The Paramount+ series is already adding huge names to its cast, with brand new updates coming out about Ascent ahead of filming:

With dazzlingly bright stars making their way onto the cast list, the buzz is building around the upcoming series. The latest release of information includes who will be bringing the story to life.

What’s Ascent about?

Set in the intense bubble of corporate America, there’s a dark underbelly to every deal that gets made in the world created by John Logan (Penny Dreadful). One part of the story follows a social butterfly who does his best to prove his worth in the venture capital company. The other, a woman does her best to apply the skills she’s picked up as a corporate fixer to save her estranged daughter after a daunting threat enters her life.

Who’s in it?

The leading roles have already been cast, so expect to see Sam Heughan (Outlander) and Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) on your screens.

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