Genre Reality Television Composer(s) Brent J Cooper No. of episodes 91 Episodes | Theme music composer Brent J Cooper Running time 22 Minutes | |
The Liquidator is a Canadian reality television series airing on the Canadian specialty channel OLN. The series is filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia and is produced by Anaid Productions.
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The Liquidator originally premiered on July 5, 2012 on OLN. For its third season, the series expanded to 26 episodes, up from 13 episodes in each of the two previous seasons, and also featured additional cities across Canada. The series has since been extended to a total of 39 episodes for season 4. Production on the 39-episode season is complete and premiered on OLN in fall 2015.
Summary
The Liquidator follows the daily life of Jeff Schwarz, the star of the series, as he buys and sells discarded or unwanted merchandise. The series focuses on Jeff's negotiating (or "haggling") skills as he hunts for bargains and tries to get the lowest possible price on merchandise. Jeff follows leads and negotiates deals for the merchandise which is then sold by him and his staff at Direct Liquidation, a 30,000-square-foot warehouse in Burnaby, British Columbia which is owned and operated by Jeff and his wife, or in some cases through an auction.
International broadcast
The Liquidator was acquired by Discovery Networks International for its DMAX channels in Europe. The series is now available via the Discovery channel in various countries across Europe, including the UK, Spain, Israel, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Italy, France and Russia.