WGN America renews Manhattan TV series for second season
Channel WGN America renewed the drama series about the creation of the atomic bomb "Manhattan" for a second season. This is reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The continuation of the series with John Benjamin Hickey in the title role will return in 2015. The drama, produced by Lionsgate Television, Skydance and Tribune Studios, drew an average of 420,000 TV viewers on Sundays. This figure is two times less than that of the first scenario mystical series of the WGN America channel "Salem", which was also renewed for a second season with a release date in 2015. Recall that the plot of "Manhattan "is Professor Frank Winter (Hickey), tasked with overseeing the Manhattan Project. Olivia Williams plays his on-screen wife, Lisa, and Ashley Zuckerman – a young and assertive scientist named Charlie who joined the project. Daniel Stern got the role of Frank's boss, Glen. The creator of the drama is Sam Shaw (Masters of Sex), who shares the executive producer role with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Marcy Ross. Emmy Award-winning Thomas Schlamm (West Wing) serves as writer and director. The Topic of Article: WGN America renews Manhattan TV series for second season. |
