- Written by Patrick Tarr
S03E04
Stand By Me
Alex returns to work for the first time since her stabbing. She is introduced to her buddy colleague, as she returns. Joel ends up involved in a deadly situation at a local street clinic. Gavin shares a euphoric experience, with someone unlikely.
- Directed by Michael Shanks
- Written by Morwyn Brebner
S03E14
Trading Places
Alex and Maggie perform an intricate procedure; Joel thinks his dad is hiding something; Charlie suspects foul-play when he sees a boy and his grandmother.
- Directed by Gregory Smith
- Written by Waneta Storms
S03E13
Narrow Margin
Alex encounters a trapped teenager during a hike in the woods; a woman refuses to see anyone but Joel; an exotic dancer comes to the ER.
- Directed by Jeff Woolnough
- Written by Morwyn Brebner, Adam Pettle
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S05E18
Hope Never Dies
S05E17
First and Last
S05E16
La famiglia
S05E15
Fix You
S05E14
We Need to Talk About Charlie Harris
S05E13
Problem Child
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Morwyn Brebner
Showrunner
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Malcolm MacRury
Creator
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Tammy Marlowe Johnson
Writer
John Callaghan
Writer
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Esta Spalding
Writer
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Amanda Fahey
Writer
Noelle Carbone
Writer
Greg Nelson
Writer
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Patrick Tarr
Writer
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Aaron Martin
Writer
Aubrey Nealon
Writer
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Marcus Robinson
Writer
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Ley Lukins
Writer
Erica Durance
Writer
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Graeme Stewart
Writer
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Jennifer Kassabian
Writer
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Adam Pettle
Writer
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Maggie Gilmour
Writer
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Katrina Saville
Writer
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Sherry White
Writer
Fiona Highet
Writer
Waneta Storms
Writer
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John Krizanc
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Tammy Marlowe JohnsonWriter
- John CallaghanWriter
- Esta SpaldingWriter
- Amanda FaheyWriter
- Noelle CarboneWriter
- Greg NelsonWriter
Direction
- John FawcettDirector
- Morwyn BrebnerDirector
- James GennDirector
- Peter WellingtonDirector
- Steve DiMarcoDirector
- Jeff WoolnoughDirector
Music
- Gary KoftinoffOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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