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Sam Heughan Joins Viola Davis in Paramount+ Thriller Ascent
Sam Heughan will star alongside Viola Davis in Ascent, a new drama series for Paramount+.
The show is a thriller about global corporate crisis management, where powerful clients face threats and damage control.
Davis plays Catriona, an elite fixer whose estranged daughter is in danger.
Heughan plays Conal, a cunning agent at Ascent Ventures who uses social skills and ruthlessness to complete missions.
John Logan created the series and will serve as its showrunner.
The casting brings Heughan into a new TV role after his eight-season run on Outlander ended in May.
The sources do not say when Ascent will premiere.
Sam Heughan will star alongside Viola Davis in Paramount+’s drama series Ascent.
Heughan will play Conal, one of Ascent Ventures’ top agents.
Davis plays Catriona, an elite corporate fixer whose estranged daughter is in danger.
The series is a character-driven thriller set in the world of global corporate crisis and damage control.
John Logan created the series and will serve as showrunner.
- Who
- Sam Heughan and Viola Davis will star in the series.
- What
- Heughan has joined Paramount+’s thriller Ascent.
- When
- The casting announcement was reported on October 22, 2026. Davis’s casting was announced in August.
- Where
- The series is set in the world of global corporate crisis and damage control. It will stream on Paramount+.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Outlander wrapped up its eight-season run.
Davis’s casting in Ascent was announced.
TVLine reported that Heughan had joined the series.
- Series
- Ascent
- Platform
- Paramount+
- Heughan’s role
- Conal, one of Ascent Ventures’ top agents
- Davis’s role
- Catriona, an elite corporate fixer
- Creator and showrunner
- John Logan
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a character-driven thriller set in the dangerous world of global corporate crisis and damage control