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Lifetime brings viewers to the year 2025 with the premiere of the provocative new conspiracy thriller, “The Lottery” on Sunday, July 20, at 10PM ET/PT. Currently filming in Montreal, the series stars Marley Shelton (“Eleventh Hour”), Michael Graziadei (“American Horror Story”), David Alpay (“The Vampire Diaries”), Athena Karkanis (“Low Winter Sun”), Yul Vasquez (“Magic City”), Shelley Conn (“Terra Nova”) and Martin Donovan (“Homeland”).Set within a dystopian future driven by a global fertility crisis, The Lottery reveals a world staring down the barrel of impending extinction as women have mysteriously stopped bearing children. After years of research, Dr. Alison Lennon (Shelton) and her team remarkably fertilize 100 embryos. However, her victory is short-lived when the Director of the U.S. Fertility Commission, Darius Hayes (Donovan), takes government control of the lab and informs the President (Vasquez) of the monumental scientific breakthrough. To determine which women will carry the prized embryos to term, Chief of Staff Vanessa Keller (Karkanis) convinces the President to hold a national lottery and a battle over the control of the 100 embryos begins. Michael Graziadei stars as Kyle, a recovering alcoholic and single father of one of the last children born in the country, while David Alpay stars as James, Alison’s colleague and lab assistant. Shelley Conn portrays Gabrielle, the First Lady of the United States.“The Lottery” is written by Timothy J. Sexton (“Children of Men”), who also serves as executive producer alongside Rick Eid (“Hostages”) and Dawn Olmstead (“Prison Break”). Danny Cannon (“CSI”) directed and executive produced the pilot, which is from Grady Girl Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television. Ten one-hour episodes have been ordered for this season.
Original Release
07/20/2014 on LIFE
US Release
07/20/2014
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Marley Shelton | Dr. Alison Lennon |
Michael Graziadei | Kyle Walker |
Athena Karkanis | Vanessa Keller |
David Alpay | James / Dr. James Lynch / James Lynch |
Shelley Conn | Gabrielle / First Lady Gabrielle / First Lady Gabrielle Westwood |
Yul Vazquez | President Thomas Westwood / President Westwood |
Martin Donovan | Darius Hayes |
Jesse Filkow | Elvis Walker |
Rex Linn | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs / A general / General Langdon |
Karissa Lee Staples | Perry Sommers |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Pilot | Sunday, 20 July 2014 |
2 | Rules of the Game | Sunday, 27 July 2014 |
3 | Greater Good | Sunday, 03 August 2014 |
4 | Genie | Sunday, 10 August 2014 |
5 | Crystal City | Sunday, 17 August 2014 |
6 | Sleep Deprived | Sunday, 24 August 2014 |
7 | St. Michael | Sunday, 07 September 2014 |
8 | Truth Be Told | Sunday, 14 September 2014 |
9 | Mr. Torino | Sunday, 21 September 2014 |
10 | In Extremis | Sunday, 28 September 2014 |
Directors
Bill Johnson, Steven A. Adelson, Norman Buckley, Karen Gaviola, Henry Bronchtein, Tim Hunter, Peter Werner, Nathan Hope, Danny Cannon, Matt Earl Beesley
Writers
Timothy J. Sexton, Rick Eid, Joe Halpin, Kari Drake, Michael Jones-Morales, Kathy McCormick, Peter Parnell, Melissa Carter
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marley Shelton | Dr. Alison Lennon |
Michael Graziadei | Kyle Walker |
Athena Karkanis | Vanessa Keller |
David Alpay | James / Dr. James Lynch / James Lynch |
Shelley Conn | Gabrielle / First Lady Gabrielle / First Lady Gabrielle Westwood |
Yul Vazquez | President Thomas Westwood / President Westwood |
Martin Donovan | Darius Hayes |
Jesse Filkow | Elvis Walker |
Rex Linn | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs / A general / General Langdon |
Karissa Lee Staples | Perry Sommers |
Arturo del Puerto | Member of the MayTwo's |
Paul Cassell | Jack Kerr |
Megan Park | Rose |
Christiana Leucas | Angela Maria Perez |
Peter Michael Dillon | Agent Kent / Agent George Kent / CIA Agent |
Hedi Rian | Lottery Finalist |
Michael Irby | Vanessa's brother |
J. August Richards | Nathan Mitchell |
Kyle Cameron | Dr. Kessler / Dr. Mark Kessler / Mark Kessler |
Genelle Williams | Camille, Kyle's Friend |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Melissa Carter | Executive Producer |
Timothy J. Sexton | Executive Producer |
Dawn Olmstead | Executive Producer |
Danny Cannon | Executive Producer |
Rick Eid | Executive Producer |
Joseph Berger-Davis | Producer |
Joe Halpin | Producer |
Ken Topolsky | Producer |
Peter Parnell | Producer |
Kathy McCormick | Producer |
Jim Kontos | Producer |
Kate Fenske | Producer |
Amanda Lencioni Barnett | Producer |
Jane Bartelme | Producer |