Following up on its well-received reality series The Wilkinsons, Henry Less Productions will be back on CMT this month with Crystal: Living the Dream. The six-part profile of singer Crystal Shawanda debuts Feb. 12 on the country cable channel, following the rising star from her home on the Wikwemikong reserve in northern Ontario to a record deal with RCA and the verge of stardom in Nashville.

‘It’s truly a story of hope and inspiration,’ says series producer Angela Donald, ‘filled with intimate moments both staggeringly emotional and endearingly funny.’

Phyllis Ellis (Backroads, Johnny Greyeyes) wrote and directed, working under exec producers Henry Less and Sissy Federer-Less.