Overview
- The series added Amanda Plummer, Christopher Chung and T'Nia Miller as series regulars Wednesday, Oct. 28, joining lead Caitríona Balfe and previously announced Bill Nighy.
- Alfonso Cuarón co-wrote and executive produces the show with his brother Carlos Cuarón, Natalie Erika James and Christian White, with James serving as lead director.
- Ascension adapts Adam Nevill’s novel Last Days into a one-hour psychological horror thriller that follows Rose, a documentary filmmaker who investigates a 20th-century cult called the Church of Ascension.
- Apple Studios is the studio on the project and production is handled by Esperanto Filmoj and Anonymous Content, with named executive producers from each company attached.
- With character details for the new cast and a release date still unreleased, the announcements point to active casting and pre-production and suggest more casting and production updates are likely next.