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  "id": 16624194,
  "title": "Amy Madigan Joins ‘Ascent’ TV Series At Paramount+",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/amy-madigan-joins-ascent-tv-series-at-paramount",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-26T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/amy-madigan-joins-ascent-viola-davis-paramount-plus-1237173167/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Weapons’ Amy Madigan will join Viola Davis and Sam Heughan in Ascent, Paramount+’s new thriller series from John Logan and Paramount Television Studios. Madigan’s character is Rachel, a former executive at Ascent Ventures and lifelong mentor to Davis’ elite corporate fixer, Catriona. Production is slated for next year in Los Angeles. Set in the dangerous […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Amy Madigan Joins Cast of Paramount+’s ‘Ascent’ With Viola Davis and Sam Heughan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/amy-madigan-joins-cast-of-paramount-s-ascent-with-viola-davis-and-sam",
        "published": "2026-10-26T16:00:00.000Z"
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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."
}