BEING HUMAN: SyFy Series Premieres January 2011 And First Look At American Cast

The American version of the acclaimed BBC supernatural series Being Human has a premiere date! The re-imagined SyFy series will air in January of 2011. Set in Boston, Sam Witwer (Smallville, BSG) plays Aidan, the vampire, Meaghan Rath (TeenNick’s The Assistants) is Molly, the ghost, and Sam Huntington (Superman Returns) takes on the role of Josh, the werewolf. Take a look at the press release excerpt and first look at the American cast below.

BEING HUMAN – Series Premiere January 2011 (Date TBA)

Being Human, a re-imagining of the acclaimed UK series created by Toby Whithouse, follows three paranormal, 20-something roommates living in Boston – vampire “Aidan” (Sam Witwer), werewolf “Josh” (Sam Huntington) and ghost “Sally” (Meaghan Rath) – as they struggle to hide their dark secrets from the world, while helping each other navigate the complexities of living double lives and trying to be human. Mark Pellegrino (Lost) plays Aidan’s charismatic but menacing vampire mentor “Bishop.”

Executive Producers/Writers are Jeremy Carver (Supernatural) and Anna Fricke (Men in Trees, Everwood) with Executive Producer Michael Prupas (The Kennedys, Pillars of the Earth). Adam Kane (The Mentalist, Heroes) is Director and Co-Executive Producer. Muse Entertainment is producing 13 1-hour episodes for Syfy.