It’s the first drama series to restart filming in Canada post-lockdown…

Production on the final season of Syfy’s Van Helsing has resumed over in Canada, according to Deadline. The cast of season 5 has also expanded to include Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) Ali Liebert and Steve Bacic.

Coates is set to star in season 5 as Count Dalibor, “the husband of Olivia who, despite his best intentions, makes some disastrous choices.” Liebert is Nina, “a vampire with a colourful past that involves Julius (Aleks Paunovic) and a hidden agenda that entails a lot of death.” Bacic plays The Father, “a wild vampire who dresses in animal skins and has been hiding in an abandoned mine with a child.”

Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Tricia Helfer, Keeya King will all be back to lead the cast of Van Helsing in its final 13-episode hurrah on Syfy.

“The safe and efficient return to production is a result of 12 weeks of tireless efforts on behalf of our entire executive team, producers, writers, directors and crew,” said executive producer Chad Oakes. “This would not be possible without the round-the-clock consultation, drafting and execution of our safe return to work protocols with all the unions and guilds. … We understand the herculean responsibility to be the first out of the gate and will proceed with every cast and crew members safety as our first priority.”

Co-executive producer Michael Frislev added “Kim, Ali and Steve are incredible talents and we are thrilled to welcome them to our Van Helsing family. … We started on our COVID protocols and PPE collection shortly after shutting down. The entire cast and crew have been through our COVID safety training and were tested prior to going to camera.”