Viola Davis to lead new Paramount+ thriller Ascent

Set in the dangerous world of global corporate crisis and damage control.

Paramount+ has announced a new character-driven thriller called Ascent, set in the dangerous world of global corporate crisis and damage control.

It'll star Viola Davis as elite corporate fixer Catriona Vail, who must weaponise the ruthless skills that have made her indispensable to billion-dollar clients when her estranged daughter is in danger.

On starring in Ascent, Viola Davis said "I am overwhelmingly excited about this journey with the great John Logan. We won the lottery with this one! Work in which both story and character are bold, awe inspiring and deeply unique is why I became an artist. We at JuVee are deeply grateful to John Logan, Michael Aquilar, and Paramount. We are ready to create magic!"

To which Paramount+'s Head of Originals, Jane Wiseman, added "Viola Davis doesn't just take on roles; she transforms them. Catriona Vail is an incredibly complex character and Viola is exactly the generational talent to bring her to life. With John Logan and Michael Aguilar behind the camera, Ascent is high-stakes television at its best."

And Matt Thunell, President, Paramount Television Studios, said "We are honored to support the vision of our exceptional creative partners: John Logan, Michael Aguilar, and Viola Davis. We celebrate bold, original ideas, and the icing on the cake is being able to shoot Ascent here at home on the Paramount Lot in Los Angeles.”

Made by Paramount Television Studios, Ascent is created by John Logan who will serve as showrunner and executive producer alongside executive producers Michael Aguilar and Viola Davis, and Julius Tennon for JuVee Productions.

Ascent will air on Paramount+