Coming off an Oscar win for Whiplash, JK Simmons will topline for Counterpart, a supernatural thriller drama series for Starz from MRC. It was created and written by Justin Marks, writer of the upcoming Disney Jungle Book movie, with Oscar-nominated Imitation Game helmer Morten Tyldum set to direct the first two episodes.
Described as an espionage thriller with a metaphysical twist, Counterpart tells the story of Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in a bureaucratic UN agency who is turning the last corner of a life filled with regret, when he discovers the agency he works for is guarding a secret: a crossing to a parallel dimension. Through Howard and his “Counterpart” on the other side, Prime, the show will navigate themes of identity, idealism, what ifs, and lost love.
Described as an espionage thriller with a metaphysical twist, Counterpart tells the story of Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in a bureaucratic UN agency who is turning the last corner of a life filled with regret, when he discovers the agency he works for is guarding a secret: a crossing to a parallel dimension. Through Howard and his “Counterpart” on the other side, Prime, the show will navigate themes of identity, idealism, what ifs, and lost love.
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Sounds great!
ReplyDeleteSounds like my type of show, and it's not on network tv as well, which is quite good.
ReplyDeleteNice! I love JK Simmons, so I can't wait to check this out.
ReplyDeleteYeah, same here.
ReplyDeleteAlso, great talent involved in this one.
Starz truly is finally becoming a network to watch. I might need to start shelling out money for a subscription!
ReplyDeleteI'll watch anything with JK Simmons! Anything!
ReplyDeleteSounds cool!
ReplyDeletePlus JK Simmon... can't go wrong there...
it seems more science fiction to me than supernatural
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