Ascension is hard to pin down. At first, this three-night miniseries appears to be a kind of Mad Men-inflected,…
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Cast
Tricia Helfer (Viondra Denniger)Gil Bellows (Harris Enzmann)Brian Van Holt (Captain William Denninger)Andrea Roth (Dr. Juliet Bryce)Brandon P Bell (Aaron Gault)Jacqueline Byers (Nora Bryce)Tiffany Lonsdale (Emily Vanderhaus)P.J. Boudousqué (James Toback)Brad Carter (John Stokes)Ryan Robbins (Duke Vanderhaus)Wendy Crewson (Katherine Warren)Lauren Lee Smith (Samantha Krueger)Al Sapienza (Councilman Rose)Ellie O'Brien (Christa Valis)John Ralston (Robert Bryce)Amanda Thomson (Lorelei Wright)Jessica Sipos (Jackie)Aliyah O'Brien (Eva Marceau)
Creators
Philip Levens, Adrian Cruz
Synopsis
Ascension is an ambitious original drama following a covert U.S. space mission launched in the 1960's that sent hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Half way into their journey, as they approach the point of no return, the mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship's population to question the true nature of their mission. The series features the confident and capable First Officer Aaron Gault, the eponymous ship's Captain William Denninger, and Viondra Denninger, the captain's beautiful, manipulative and dangerous wife (who also serves as the ship's Chief Steward). Also included are Chief Astronomer Emily Vanderhaus, the ship's head doctor Juliet Bryce, the doctor's daughter, Nora Bryce, and Nora's love interest, James Toback.