{"id":2566,"date":"2014-06-04T16:22:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T16:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2014\/06\/04\/cougar-town-actor-to-captain-syfys-new-space-adventure-exclusive\/"},"modified":"2014-06-04T16:22:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T16:22:19","slug":"cougar-town-actor-to-captain-syfys-new-space-adventure-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2014\/06\/04\/cougar-town-actor-to-captain-syfys-new-space-adventure-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Cougar Town’ actor to captain Syfy’s new space adventure – Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Hibberd \/ Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n

Cougar Town<\/em>\u00a0actor Brian Van Holt is boarding Syfy\u2019s\u00a0Ascension.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Holt is joining the cast of the limited series space thriller, which also stars\u00a0Battlestar Galactica<\/em>\u2018s Tricia Helfer.<\/p>\n

Ascension<\/em>\u00a0is about starship secretly launched from Earth in the year 1963, sending hundreds of men, women and children to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, the mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship\u2019s population to question the true nature of their mission.<\/p>\n

Holt (The Bridge,<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Black Hawk Down<\/em>) will play the ship\u2019s captain William Denninger, who is described as \u201ca natural leader, a military man and politician \u2026 strong-willed and confident.\u201d He became captain of the Ascension as a result of his heroic actions during a fire that nearly destroyed the ship early in its voyage. While strong-willed and confident, he and his wife, Viondra (Helfer), have a tortured marriage.<\/p>\n

Ascension<\/em>\u00a0is a six-hour drama created and written by Philip Levens (Smallville<\/em>) who will serve as showrunner. Syfy plans to launch\u00a0Ascension<\/em>\u00a0in November. We can\u2019t wait to see what an early 1960s starship looks like!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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