Open Heart (TV series)

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| creator = Linda Schuyler

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  • Brendan Gall
  • Miklos Perlus
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  • Ramona Barckert
  • Brendan Gall
  • Scott Oleszkowicz}}

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| country = Canada{{cite web | url=https://kidscreen.com/2014/12/11/ytvs-open-heart-mystery-to-unfold-on-january-20/ | title=YTV's Open Heart mystery to unfold on January 20 | access-date=2022-05-30 | archive-date=2022-05-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530144122/https://kidscreen.com/2014/12/11/ytvs-open-heart-mystery-to-unfold-on-january-20/ | url-status=live }}

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 12

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| location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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| runtime = 22 minutes

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Open Heart is a 2015 Canadian mystery-drama television series produced by the Epitome Pictures unit of DHX Media in association with Marblemedia. It aired simultaneously on January 20, 2015, on YTV in Canada and TeenNick in the United States. In June 2015, Canada's ABC Spark acquired the rights to air reruns of the show.{{cite web|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1394376/epitome-pictures-starts-production-on-open-heart-for-ytv-in-canada-and-teennick-in-the-u-s|title=Epitome Pictures Starts Production on Open Heart For YTV in Canada and Teennick in the U.S.|publisher=CNW|date=August 5, 2014|access-date=October 26, 2014|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026182954/http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1394376/epitome-pictures-starts-production-on-open-heart-for-ytv-in-canada-and-teennick-in-the-u-s|url-status=dead}}

Premise

16 year old Dylan Blake, the rebellious daughter of a fractured family of doctors, is now on probation. Instead of changing her ways, She uses her community service stint as a youth volunteer at her family's hospital to secretly investigate the disappearance of her father, who went missing six months earlier. During her investigation, she uncovers dark secrets in her family's closet go way deeper than her father's disappearance.

Cast

=Main cast=

  • Karis Cameron as Dylan Blake, the main protagonist of the show who is determined to find her missing father.
  • Justin Kelly as Wesley "Wes" Silver, a volunteer at Open Heart and Dylan's love interest.
  • Cristine Prosperi as Mikayla Walker, a volunteer at Open Heart and a good friend of Dylan's.
  • Tori Anderson as London Blake, a doctor at Open Heart and Dylan's sister.
  • Jenny Cooper as Jane Blake, a doctor at Open Heart and Dylan and London's mother.

=Recurring cast=

  • Jeffrey Douglas as Richard Blake, Dylan's missing father.
  • Sasha Clements as Rayna Sherazi, one of Dylan's old friends from her "bling ring".
  • Nahanni Johnstone as Veronica Rykov, the woman last seen with Dylan's father and is related to his disappearance.
  • Elena Juatco as Scarlet McWhinnie, a doctor at Open Heart whose stunning beauty often leaves her razor sharp medical skills underestimated by others
  • Kevin McGarry as Timothy "Hud" Hudson, a doctor at Open Heart and an ex-Army medic.
  • Dylan Everett as Theodore "Teddy" Ralston, Dylan's ex-boyfriend from her "bling ring".
  • Mena Massoud as Jared Malik, supervisor over the volunteers at Open Heart and Mikayla's love interest
  • Patrick Kwok-Choon as Seth Park, a doctor at Open Heart and London's boyfriend.
  • Jacob Neayem as Donald "Donny" Mara, a gang member and stepcousin of Seth.
  • Darrell Dennis at Det. Darryl Goodis, the main detective in the case of Richard Blake's disappearance.
  • Donovan Brown as Drew, one of Dylan's old friends from her "bling ring".
  • Sam Efford as Alex, one of Dylan's old friends from her "bling ring".

Episodes

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| EpisodeNumber = 1-2

| Title = Last Things First

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| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|01|20}}

| ProdCode = 101-102

| Viewers = 0.951

| ShortSummary = After a break in goes wrong with her friends, 16 year old Dylan Blake is forced to spend her summer in her family's prestigious hospital, but decides to use her time for more pressing matters.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Unknown Soldier

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| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|01|27}}

| ProdCode = 103

| Viewers = 0.814

| ShortSummary = Dylan confronts Hud about the watch her father gave him. Trying to balance her life, London grows closer to Seth. Meanwhile, Jane tries to come clean about her relationship with Dom

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Private Eyes

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| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|02|03}}

| ProdCode = 104

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = In Plain Sight

| RTitle =

| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|02|10}}

| ProdCode = 105

| Viewers = 0.726

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = Lockdown

| RTitle =

| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|02|17}}

| ProdCode = 106

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| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = Connected

| RTitle =

| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|02|24}}

| ProdCode = 107

| Viewers = 0.680

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = Ancient History

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| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|03}}

| ProdCode = 108

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| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = Password

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| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|10}}

| ProdCode = 109

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| EpisodeNumber = 10

| Title = Paying for It

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| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|17}}

| ProdCode = 110

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| EpisodeNumber = 11

| Title = Trust Fund

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| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|24}}

| ProdCode = 111

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| EpisodeNumber = 12

| Title = Time Out of Mind

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| DirectedBy = Stefan Brogen

| WrittenBy = Ramona Barckert & Chris Pozzebon

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|31}}

| ProdCode = 112

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| ShortSummary = As the summer begins come to a close as well as Dylan's internship, she races against the clock to find answers and uncover the final surprise surrounding her father's disappearance.

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