Counterpart (TV series)

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Created by Justin Marks Original language(s) English Network Starz Genres Thriller, Science Fiction		Country of origin United States Camera setup Single-camera Language English

Starring J. K. Simmons Olivia Williams Harry Lloyd Nazanin Boniadi Nicholas Pinnock Sara Serraiocco Mido Hamada Ulrich Thomsen Production company(s) Gilbert Films Media Rights Capital Anonymous Content Executive producers Amy Berg, J. K. Simmons, Morten Tyldum, Keith Redmon, Jordan Horowitz, Gary Gilbert Similar The One Percent, Havana Quartet, The Bronx Bunny Show, Hollywood Residential, Kung Faux

Counterpart is an upcoming American sci-fi thriller television series created by Justin Marks, ordered to series by the premium cable network Starz. The first two episodes will be directed by Morten Tyldum.

Premise

An espionage, sci-fi thriller with a metaphysical twist, Counterpart tells the story of Howard Silk (Simmons), a lowly cog in a bureaucratic UN agency who is turning the last corner of a life filled with regret, when he discovers the agency he works for is guarding a secret: a crossing to a parallel dimension. Through Howard and his “counterpart” on the other side, Prime, the show will navigate themes of identity, idealism, what ifs, and lost love.

Main cast

J. K. Simmons as Howard Silk

Olivia Williams as Emily Burton Silk, Howard's wife

Harry Lloyd as Peter Quayle, a director at Howard's agency

Ulrich Thomsen as Aldrich, the hardened Director of Operations at Howard’s agency

Nazanin Boniadi as Clare, an enigmatic young woman of curious origin, who becomes a major linchpin as the season progresses

Nicholas Pinnock as Ian Shaw, an aggressive operative and watchdog

Sara Serraiocco as Baldwin, a mysterious assassin

Mido Hamada as Cyrus, an officer in Counterintelligence who serves as Aldrich’s right-hand man

Recurring cast

Kenneth Choi as Bob Dwyer, a director in strategy within the OI, he serves as the checks and balances for the operatives that work under him

Stephen Rea as Alexander Pope, a charming old-world Englishman and an old friend of Prime, he’s an éminence grise who pulls strings from behind the scenes

Richard Schiff as Director of Diplomacy Roland Fancher, an expert litigator and feared power negotiator between both dimensions and the head of the Office of Interchange’s diplomacy department, responsible for negotiating the exchange of prisoners between worlds

Sarah Bolger as Anna, a mysterious young woman whose appearance on the “other side” threatens to disrupt the tenuous truce between Howard and his counterpart

Tina Masafret as Talia, a friendly nurse with real affection for Howard, who visits his comatose wife in the hospital on a daily basis.

References

Counterpart (TV series) Wikipedia

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Premise

Main cast

Recurring cast

References