EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,
Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- AT&T* AUDIENCE Network today announced the cast for its
new original series, "ICE" from global independent studio
Entertainment One (eOne) and Antoine
Fuqua's Fuqua Films.
Ten hour-long episodes are currently in production in
Vancouver. They will air in 2016
exclusively on both DIRECTV and AT&T U-verse.
Joining the "ICE" cast are Cam
Gigandet ("The Magnificent Seven," "The Twilight Saga"
franchise), Jeremy Sisto ("Law and
Order," "Suburgatory"), Ray Winstone
("The Departed"), Judith Shekoni
("Heroes Reborn," "The Twilight Saga" franchise) Raymond Barry ("Training Day"), and Donald Sutherland ("The Hunger Games"
franchise).
"ICE" is a high-impact, serialized crime drama that follows the
Green Family, as they plunge into the underbelly of the
Los Angeles diamond trade.
Jake (Gigandet) and Freddy (Sisto) are half-brothers brought
together by their father Isaac
(Barry), the patriarch behind G&G Diamonds and their
uncle Cam (Winstone). After wildcard
Freddy kills a prominent diamond dealer, his brother Jake must bail
him out and save the family business from a crime lord of the
Los Angeles diamond trade
(Shekoni). Jake must endure all of this while maneuvering amongst
jewelry thugs, blood diamond deals, false certificates, the Feds,
and Pieter Van De Bruin
(Sutherland), a ruthless Afrikaanz diamond merchant who now heads
up an Antwerp-based diamond cartel
with the same cutthroat skills he applied as a surgeon in the South
African armed forces.
Antoine Fuqua ("The Magnificent
Seven," "The Equalizer," "Training Day") is directing the first
episode and serves as executive producer. The original series is
written and executive produced by Robert
Munic ("Fighting," "The Cleaner"). eOne produces the show in
association with AT&T and also controls international rights to
the series.
"ICE" builds on AT&T's relationship with eOne, which serves
as the studio on AUDIENCE Network's dynamic series "YOU ME HER" and
"ROGUE".
AUDIENCE Network offers a compelling lineup of original,
provocative content. Its growing slate of critically acclaimed
original series includes:
- MMA drama "KINGDOM," starring Frank
Grillo and Nick Jonas
- "Poly-romantic" comedy "YOU ME HER" starring Greg Poehler, Rachel
Blanchard and Priscilla
Faia
- Suspense-drama "ROGUE," starring Cole
Hauser, Meaghan Rath and
Ashley Greene
DIRECTV and U-verse customers can find the AUDIENCE Network on
U-verse Channel 1114 and DIRECTV Channel 239. They can also live
stream it on the DIRECTV App and U-verse App for smartphones and
tablets, directv.com and uverse.com.
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About AUDIENCE Network
Always Original. Always Smart. Always Bold. Never
Ordinary. AUDIENCE is a unique and exclusive television
experience available only to DIRECTV and AT&T U-verse
subscribers. The channel first made its mark by partnering with NBC
to produce and air three additional seasons of the Emmy
Award-winning series Friday Night Lights and then
became the exclusive home of the Emmy Award-winning
drama Damages, starring Glenn Close and Rose
Byrne. AUDIENCE continues its commitment to original,
provocative content with a growing slate of critically acclaimed
original series including the MMA drama Kingdom,
starring Frank Grillo and
Nick Jonas; the industry's first
polyamorous romantic comedy You Me Her starring
Greg Poehler, Rachel Blanchard and Priscilla Faia; the
suspense-drama Rogue, starring Cole Hauser, Meaghan
Rath and Ashley Greene; Full Circle:
Miami, written by Jorge
Zamacona and starring Dougray Scott, Kim Raver, and Harold
Perrineau. AUDIENCE is also home to acclaimed original
documentaries including The Fighting Season, a first
hand account of the deadliest year in our nation's longest war,
Executive Produced by Ricky
Schroder. Sports fans will find live, daily sports and
entertainment news from renowned sports journalists on The
Dan Patrick Show and The Rich Eisen
Show, and in-depth interviews with sports icons like
Derek Jeter and Michael Phelps on Undeniable with
Joe Buck. Plus, viewers can
enjoy exclusive concerts by today's hottest artists on AUDIENCE
Music and intimate interviews with top talent like
Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain on Off Camera with
Sam Jones. It's original
entertainment you won't see anywhere else. For more info, please
visit directv.com/audience.
About Entertainment One
Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE: ETO) is a global independent
studio that specializes in the development, acquisition,
production, financing, distribution and sales of entertainment
content. The Company's diversified expertise spans across film,
television and music production and sales, family programming,
merchandising and licensing, and digital content. Through its
global reach and expansive scale, powered by deep local market
knowledge, the Company delivers the best content to the world.
Entertainment One's robust network includes film and television
studio The Mark Gordon Company; content creation venture
Amblin Partners with Steven
Spielberg, DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, and
Reliance Entertainment; leading feature film production and global
sales company Sierra Pictures; unscripted television
production companies Renegade 83, Paperny
Entertainment and Force Four Entertainment; world-class
music labels Dualtone Music Group and Last Gang; and
award-winning digital agency Secret Location.
The Company's rights library is exploited across all media
formats and includes more than 100,000 hours of film and television
content and approximately 40,000 music tracks.
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