Overview
- Paramount+ has cast Sam Heughan to star opposite Viola Davis in Ascent, a character-driven thriller about corporate crisis and damage control.
- Heughan will play Conal, described as a top Ascent Ventures agent who uses charm and ruthless social cunning to complete missions.
- Viola Davis stars as Catriona, an elite corporate fixer whose estranged daughter is threatened, and she also serves as an executive producer through JuVee Productions.
- John Logan created the series and will serve as showrunner and executive producer alongside Michael Aguilar and JuVee, with Paramount Television Studios producing.
- Production is scheduled to begin in Los Angeles in 2027 and no Paramount+ premiere date has been announced, a development that reflects streaming platforms’ emphasis on star-driven prestige dramas.