{
  "id": 16072228,
  "title": "Sam Heughan To Star Opposite Viola Davis In Paramount+ Thriller ‘Ascent’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/sam-heughan-to-star-opposite-viola-davis-in-paramount-thriller-ascent",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/sam-heughan-joins-ascent-viola-davis-1237170649/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sam Heughan, the Scottish star and producer of Starz’s hit historical fantasy Outlander, has found his next TV project. He’s set to star opposite EGOT winner Viola Davis in Ascent, a Paramount+ series created by John Logan and produced by Paramount Television Studios, which shoots in Los Angeles next year. Ascent is billed as a […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Sam Heughan to Star With Viola Davis in Paramount+ Thriller Series ‘Ascent’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/sam-heughan-to-star-with-viola-davis-in-paramount-thriller-series",
        "published": "2026-10-22T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Casting News: Sam Heughan Joins Viola Davis' Paramount+ Thriller, The Watcher Adds Riverdale Vet, And More",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/casting-news-sam-heughan-joins-viola-davis-paramount-thriller-the",
        "published": "2026-10-22T22:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}