Sam Heughan has landed an exciting new role opposite Oscar winner Viola Davis!
He will co-star in the upcoming Paramount+ series Ascent.
Deadlinereports that the TV show will shoot in Los Angeles in 2027, and it is being described as a “character-driven thriller set in the dangerous world of global corporate crisis and damage control.”
He is set to star in the role of Conal, top agent at Ascent Ventures, who is described as, “Lethally charming and a natural chameleon…Conal uses social cunning and ruthlessness to get the job done and always gets a thrill out of completing a mission.”
Viola will play elite corporate fixer Catriona Vail, who must weaponize the ruthless skills that have made her indispensable to billion-dollar clients when her estranged daughter is in danger.
You’ll likely recognize Samfrom his work on all 8 seasons of the Starz smash-hit Outlander. Viola is also no stranger to television: she previously won an Emmy for her work in the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder, which ran from 2014 to 2020. She also starred in the 2022 limited series The First Lady for Showtime.
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