Bewitching New Series EASTWICK, Premieres Sept. 23 Programming Highlights / A-Channel Posted by RAD on Sep 16, 2009 - 05:09 PM A small seaside village is about to become wickedly enchanted as the new drama series EASTWICK premieres Wednesday, September 23 at 10 p.m. ET on /A\ (check Atv.ca to confirm local broadcast times). Starring Calgary-native Paul Gross (Passchendaele) as a mysterious new man in town, and Rebecca Romijn (UGLY BETTY), Jaime Ray Newman (GENERAL HOSPITAL) and Lindsay Price (LIPSTICK JUNGLE) as three women with a secret connection, this quaint New England town is certain to be turned upside down with supernatural occurrences. The series is based on John Updike’s celebrated novel The Witches of Eastwick. In the series premiere, airing Wednesday, September 23 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, its discovered that there was a time when Roxanne (Rebecca Romijn), Kat (Jaime Ray Newman) and Joanna (Lindsay Price) didn’t get along because of their preconceived notions of each other. Roxie was the extrovert artist, Kat the overworked wife and mom and Joanna the wallflower local reporter. But after a weird encounter in the park and a few martinis, these three women suddenly become fast friends. Together, they wish for their lives to change. Magically, an unknown power within each of them is suddenly unlocked, bringing them together and changing each of their lives. And that’s when the mysterious and wealthy Darryl Van Horne (Paul Gross) arrives in town. He helps them discover their unique powers in ways they never could have imagined. But by igniting their hearts’ desires, he might just be opening Pandora’s Box. EASTWICK airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on /A\. EASTWICK is produced by Warner Bros. Television. Maggie Friedman (SPELLBOUND) is creator/executive producer and David S. Rosenthal (SPIN CITY) is executive producer. The co-executive producers are Michael Katleman (LIFE ON MARS), Nancy Won (BROTHERS & SISTERS) and Chris Dingess (MEN IN TREES). The producer is Marc David Alpert (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER). The director of the pilot episode is directed by Emmy® Award-winner David Nutter (THE X-FILES). For more premiere dates, please visit the Premiere Dates [1] section of falltvpreview.com. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3495 Links in this article   [1] http://www.falltvpreview.com/premieres.php