Series synopsis
Saving Hope is a Canadian sci-fi & fantasy drama television series that premiered on CTV on June 7, 2012. It ended on August 3, 2017. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Malcolm MacRury. It stars Erica Durance, Julia Chan, Michael Shanks and Wendy Crewson.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: Life, death and everything in between.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Erica Durance as Dr. Alex Reid
- Julia Chan as Dr. Maggie Lin
- Michael Shanks as Dr. Charlie Harris
- Wendy Crewson as Dr. Dana Kinney
- Daniel Gillies as Dr. Joel Goran
- Salvatore Antonio as Victor Reis
- Benjamin Ayres as Dr. Zachary Miller
- Husein Madhavji as Dr. Shahir Hamza
Supporting cast
- Glenda Braganza as Dr. Melanda Tolliver
- Kristopher Turner as Dr. Gavin Murphy
- Michelle Nolden as Dr. Dawn Bell
- K.C. Collins as Dr. Tom Reycraft
- Dejan Loyola as Dr. Dev Sekara
- Jarod Joseph as Dr. Emanuel Palmer
- Stacey Farber as Dr. Sydney Katz
- Kim Shaw as Dr. Cassie Williams
Guest cast
- David Guthrie as man
- Lauren Jacques as Young Alex
- Tricia Braun as Laura
- Joris Jarsky as David
- Cristina Rosato as Anna Danko
- David Storch as Ian Taft
- Ryan Allen as Paule Kiyimba
- Steve Cumyn as Dr. George Baumann
- Danso Gordon as Dr. Rian Larouche
- Eric Johnson as Dr. Jason Kalfis
- Brooke Palsson as Katie
- Kolton Stewart as Deshawn Lewis
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 121 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 36 | November 24, 2014 | |
| Season 1 | 13 | June 7, 2012 | September 13, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 18 | June 25, 2013 | February 27, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 18 | September 22, 2014 | February 18, 2015 |
| Season 4 | 18 | September 24, 2015 | February 14, 2016 |
| Season 5 | 18 | March 12, 2017 | August 3, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ask Gavin : Gavin, Interrupted My first vlog! Featuring a special (uninvited) guest. |
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| 2 |
Ask Gavin : Good Gravy People want to hear from a trained professional. Right? |
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| 3 |
Ask Gavin : Anatomically Correct How exactly is this "freaky"? |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot In the premiere episode, the Chief of Surgery ends up in a coma, and his fiancée and fellow surgeons fight to save his life. |
June 7, 2012 |
| 2 |
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. |
June 14, 2012 |
| 3 |
Blindness After Charlie’s hand moved in the last episode, Alex has high hopes for his recovery, while she treats a patient who already has multiple surgeries under his belt. Meanwhile, Charlie coaches a young man killed in a roofing accident who has unfinished business with his severely injured brother. |
June 21, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
I Watch Death Alex and Charlie are caught in the middle of a shooting on their way to their first shift back at Hope Zion. In the midst of the commotion, Alex treats a bullied teenager and deals with her own emotions about everything that’s happened in the past year. Meanwhile, Charlie is caught off guard when he realizes that he’s still able to see the spirits of deceased patients. As well, new Chief of Surgery Joel works alongside Charlie’s ex-wife Dawn to perform an intense surgery. |
June 25, 2013 |
| 2 |
Little Piggies Alex must learn to stick up for herself and not be intimidated by Dawn (Charlie’s ex-wife) in order to work alongside her and perform a minimally invasive heart procedure to save a patient’s life. Meanwhile, Joel unlocks a mystery to a young girl’s disease, while getting some advice from Charlie, who is trying to figure out how to help his comatose patient come back from being a spirit. It’s a week of defying the odds at Hope Zion Hospital. |
July 2, 2013 |
| 3 |
Why Waste Time Alex is trying to get her life back to normal with Charlie and at Hope Zion Hosital – but with Charlie’s head in the clouds and the pressure to find her medical niche – she’s struggling. Inspiration comes in the form of an immigrant doctor who needs Alex to save his wife’s life, and in return, helps her find her calling. |
July 9, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Heaven Can Wait Alex was stabbed in the chest and Charlie sees her as ghost. Alex realizes she saw her father hang himself. Joel has issues with himself about Alex. Maggie end hers and Gavin's relationship. Alex end up in coma and remains ghost. |
September 22, 2014 |
| 2 |
Kiss Me Goodbye Alex's spirit shares an emotional journey with Charlie in the spirit world. Joel treats a drug addicts necrotic leg and strikes up a unlikely close bond to the patient. Dr. Sydney Katz begins her new job throwing Maggie off her game. |
September 25, 2014 |
| 3 |
Awakenings Alex is awake but still not back to her old self, and Dawn has given strict orders for her recovery plan. Meanwhile, Charlie and Joel square‐off over differing treatment options when two fused-together burn victims are brought into the ER, and Maggie finds herself in a whirlwind of emotions triggered from the fallout of her miscarriage. |
October 2, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sympathy for the Devil On her first day back from maternity leave, Dr. Alex Reid has her hands full when a new mother comes in following a car accident. |
September 24, 2015 |
| 2 |
Beasts of Burden Dr. Alex Reid puts her reputation on the line when she questions a senior surgeon’s methods. |
October 1, 2015 |
| 3 |
Start Me Up Alex struggles with being a mom, a surgeon and now mentoring a junior resident. |
October 8, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dr. Dustiny While searching for Charlie, Alex finds a caterer who was caught in the crossfire. Grace's mother asks for a priest. Dana consults with Cassie about a male stripper. |
March 12, 2017 |
| 2 |
Midlife Crisis Alex and Charlie are confused about their relationship. Alex and Maggie disagree about a car crash survivor. Dana is forced to treat an injured motorcyclist. Zach bothers Maggie about dating. |
March 19, 2017 |
| 3 |
Birthday Blues Alex makes a promise to a young girl on her birthday. Maggie organizes a surprise party for Alex. Cassie is forced to confront her fear of infectious diseases. |
March 26, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 7, 2012 |
| Last aired | August 3, 2017 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | Ended |