TV3 lands Crisis

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IMMEDIATE: Tuesday 25th March, 2014.

 

TV3 lands Crisis

Brand new US action drama series ‘Crisis’, starring Gillian Anderson and Dermot Mulroney COMING SOON to TV3.

TV3 will bring the hotly-anticipated US action-packed drama series to screens next month.

Crisis comes as part of a deal TV3 signed with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution last year and promises to thrill and keep audiences on the edge of their seats.

Click here to see TV3’s ‘Coming Soon’ promo for Crisis

TV3 will next month air one of the most hotly-anticipated US drama series of the year. Crisis, starring Gillian Anderson and Dermot Mulroney, is an action-packed, thrilling, drama series centring on the ambush of a school bus from an elite private school in Washington DC. The students on the bus, children of the country’s most powerful people, including the President, are held ransom igniting an international crisis.

There are 13 hour-long episodes in the first series of Crisis, which will air in Ireland on TV3 in just one month after its premiere in the US. When the hit show premiered in the US, 6.5 million viewers tuned in.

The first episode sees the most powerful people in the world brought to their knees with a major threat hanging over the people they hold most dear. A field day trip for the students of Ballard High, a school that educates the children of Washington, D.C.'s elite, top-of-their-industry CEOs, international diplomats, political power players, even the President's son, turns into chaos when the school bus is ambushed on a secluded rural road.

Now, with some of the country's most powerful parents at the mercy of one vengeful mastermind, the question arises: How far would they go and what would they become to ensure their child's safe return?

Commenting on the arrival of Crisis to Irish TV screens, Jeff Ford, TV3 Group Director of Content, said: “There’s a real appetite for great drama in Ireland. In recent times we’ve seen some really slick drama series come from the US and Crisis is no exception. It has all the visual effects of what could be a Hollywood blockbuster and a gripping plot that will leave viewers hungry for more. Airing Crisis on TV3 as close as we possibly can to the US airing is paramount for us. With recognisable faces like Gillian Anderson and Dermot Mulroney, Crisis is not to be missed.”   

Steve Cornish, Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, said: “Crisis has all the elements for a tense and dramatic roller-coaster ride, with plenty of exciting twists and turns. The pilot, directed by Patriot Games and Salt helmer Phillip Noyce will blow audiences away and keep them guessing, long after the credits roll.”

TV3 has yet to announce a TX date for Crisis but the station has confirmed that it will air next month (April). 

Click here to see TV3’s ‘Coming Soon’ promo for Crisis

See Notes to Editor for more information on Crisis

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Notes to Editor

·         Full press pack available on request

·         "Crisis" stars Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files"), Dermot Mulroney ("August: Osage County"), Lance Gross ("House of Payne"), Rachael Taylor ("666 Park Avenue"), James Lafferty ("One Tree Hill"), Max Martini ("Pacific Rim"), Halston Sage ("Neighbors"), Stevie Lynn Jones ("Runaways"), Max Schneider ("How to Rock"), Michael Beach ("Insidious: Chapter 2") and Joshua Erenberg ("Suburgatory").

·         The series was created by executive producer and writer Rand Ravich ("Life"). Far Shariat ("I Love You Phillip Morris," "Life") and Phillip Noyce ("The Giver," "Salt") also serve as executive producers. Noyce also directed the pilot. "Crisis" is a production of 20th Century Fox Television.

About Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution:

A unit of 21st Century Fox, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution is a global leader in the distribution of award-winning motion pictures, television programming and entertainment content across pay-TV, broadcast television and SVOD.  Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution connects audiences around the world with premium content from the production divisions of Twentieth Century Fox Films, Twentieth Century Fox Television and FX, as well as other 21st Century Fox companies. 

 

 

Biographies

 

Gillian Anderson (Meg Fitch)

Gillian Anderson stars as Meg Fitch on NBC’s new midseason drama CRISIS.

Anderson most recently appeared on NBC’s “Hannibal” as Bedelia Du Maurier, Hannibal’s psychiatrist. She gained worldwide recognition on “The X-Files,” garnering awards and critical praise over the show’s nine-year run. Other notable credits include “The House of Mirth,” “The Last King of Scotland,” “Johnny English Reborn,” and the acclaimed BBC mini-series “Bleak House” and “Great Expectations.”

 

Her stage credits include “What the Night is For,” “The Sweetest Swing in Baseball” and an Olivier Awards-nominated performance as Nora in “A Doll’s House” at the Donmar Warehouse. She will star as Blanche Dubois in the Young Vic’s 2014 production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” directed by Benedict Andrews.

Her most recent film credits include Ursula Meier’s “Sister,” Sandra Nettelbeck’s “Mr. Morgan’s Last Love,” Richie Mehta’s “I'll Follow You Down” and Jon Wright’s “Our Robot Overlords.” Her BBC2 series entitled “The Fall” has been commissioned for a second season.

Dermot Mulroney (Francis Gibson)

Dermot Mulroney stars as Francis Gibson on NBC’s new midseason drama CRISIS.

Mulroney also currently co-stars in the film adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play, “August: Osage County,” opposite Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, and directed by John Wells. He plays Steve Heidebrecht, who is the less-than-perfect man engaged to Karen Weston (Juliette Lewis).

 

Dermot recently starred in “Jobs” opposite Mia Wasikowska and Nicole Kidman, as well as in Chan Wook Park’s “Stoker” and Calvin Lee Reeder’s psychedelic western, “The Rambler.” All three films premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

 

Throughout his career, Mulroney has starred in more than 65 films, working with the industry’s top filmmakers and talent. His film credits include Joe Carnahan’s “The Grey” with Liam Neeson; Clint Eastwood’s “J. Edgar” with Leonardo DiCaprio; Marc Abraham’s “Flash of Genius” with Greg Kinnear; Garry Marshall’s “Georgia Rule” with Jane Fonda; David Fincher’s “Zodiac” with Jake Gyllenhaal; “The Family Stone” with Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Claire Danes; Gary David Goldberg’s “Must Love Dogs” with Diane Lane and John Cusack; Alexander Payne’s “About Schmidt” with Jack Nicholson; P.J. Hogan’s “My Best Friend’s Wedding” with Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz; Robert Altman’s “Kansas City” with Jennifer Jason Leigh; “Young Guns” with Kiefer Sutherland; and Blake Edward’s “Sunset” with James Garner and Bruce Willis.

 

On television, Mulroney recently guest starred on the second season of HBO’s “Enlightened,” opposite Laura Dern, and as Zooey Deschanel’s love interest on FOX’s “New Girl.”

 

Mulroney is a classically trained cellist who has played with the scoring orchestras for Academy Award®-winning composers such as James Newton Howard and Michael Giacchino.