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'Terra Nova' exec Jon Cassar to direct new sci-fi pilot 'Out of Time'

Published Tuesday, Nov 29 2011, 10:55am EST | By Morgan Jeffery | 3 comments

Terra Nova executive producer Jon Cassar has signed up to direct a new sci-fi drama pilot.

The former 24 showrunner will helm Out of Time for Canadian network Showcase, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The futuristic police procedural will follow Kyra Cameron, a cop from the year 2077 who pursues a group of terrorists into the past.

Stranded in present-day Vancouver, Cameron will fight to return home, while thwarting the terrorists' plans to change the future.

Show creator Simon Barry will executive produce, alongside Jeff King, Tom Rowe and Patrick Williams.

Cassar has previously directed episodes of 24, Criminal Minds and Fringe in the US, while his Canadian television work includes Mutant X, Queen of Swords, Due South and Forever Knight.

Out of Time, which will be shopped worldwide by GK-TV, will begin shooting on location in Vancouver in 2012.

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