New name for Whizbang series

Whizbang has started principal photography on Crash & Burn, the drama about the bottom rung of the insurance racket previously known as Lawyers, Guns and Money.

The 13 x 60 series will film on location around Hamilton and on a soundstage in nearby Mississauga.

Creator Malcolm MacRury is showrunning and will also exec produce alongside Whizbang’s Paul Gross and Frank Siracusa. Set to direct are Anne Wheeler, Peter Wellington, Ken Girotti, Rachel Talalay and Kari Skogland.

Crash & Burn (or ‘Cra$h & Burn‘) takes place in Hamilton and stars Luke Kirby as an agent for a cut-rate insurance company, who must maneuver through shady insurance scams and the criminal underworld. Leela Savasta, Caroline Cave, Clark Johnson and Steve Bacic also star.

The series is set to air in November on Showcase.