Montreal: Muse Entertainment is bringing together top Hollywood names with Quebec’s leading on-screen talent to tackle the disturbing topic of the underground sex trade in a $15-million miniseries for Lifetime Television in the U.S.

Principal photography on Human Trafficking started in Montreal April 17, and will continue until June 6. The production then moves to Prague for one week, followed by 10 days in Thailand, wrapping at the end of June.

Christian Duguay directs Remy Girard (The Barbarian Invasions), Isabelle Blais (Québec-Montréal), Mira Sorvino (Mighty Aphrodite), Donald Sutherland and Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty). Duguay is also DOP and produces with Michael Prupas and Irene Litinsky of Muse. Robert Halmi Sr. (The Lion in Winter) is the executive producer.

While Muse reports that each of Canada’s private networks has expressed interest in the four-hour miniseries, the domestic broadcaster was undetermined at press time.

The Canadian-content production does not draw on CTF or Telefilm Canada funding and has generated its budget through Canadian tax credits, revenue guarantees and presales to French broadcaster M6, Australia’s Seven Network and Lifetime. Muse Distribution International is handling domestic and worldwide sales, with Hallmark Entertainment taking on some international territories.