Jennifer Finnigan has landed the female lead in the drama from exec producers Peter Lenkov and Alex Kurtzman, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Described as a suspense thriller, Salvation centers on an MIT grad student and a tech superstar (uncast) who bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery — that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.
Finnigan will star as Grace Darrow, the Pentagon press secretary and a single mom who deftly navigates the complicated waters of both jobs. Her world is turned upside down when she learns a deadly asteroid is heading toward Earth. Brought into the government's secret task force to save humanity, Grace struggles to keep the secret from the ones she loves and finds herself tested in ways she never imagined.
Described as a suspense thriller, Salvation centers on an MIT grad student and a tech superstar (uncast) who bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery — that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.
Finnigan will star as Grace Darrow, the Pentagon press secretary and a single mom who deftly navigates the complicated waters of both jobs. Her world is turned upside down when she learns a deadly asteroid is heading toward Earth. Brought into the government's secret task force to save humanity, Grace struggles to keep the secret from the ones she loves and finds herself tested in ways she never imagined.
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