Space Riders: Division Earth is a Canadian science fiction comedy web series, which premiered in 2014 on CTV Television Network's web platform CTV Extend.[1] The series stars Mark Little and Dan Beirne as Ken and Phillip, two slackers who unexpectedly become superheroes after the Earth is invaded by alien supervillain Orson Ooze (Kayla Lorette).[2] The series was generally labelled by critics as a parody of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.[2]
The series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Program or Series Produced for Digital Media, Fiction at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015,[3] and the series won two Canadian Comedy Awards, for Best Web Series and Best Direction in a Web Series (Jordan Canning) at the 16th Canadian Comedy Awards.[4] Following the second season's airing in 2017, Lorette was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.
- ^ Val Maloney, "CTV launches digital originals platform". Playback, April 29, 2014.
- ^ a b Stephen Cooke, "Little fights outer space evil with laughs; Space Riders on CTV Extend reminiscent of Power Rangers of the 1980s and '90s". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, December 24, 2014.
- ^ Etan Vlessing, "Orphan Black, Mommy sweep Canadian Screen Awards". Playback, March 1, 2015.
- ^ "How to Be Deadly among local Canadian Comedy Award winners". CBC News, September 14, 2015.