Cinemax's 'Banshee' to premiere in January
Alan Ball-produced series deals with a thief posing as a small-town sheriff
Anthony Starr in Cinemax's "Banshee."
Credit: Cinemax
The day before Cinemax debuts its latest scripted drama series "Hunted," the pay cable channel announced the premiere date for the one that will follow it: "Banshee," which will debut on Friday, January 11 at 10 p.m.
"Banshee," produced by Alan Ball from "True Blood," tells the story of master thief Lucas Hood (Anthony Starr), who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, PA, where he continues working as a crook even as he tries to avoid some gangsters he betrayed years before.
The series co-stars Frankie Faison, Ivana Milicevic, and Ben Cross, among others. Ball is an executive producer, though the lead writers are Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler.
Alan Sepinwall has been reviewing television since the mid-'90s, first for Tony Soprano's hometown paper, The Star-Ledger, and now for HitFix. His new book, "The Revolution Was Televised," about the last 15 years of TV drama, is for sale at Amazon. He can be reached at sepinwall@hitfix.com
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Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupPaul F
October 18, 2012 at 2:33PM EST Reply to CommentI'm looking forward to another Dan rant about Australian/New Zealand actors taking American leading man roles already. :)
Balaji K
October 18, 2012 at 2:40PM EST Reply to CommentI remember reading that Odette Annable got a recurring role on Banshee. I like her. I hope he gets something that lasts more than a season and a half.
coolsid
October 18, 2012 at 10:20PM EST Reply to CommentI wonder how much much more uninhibited Alan Ball will be when he moves from HBO to Cinemax