Amy Madigan Joins Cast of Paramount+’s ‘Ascent’ With Viola Davis and Sam Heughan
Amy Madigan has joined Paramount+’s forthcoming drama thriller “Ascent”, alongside Viola Davis and Sam Heughan. Her casting adds an Oscar-winning actor to a series about corporate crisis management and raises interest through her reunion with creator John Logan.
Madigan will play Rachel, a former Ascent Ventures executive and lifelong mentor to Davis’s character, Catriona, an elite corporate fixer whose estranged daughter is in danger. Heughan plays Conal, an agent at the firm. Production is due to begin in Los Angeles in 2027; Logan is the creator and showrunner, with Paramount Television Studios producing.
In short
- Amy Madigan joins Paramount+ thriller “Ascent”.
- She will play Viola Davis’s character’s mentor.
- Production is due to start in Los Angeles in 2027.
Explained simply
Corporate crisis management firms are hired to help companies handle damaging events, such as scandals or serious business failures. Their work can involve shaping a response, managing public attention and advising senior executives.
In Ascent, Viola Davis plays Catriona, a corporate fixer whose estranged daughter is in danger. Sam Heughan plays Conal, an agent at the firm, while Amy Madigan’s character, Rachel, is a former executive and a long-time mentor to Catriona. John Logan created the series and is its showrunner.