JASON ISAACS TO STAR IN USA NETWORK INTERNATIONAL THRILLER ‘DIG’
UNIVERSAL
CITY—February 14, 2014 – Jason Isaacs (“Awake”) has been tapped to play
the lead role in USA Network’s six episode event series DIG, an action adventure drama from co-creators and executive producers Tim Kring(“Heroes”) and Gideon Raff (“Homeland”). Isaacs will play
Peter, an FBI agent stationed in Jerusalem who, while investigating a
murder of a young female archeologist, uncovers a conspiracy 2000 years
in the making. DIG, from Universal Cable Productions
(UCP) and developed by Keshet in association with BermanBraun, will
shoot in Jerusalem as well as in other international locations. The
event series will premiere on USA Network in late 2014.
Born
in England and raised in London, Isaacs made his film debut with
the groundbreaking role of Col. William Tavingtonin “The Patriot.” Two
years later Isaacs began his role as Lucius Malfoy in “Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets.” He went on to reprise the role in “Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” “Harry Potter and the Order of the
Phoenix" and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows" parts I and
II. Additional film credits include “Black Hawk Down,” “Green Zone,”
“Friends with Money,” “Peter Pan,” “The Tuxedo,” “Sweet November,”
“Windtalkers,” “End of the Affair,” “Armageddon,” “Event Horizon” and
“Abduction.” Isaacs’ television credits include appearances in the drama
“The West Wing,” as well as “Entourage” and he starred in
“Brotherhood.” Most recently Isaacs played Michael Britten in the drama
“Awake.” Currently, he is shooting the upcoming mini-series
“Rosemary’s Baby.” Isaacs has garnered multiple awards and nominations
for his television roles including the Best Actor BAFTA award for his
performance in “The Curse of Steptoe” and a Golden Globe nomination for
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series for Motion Picture Made
for Television for the six-part conspiracy thriller “The State Within.”
The
#1 network in all of basic cable for an unprecedented eight straight
years, USA Network is seen in over 102 million U.S. homes. USA is a
leader in scripted programming with a powerful stable of originals,
spectacular live television and is home to the best in blockbuster
theatrical films, a broad portfolio of acquired series and entertainment
events. A trailblazer in digital innovation and storytelling, USA is
defining, driving and setting the industry standard for Social TV. USA
is a program service of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of
NBCUniversal. The award-winning website is located at http://www.usanetwork.com.
Universal
Cable Productions creates innovative and critically acclaimed original
scripted and digital content across multiple media platforms and outlets
for domestic and international distribution. UCP produces “Covert
Affairs,” “Psych,” “Playing House,” “Royal Pains” and “Suits” for USA;
“Defiance,” and “Warehouse 13” for Syfy and “Battlestar Galactica: Blood
& Chrome” for distribution on Machinima Prime/YouTube, Syfy and
DVD/Blu-Ray. Universal Cable Productions is a division of NBCUniversal
Cable Entertainment.
Established
in 1993, Keshet is the leading Israeli media company specializing in
reaching coveted audiences through existing and emerging media platforms
with top rated programs and innovative, groundbreaking content.
Keshet’s TV shows have been widely embraced by international markets.
Most notably, Showtime’s Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning spy drama
“Homeland” is an adaptation of Keshet’s hit Israeli drama “Prisoners of
War.” The original program has also been sold to more than 20
territories. Formats such as “Dear Neighbors, Help Our Daughter Find
Love” and “The Vault” have been sold to 14 and 18 territories,
respectively, and “Deal With It,” a hidden-camera ambush show, has been
sold to 14 territories with the US version receiving a second season
order.
"Amazingly
in the repressed 1950s and the anything-goes 1960s in some so-called
'romance' comics, there were some stories jaw-dropping sick, perverse,
strange, kinky, twisted, and by today's standards horribly politically
incorrect. Only some kind of depraved person would now reprint them,”
says Craig Yoe, “So, I am very excited and proud to be reprinting these gems!"
LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 14, 2014
