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Lifetime Premieres the New Original Series 'ANGELA'S EYES,' a Captivating and Suspenseful Drama About a Young FBI Agent With the Unique Ability of Uncovering Lies Beginning Sunday, July 16 (10:00 - 11:00 PM ET/PT) on Lifetime
Series Stars Abigail Spencer ('All My Children'), Lyriq Bent ('Kojak'), Joe
Cobden ('The Aviator') and Rick Roberts ('Kevin Hill') as an Elite FBI
Surveillance Team
Series Comes From Creative Team of Academy Award(R)-Winning 'Crash'
Executive Producers Tom Nunan, Cathy Schulman, Writer/Producers Dan
McDermott, Scott Shepherd and NBC Universal Television Studio
Premiere Episode Directed By Emmy(R) Award Winner Michael Watkins ('Prison
Break,' 'Smallville')
LOS ANGELES, June 19 -- Lifetime turns up the heat on the
bad guys this summer with the premiere of the new drama series ANGELA'S
EYES, about a tough, young, instinctive FBI agent with the keen ability to
expose liars, making her a key asset to the force in solving even its most
difficult cases. Abigail Spencer ("All My Children") stars as Angela Henson
alongside Lyriq Bent ("Kojak") as Angela's hard-nosed partner Leo, Joe
Cobden ("The Aviator") as tech genius Dozer and Rick Roberts ("Kevin Hill")
as Gene, Angela's boss and mentor. The series debuts Sunday, July 16 at 10
p.m. ET/PT and marks the first drama series order from Lifetime's President
of Entertainment Susanne Daniels since joining the company in September
2005.
The series is created and executive produced by Dan McDermott ("The
Omen") and executive produced by Academy Award(R) Winners Tom Nunan and
Cathy Schulman ("Crash"). Scott Shepherd ("Reunion," "Tru Calling") also
serves as executive producer and show runner. ANGELA'S EYES is a production
of The Cleary Company and Bull's Eyes Entertainment in association with NBC
Universal Television Studio. Emmy(R) Award-winner Michael Watkins ("CSI,"
"Prison Break," "Smallville") directed the premiere episode.
ANGELA'S EYES centers on Angela Henson (Spencer), a young fearless FBI
agent with the exceptional gift of knowing when someone is lying. She honed
this skill years after she shockingly found out her "typical" American
parents were actually spies -- CIA operatives who gave information to the
Eastern Block in Europe -- and are now serving time in prison for treason.
In an attempt to right her parents' wrongs, Angela joined the FBI, the
same agency that brought her parents down for their illegal activities.
Under the watchful eye of her boss Gene (Roberts), the man who helped
capture her mother and father, Angela works with a brilliant surveillance
team consisting of her dependable partner Leo (Bent) and gadget guru Dozer
(Cobden).
In addition to her demanding job, Angela continues to wrestle with the
constant attempts by her imprisoned parents Colin (Tony(R) and Drama Desk
Award Winner Boyd Gaines, "Contact") and Lydia (Alberta Watson, "24," "La
Femme Nikita") to stay in touch and has to deal with her flighty,
pathologically lying younger brother Jerry (Paul Popowich, "The L Word"),
who continues to maintain the innocence of their parents despite the
preponderance of evidence against them.
Although Angela's gift of spotting liars is an asset professionally,
it's her greatest liability personally as she is unable to trust anyone
around her, proving relationships to be more than a little blurry.
NBC Universal Television Studio was formed through the union of
production companies Universal Network Television and NBC Studios. The
studio produces or co-produces series for primetime and late night, a
daytime drama, and dozens of longform and reality projects for a variety of
network and cable television outlets. Its current roster features the
Emmy-winning comedy "Will & Grace" and the powerhouse Law & Order drama
franchise. NBC Universal Television Studio is the producer of the "Law &
Order" franchise, the most successful drama series brand in television
history. The three dramas from Emmy Award- winning executive producer Dick
Wolf include the original that began in 1990 along with "Law & Order:
Special Victims Unit" (1999), "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001), all
for NBC. The studio also produces the critically acclaimed hit shows
"House" (Fox), "The Office" (NBC), "Monk" (USA) and "Battlestar Galactica"
(SCI FI).
Lifetime is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated
basic cable television networks. A diverse, multi-media company, Lifetime
is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information
programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and
their families. Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real
Women, Lifetime Home Entertainment and Lifetime Online are part of Lifetime
Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of The Hearst Corporation and
The Walt Disney Company.
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SOURCE Lifetime Television
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