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"The Vampire Diaries star Sara Canning has joined Primeval spinoff New World. The 13-episode Canadian-UK co-production is currently filming in Vancouver and will air in late 2012. Canning will play a &amp;#039;predator attack expert&amp;#039;, according to The Hollywood Reporter.   The actress - best known for playing Jenna Sommers on The CW&amp;#039;s The Vampire Diaries - has appeared in episodes of Smallville and Supernatural. Eureka&amp;#039;s Niall Matter will also star in New World as a visionary inventor. Andrew-Lee Potts, who played Connor in the original UK series, has been confirmed to appear as a guest star. Miranda Frigon (Heartland), Geoff Gustafson (Once Upon a Time) and Danny Rahim (Young James Herriot) make up the remainder of the show&amp;#039;s regular cast, while Stargate&amp;#039;s Amanda Tapping will direct. Primeval: New World will air on Watch in the UK and Space in Canada. &amp;gt; Primeval spinoff &amp;#039;New World&amp;#039; to air on Watch in late 2012 Watch a clip from the last series of Primeval below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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