January 13, 2009 (NEW YORK) – here!, America’s premium gay television network, is pleased to announce the American premiere of the hit British series Sugar Rush. The critically-acclaimed series makes its debut on Friday, February 6th. The first season of Sugar Rush consists of 10 half-hour episodes.

Based on the Julie Burchill novel of the same name, Sugar Rush revolves around 15-year-old Kim Daniels (Olivia Hallinan). She and her family just moved to sunny Brighton. Mom, Stella (Sara Stewart), is an under-sexed woman on the verge of a mid-life crisis. Dad, Nathan (Richard Lumsden), is in complete denial about his failing marriage and completely unaware of the family crises surrounding him. Then there’s Kim’s eccentric little brother, Matt (Kurtis O’Brien), who wholeheartedly believes he is from another planet.

Although – in her view – Kim’s dysfunctional family constantly makes her life unbearable, she finds solace in an earth-shattering, hormone-surging crush she develops on her new best friend, Sugar (Lenora Crichlow). Sugar is a free spirit. As wild as she is sexy, meeting Sugar has turned Kim’s world upside down. As the friendship between Kim and Sugar begins to deepen and Kim’s family continues to unravel, we are led through a provocative and hilarious coming-of-age dramedy that will leave us all with a sweet-tooth.

Sugar Rush won the Children and Young People Award at the British Emmys in 2006 and was nominated by the British Academy of Film and Television Award in 2006 for Best Drama Series.

Recent and upcoming here! original films, series and specials include: The Lair, a provocative and sexy vampire horror series; Hot Gay Comics, featuring the best in LGBT out-and-proud comedy; here! with Josh and Sara, an interview show featuring the most influential figures in gay culture; Dante’s Cove, ranked “Best Soap of the Year” by The Advocate; the critically acclaimed Donald Strachey Mysteries, starring Chad Allen as a gay private investigator; the provocative six-part docu-series Lesbian Sex and Sexuality, an unblinking look inside the world of lesbian culture from award-winning producer Katherine Linton; and the original film Shelter, an indie romantic drama about love, family and trying to stay true to yourself. To sample here!'s programming, please visit here! Video, the broadband portal of here! Networks, at www.heretv.com/videoplayer.

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Founded in 2002, here! airs on all major U.S. cable systems as a 24-hour subscription service. here! appears in 96 of the top 100 U.S. markets, including every top ten market. here! also was the first gay network originating in the U.S. to launch in Canada. here! offers a wide variety of groundbreaking and acclaimed original movies and series plus the world's largest collection of gay and lesbian films appealing to the broad-based, diverse LGBT audience. here! Video, the broadband portal of here! Networks found at www.heretv.com/videoplayer, provides a broad sampling of here! programming. For more information on how to subscribe to here!, please call our toll free number at 1-888-HERE-NOW.

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