Hope Island will explore an array of family-oriented themes including the challenges of raising children, maintaining a sense of family, love, greed, loyalty and fighting for ones faith and beliefs, among others. The series is based on the long-running international hit, "Ballykissangel". Filmed amid the natural beauty of B.C.

Before he became the evil Darth Vader, Vancouver native Hayden Christensen was bad boy Scott Barringer, one of the troubled teens on this turbulent family drama series. Joe Lando (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) stars as Peter Scarbrow, once a Wall Street hotshot, now a recovering drug addict and headmaster of Mt. Horizon High, a wilderness school for at-risk youth. In this remote, rustic setting, he struggles to help his young charges overcome every kind of crisis, from eating disorders to sexual abuse. Filmed against the backdrop of British Columbia's natural splendour.

Life is never simple for Reverend Eric Camden (Stephen Collins) and his wife Annie (Catherine Hicks) as they struggle to handle seven kids and their assorted friends and sweethearts (played by, among others, teen pop sensation Ashlee Simpson). In new episodes airing on VisionTV this fall, Eric faces heart surgery and ponders leaving the ministry, while Lucy (Beverley Mitchell) falls hard for young policeman Kevin Kinkirk (George Stults). Guest stars include Pat Boone, Phyllis Diller, Tara Lipinski and Usher.

A critical and fan favourite, this Golden Globe-winning family drama series helped to launch the careers of its stars: Matthew Fox ( Lost ), Jennifer Love Hewitt ( The Ghost Whisperer ), Scott Wolf ( Everwood , The Nine ) and Canada's own Neve Campbell ( Scream ). Set in San Francisco, Party of Five follows the fortunes of the Salingers, a fractious group of siblings who must learn to pull together when their parents are killed in a car crash.

This critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning drama series stars Sam Waterston (Law & Order) as Forrest Bedford, a lawyer working in the Southern U.S. during the late 1950s. Though Forrest is content with his comfortable and privileged life, the winds of change are blowing, and he finds himself increasingly involved with civil rights cases. Regina Taylor co-stars as Lilly Harper, a woman on her own journey of political and personal awareness.

This critically acclaimed drama from creator Kevin Williamson (Scream) tells the story of four teenaged friends coming of age in a sleepy seaside town. Stars James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Oscar nominee Michelle Williams (Brokeback Mountain).

Treat Williams stars as Dr. Andy Brown, a widowed neurosurgeon struggling to raise two children on his own in the small town of Everwood, Colorado. Young Canadian talents Gregory Smith and Emily VanCamp also star. Renowned for its believable characters, it sensitive handling of difficult moral issues and its subtle blend of sincerity and humour, the series co-stars Tom Amandes, Debra Mooney, John Beasley, Vivien Cardone and Chris Pratt.

Set in the 1860s, this hit series stars Jane Seymour (Wedding Crashers) as Dr. Michaela ("Mike") Quinn, a strong-willed Boston physician practicing in a small Colorado town, where her liberal-minded ways clash with the rugged values of the Western frontier. Joe Lando (Higher Ground) also stars.

Alexandra DeMonaco (Elizabeth Lackey) was a good citizen and devoted mother – until her husband made Alex the scapegoat for his medical insurance scam. While she went to prison, he walked away with $5 million – and their daughter Mia. Determined never again to be a victim, she earned a law degree behind bars, and now, out on parole, works as an assistant to San Francisco civil attorney Hamilton Whitney III (Richard Thomas). Alex uses her knowledge of the law to help those who have been abandoned by the system, while fighting to clear her own name and locate her vanished daughter. Shaun Benson also stars.