On May 31, CTV presented their 2012 upfronts in Toronto. Daniel, together with his co-stars Erica Durance and Michael Shanks, as well as executive producers Ilana Frank and Morwyn Brebner were there as representatives of Saving Hope, which premiers in less than a week (June 7).

While on the red carpet, Daniel shared:

“The show’s quite magical in its look and vision. It pendulously swings between that gritty reality and this mystical place. We’ve made some beautiful TV here. It’s enchanting as well as compelling.”

At the press conference held later, he added:

“The heroic quality about the show actually is that we… it really is about sort of rising up against that adversity too, you know. It’s not a show that feels sorry for itself. It’s kinda noble in that way. And more importantly it’s funny.”

Watch the video below, a small extract from the press conference (thanks to Durance Magazine):

As excited as Daniel is about his new show TVD fans can relax:

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— cjoanporter (@cjoanporter) May 31, 2012

Check out some red-carpet pictures from the event in our gallery:

Stay tuned for more updates.