The espionage thriller with a metaphysical twist stars Oscar® winner J.K. Simmons, Olivia Williams, and Harry Lloyd. “Counterpart” is the story of ‘Howard Silk’ (J.K. Simmons), a lowly cog in a bureaucratic agency, who discovers that the agency he works for is really guarding a crossing into a parallel dimension. Through Howard and his “Counterpart” on the other side, the show will navigate themes of identity, what ifs, and lost love.