'Wynonna Earp' Back on Track for 2020 Return After IDW's Funding Woes Nearly Sinks Syfy Drama

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'Wynonna Earp' Back on Track for 2020 Return After IDW's Funding Woes Nearly Sinks Syfy Drama
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It's (another) TV miracle. WynonnaEarp's fourth season is set to debut on SYFY in 2020. Get the details:

Months after a lack of funding from producers IDW Entertainment derailed the fourth season of Syfy fan-favoriteProduction on season four — which was poised to start months ago — will finally resume before year's end as the sci-fi Western will debut on Syfy and its Canadian home on Space in 2020. Production is expected to begin this year once new deals with the cast are completed.

Sources say that NBCUniversal-owned Syfy, which pays a licensing fee to air the series domestically, contributed additional funding to help IDW get the beloved series starring Melanie Scrofano back on track. Canadian distributor Space did the same though Syfy remains the biggest financial partner in the series.

Additionally, IDW Entertainment — an offshoot of comic book company IDW Publishing whose TV credits include Hulu-turned-Netflix drama— has teamed with Cineflix Studios as a co-producer on the series.

An immediate fan campaign from the show's dedicated base — called "Earpers" — started immediately. Billboards with the hashtag #FightForWynonna were plastered across Times Square and scores of other locations across the U.S. in a bid to help raise awareness for the series and encourage IDW to find a way to bring the beloved show back.Wynonna Earp

and taking the risk that you don't sell out the international, right?" said Adam Wyden, founder of New York-based hedge-fund ADW, which owns 9 percent of IDW Media Holdings, in March. "How do we justify making season four and five if we know we're going to lose money? IDW is working very, very hard to try and sell up the international windows so they can limit the amount of risk. The company wants to make has yet to be determined.

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