''Backpackers'' is a Canadian comedy

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, which aired in 2013 on CTV.ca and CW Seed.

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picked up the series for television broadcast, for which material from the web series was edited into four half-hour episodes, and six new episodes were produced. ''Backpackers'' made its television premiere on July 14, 2014. The series stars Dillon Casey and Noah Reid as Brandon and Ryan, two friends on a backpacking trip across Europe after Ryan and his girlfriend Beth ( Meghan Heffern) experience

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over their pending engagement. Ryan's stolen journal is posted on the Internet and goes viral, sending Ryan, Brandon, and Brandon's brother Andrew ( Giacomo Gianniotti) on another journey, to recover the journal and fulfill Ryan's dream of becoming a published author. The web series was produced by Smokebomb Entertainment, the digital content division of Shaftesbury Films. The television series is produced by Shaftesbury U.S. and Smokebomb in association with The CW. Casey garnered a

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nomination for Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media at the

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removed ''Backpackers'' from its schedule after just two episodes, and released the remaining episode on CW Seed.

Webisodes

Season 1

Eight webisodes were released on the CTV website, as well as CW Seed, in 2013.

Season 2

In 2015, The CW began releasing episodes for a second season on CW Seed. The 6 episodes filmed for television were split into 24 webisodes.

Television episodes

The television episodes each consist of two webisodes merged.

References

External links

* {{CW Seed CTV Television Network original programming Canadian comedy web series Television series by Shaftesbury Films The CW original programming 2013 web series debuts 2015 web series endings