# Sam Heughan to Star With Viola Davis in Paramount+ Thriller Series ‘Ascent’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sam-heughan-to-star-with-viola-davis-in-paramount-thriller-series-ascent/
- Published: 2026-10-22T16:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T16:55:52+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/sam-heughan-paramount-ascent-viola-davis-1236919344/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Sam Heughan joins Viola Davis in Paramount+ thriller “Ascent”.
- He plays a chameleonic agent at Ascent Ventures.
- Production is planned for Los Angeles in 2027.

## Summary

Sam Heughan has joined Viola Davis in Paramount+ thriller series “Ascent”, set in the world of corporate crises and damage control. Davis plays an elite fixer whose estranged daughter is in danger, while Heughan’s casting brings the “Outlander” co-stars’ similar character names, Catriona and Caitriona, into focus.

Heughan will play Conal, a charming and ruthless agent at Ascent Ventures who uses social cunning to complete missions. John Logan created the series and will serve as showrunner; Davis also executive produces with Julius Tennon, Michael Aguilar and Logan. Production is due to begin in Los Angeles in 2027, with no release date yet announced.

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