Upfronts 2012: Watch previews of ABC’s ‘666 Park Avenue’ and ‘Last Resort’
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ABC unveiled its new fall shows Tuesday, and two dramas look to recapture aspects of the magic that was ‘Lost.’
The supernatural drama ‘666 Park Avenue’ features the return of John Locke himself, Terry O’Quinn, to ABC’s schedule. This time he plays Gavin Doran, the mysterious owner of the Drake, a New York apartment building that may look amazing but has a definite dark side.
Rachael Taylor and David Annable play the Midwestern couple hired to manage the building, who soon begin to notice the supernatural forces at work that ensnare the building’s residents.
The series, based onbooks by Gabriella Pierce, was adapted by former ‘Fringe’ writer David Wilcox and also stars Robert Buckley, Mercedes Masohn, Helena Mattsson, Samantha Logan and Vanessa Williams. It will air at 10 p.m. Sundays.
‘The Shield’ creator Shawn Ryan is back on network TV (his last series, ‘The Chicago Code,’ was canceled after 13 episodes last season) with ‘Last Resort.’ And like ‘Lost,’ this drama features characters attempting to remake civilization on an island paradise.
In this case, it’s not the survivors of a plane crash but the crew of a U.S. ballistic missile submarine, Colorado, crippled by an attack and declared rogue enemies of the United States for defying orders to fire their missiles. Rather than attempt to sail home, they land on an island and attempt to start their lives over.
Andre Braugher stars as the sub’s captain, and Scott Speedman is his XO. Daisy Betts, Dichen Lachman, Daniel Lissing, Sahr Ngaujah, Camille De Pazzis, Autumn Reeser and Jessy Schram also star.
The series will air at 8 p.m. Thursdays.
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— Patrick Kevin Day
