Tom Felton has signed on for his first American television series, where he will costar in DirecTV's upcoming drama "Full Circle,"
Deadline confirmed on Thursday. The
Harry Potter will be part of an impressive ensemble cast, including Minka Kelly (Friday Night Lights), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), David Boreanaz (Bones), Keke Palmer (Akeelah And The Bee), Devon Gearhart (The Wait), Billy Campbell (The Killing, Killing Lincoln), Kate Walsh (Private Practice), Noah Silver (The Borgias), Ally Sheedy (Welcome To The Rileys), Cheyenne Jackson (Behind The Candelabra) and Robin Weigert (Sons Of Anarchy).
The program will begin production early this summer, DirecTV announced, and will broadcast this fall on the cable exclusive channel
DIRECTV’s Audience in fall 2013. The series will be distributed worldwide via FremantleMedia International.
A synopsis of the series, by Neil LaBute, can be read here, as well as character
details for each actor.
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“Full Circle” is a modern day La Ronde meets My Dinner with Andre as it explores the nature of human contact and true togetherness in our current technology-driven world. It marks a new foray into alternative television production, harkening back to the prolific days of independent filmmaking.
Characters passing the torch from one episode to the next include Tim (Felton), an exchange student from England, and his love interest Bridgette (Kelly); Bridgette’s husband Stanley (McMahon), a charismatic and intense entertainment lawyer; Stanley’s client Jace (Boreanaz), a famous comic known for his outlandish behavior; Chan’dra (Palmer), whose life was irrevocably altered as a result of a joke that Jace took too far; Cliff (Gearhart), a classmate Chan’dra secretly has a crush on; Cliff’s father, Trent (Campbell), and his wife, Trisha (Walsh); Peter (Jackson), an aspiring singer who intrudes on a special night between Trent and Trisha; Robbie (Silver), Trisha’s student who purports an unusual connection to his teacher, and his mother Celeste (Sheedy), with whom he shares an unnerving bond.
The final episode brings the characters together, with the unexpected addition of one (Weigert), for an explosive ending that is sure to change all of these characters' lives irreparably.
Please note, DirecTV is a U.S. cable provider, and only those who are subscribed to it can view the show, assuming they have ordered the Audience premium channel. More information on that can be found
here.