Syfy’s ASCENSION Three Night – Six Hour Limited Series Event Premieres December 15

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SCHEDULING ALERT:

SYFY’S ASCENSION

 3-NIGHT, 6-HOUR LIMITED EVENT SERIES

TO PREMIERE MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 @ 9 PM

 Nights Two and Three to Air Tuesday, December 16 and Wednesday, December 17 @ 9pm

 

 [important] Sat. 11/22/14 – ADDED CLIPS – See Below [/important]  

 

Created and written by executive producer and showrunner Philip Levens (“Smallville”), “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.

Ascension SyfyThe series stars Brandon P. Bell (“Hollywood Heights”) as the confident and capable First Officer Aaron  Gault, Brian Van Holt (“Cougar Town,” “The Bridge”) as the eponymous ship’s Captain William Denninger, and Tricia Helfer (“Battlestar Galactica”) as Viondra Denninger, the captain’s beautiful, manipulative and dangerous wife (who also serves as the ship’s Chief Steward).

Joining Bell, Van Holt and Helfer are Tiffany Lonsdale as Chief Astronomer Emily Vanderhaus, Andrea Roth as the ship’s head doctor Juliet Bryce, Jacqueline Byers as her daughter, Nora Bryce, and P.J. Boudousqué as Nora’s love interest, James Toback.

Ascension” is produced by Lionsgate Television and Sea to Sky Studios in association with Blumhouse Productions. Jason Blum (“Stranded,” “The River,” film franchises “Paranormal Activity” and “The Purge”) is an executive producer on the project along with Ivan Fecan, Tim Gamble and Brett Burlock on behalf of Sea to Sky Studios. The event series will be co-financed and distributed by Universal Cable Productions and Lionsgate Television.

 

[important] ADDED NEW ‘FIRST LOOK’ CLIP (Sat 11/22/14)  [/important]

 

Exclusive First Look – Sneak Peek: Watch an exclusive first look of Syfy’s upcoming three-night event, Ascension.

 

[important] ADDED CLIPS (Thurs 11/20/14)  [/important]

 

1963 – Promo Clip: In 1963, a special mission was launched to save mankind. In 2014, the mission has gone too far.

 

Incredible Set Designs – Behind-the-Scenes Clip: The cast and crew of Ascension – Brian Van Holt, Gil Bellows, Tricia Helfer, Brad Carter, Brandon P Bell, Ryan Robbins, and David Brin – go behind the scenes of building the massive sets for Ascension.

 

Science vs. Reality – Behind-the-Scenes Clip: Executive Producer, Jason Blum, and Astrophysicist and author, David Brin, take you behind the scenes through the science and space travel, and 1960’s cultural inspiration for setting Ascension.

 

For more on Ascension, go to http://www.syfy.com/ascension

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