SYFY'S 'ASCENSION' SERIES
BRIAN VAN HOLT AND TRICIA HELFER LEAD THE CAST
Two pieces of television news for you today, people, starting with SyFy's new science fiction mini series ASCENSION which will air in six episodes sometime later this November. Created by SMALVILLE's Philip Levens the show already has two stars - Brian Van Holt from COUGAR TOWN and Tricia Helfer from BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. In 1963, the U.S. government launched a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship ASCENSION to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no
return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship’s population to question the true nature of their mission.
SPACE AIN'T GOOD FOR LOVE
Tricia Helfer will play Viondra Denniger, a beautiful, manipulative and dangerous power broker on the ASCENSION. Brian Van Holt will play William Denninger, captain of the ship and Viondra's husband. A natural leader, William quickly rose through the ranks after playing a heroic role in a fire early in the spacecraft's voyage. While his professional life is solid, William's marriage to Viondra is anything but.
Tricia Helfer will play Viondra Denniger, a beautiful, manipulative and dangerous power broker on the ASCENSION. Brian Van Holt will play William Denninger, captain of the ship and Viondra's husband. A natural leader, William quickly rose through the ranks after playing a heroic role in a fire early in the spacecraft's voyage. While his professional life is solid, William's marriage to Viondra is anything but.
'MARCO POLO' EPIC SERIES
FIRST IMAGES FROM THE SET
Here's something exclusive for you today: first pictures from the sets of Netflix new epic show MARCO POLO which is shooting in Venice, in Kazakhstan and over in Malaysia produced by the Weinstein 
Company. You can see the first images of Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy as the famed explorer whose journey takes him to the centre of a brutal war in 13th century China, a world replete with exotic 
martial arts, political skulduggery, spectacular battles and sexual intrigue. Benedict Wong (PROMETHEUS), Zhu Zhu (CLOUD ATLAS), Tom Wu (SKYFALL), Remy Hii (TREADING WATER) and 
Rick Yune (OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS) are also in the cast of the ten episode series which will be released at Netflix at the end of the year!
Company. You can see the first images of Italian actor Lorenzo Richelmy as the famed explorer whose journey takes him to the centre of a brutal war in 13th century China, a world replete with exotic 
martial arts, political skulduggery, spectacular battles and sexual intrigue. Benedict Wong (PROMETHEUS), Zhu Zhu (CLOUD ATLAS), Tom Wu (SKYFALL), Remy Hii (TREADING WATER) and 
Rick Yune (OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS) are also in the cast of the ten episode series which will be released at Netflix at the end of the year!
Has Netflix done many original movies? I love the look of Marco Polo.
ReplyDeletethis will be series, not a movie, Donna... and they will release all ten episodes at once later this year
DeleteThe Marco Polo series has promise.
ReplyDeleteI hope it will be lavish and visually stunning and that the stories will be complex and not childish
DeleteChildish does get boring.
Deletethe reason I stopped watching some of BBC's historical fantasy shows....
DeleteASCENSION sounds rather strange. So people locked in the 60's style and thinking are aborde a traveling Space Noah's Ark?
ReplyDeleteI just hope SyFy develops it well and doesn't leave us confused and disappointed :)
DeleteMarco polo looks interesting. I love netflix, not for their original creations but their library of media. However I'm hoping that this original productions is better since i like their company.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed! They've put tones of money in this project!
DeleteI hope I get to see MARCO POLO. It sounds great!
ReplyDeleteHope it will be great
DeleteOoooh, Marco Polo sounds amazing! I love that sort of thing. Pillars of the Earth and World Without End are some of my favorite books and shows. Cool stuff, Dez!
ReplyDeletewe loved PILLARS and WORLD so much, those two series gave us so many brilliant young actors!
DeleteASCENSION looks scary yet intriguing. I like the premise.
ReplyDeletehope it's fun
DeleteMarco Polo was a very interesting man
ReplyDeletea true legend he was
DeleteWow. Both look good.
ReplyDeleteagreed!
DeleteSo many shows lately and I don't know how to keep up. These look good.
ReplyDeletethere's always time for the best ones each week :)
DeleteI think I need to make room on my dvr for Marco Polo. I do think that one sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteit will be a TV event later this year for sure
DeleteMarco polo sounds to be interesting!
ReplyDeleteabsolutely agreed
DeleteBrian Van Holt looks familiar, and I've never watched Couger Town. Can't place where I've seen him.
ReplyDeletehe is one of those familiar faces actors which played in many projects but you never knew their name LOL
DeleteMarco Polo looks great! Wow, Netflix keeps upping their game, right? Original content is gettin' good.
ReplyDeleteand all of the episodes will be released at once!
DeleteTricia Helfer always caused chills up my spine in Galactica.
ReplyDeleteI'm really exciting about Marco Polo.
I would imagine that she causes hots in most men, though :)
DeleteSo is CougarTown cancelled or is this just a side project... my wife loves this show. thank you for the girl...
ReplyDeleteI think it's not cancelled... this is just a mini series.... although I never understood the show itself
DeleteI'm so excited to see Tricia Helfer on SyFy again! I have a wee girl crush on her but my hubbys okay with that cuz he's got a major crush on her! She was awesome in BSG!! God bless Netflix. They have really changed the way we watch TV.
ReplyDeleteI haven't watched her before, but I can see why the gents would love her :)
DeleteAll of you who love Marco Polo , show go to wliw.org/marcopolo and watch the Emmy nominated doc . " In the footspets of Marco Polo " here two modren day explorers retrace the Venetians 25,000 mile journey via land and sea - through many of today hot spots being the first expedition in 700 years to follow the route of the Marco Polo !
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