Viola Davis to star in new Paramount+ thriller, 'Ascent'

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis has signed on to star in and executive produce the new Paramount+ thriller series, "Ascent."

Viola Davis is set to star in the thriller series “Ascent,” which has been greenlit at Paramount+. The show’s official logline states that it is “set in the dangerous world of global corporate crisis and damage control. Davis will play elite corporate fixer Catriona Vail, who must weaponize the ruthless skills that hav

The Oscar winner will play a high-stakes problem solver who must deploy her skills for a more personal challenge: saving her estranged daughter.

Paramount+ has greenlit Ascent, a character-driven thriller series starring Oscar and Emmy winner Viola Davis. It is created by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Skyfall, Gladiator, Michael), who will serve as showrunner. Set in the dangerous world of global corporate crisis and damage control, Ascent centers on eli