New Original
Series RUSH and SATISFACTION To Launch Thursday, July 17 Fan Favorites ROYAL
PAINS, SUITS, GRACELAND and COVERT AFFAIRS Return in June
Universal
City, California -- April 23, 2014 -- USA Network, the #1 network in all of
cable for eight years running, will serve up its hottest summer ever with four
returning series and two new dramas.
Once again, the network that defined summer television with its
signature dramas is rolling out all-new episodes of its critically acclaimed
original series in June, with ROYAL PAINS (June 10), SUITS (June 11), GRACELAND
(June 11) and COVERT AFFAIRS (June 24).
July 17 will see the launch of the two newest dramas, RUSH, featuring
renegade, bad-boy physician Dr. William P. Rush (Tom Ellis, “Miranda) at 9/8c,
followed by SATISFACTION at 10/9c starring Matt Passmore (“The Glades”) and
Stephanie Szostak (“The Devil Wears Prada”).
Tuesday
ROYAL PAINS
(June 10, 9-10 p.m.)
COVERT
AFFAIRS (June 24, 10-11 p.m.)
Wednesday
SUITS (June
11, 9-10 p.m.)
GRACELAND
(June 11, 10-11 p.m.)
Thursday
RUSH (July
17, 9-10 p.m.)
SATISFACTION
(July 17, 10-11 p.m.)
RUSH: RUSH examines the world of renegade physician
Dr. William P. Rush (Tom Ellis, “Miranda”), a “medical fixer” who privately
caters to LA’s elite and whose service comes with a hefty price tag. Though the hard-partying doctor claims that
he doesn’t make judgments about his less-than-squeaky-clean clients, he’s not
immune to the ugliness that he encounters. From Fox21 (“Homeland”) and
writer/director Jonathan Levine (“Warm Bodies”), along with Gina Matthews and
Grant Scharbo (“Missing,” “13 Going on 30”) and Executive Producer Adam Fierro
(“The Shield”), the series is set to film in Vancouver, Canada.
SATISFACTION: A provocative drama that explores modern
marriage at its midpoint. Through the
lens of one couple, Neil Truman (Matt Passmore, “The Glades”) and his wife,
Grace (Stephanie Szostak, “The Devil
Wears Prada”), this series answers the question, “What do you do when having it
all is not enough?” by delving into
their shocking and unconventional choices.
Michelle DeShon (“Hollywood Heights”), Katherine LaNasa (“The Campaign”)
and Blair Redford (“Switched at Birth”) also star. SATISFACTION is from Universal Cable
Productions (UCP) and executive producer/creator Sean Jablonski (SUITS, “Nip
Tuck”). Russ Krasnoff (“Community”) of
Krasnoff/Foster also serves as executive producer. The series is set to film in Atlanta,
Georgia.
ROYAL
PAINS: Season six promises to bring more
fun and sun and a host of celebrity guest stars to the Hamptons. This season, Hank (Mark Feuerstein, “Good
Morning, Miami”), will return from his world travels with Boris (Campbell
Scott, “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”) to find that his HankMed family has moved on
without him during his 9-month absence.
No longer in the comfortable dynamics he left behind, Hank forges ahead
to figure out how he fits into this new normal.
The series also stars Paulo Costanzo (“40 Days and 40 Nights”), Reshma
Shetty (“30 Rock”), Brooke D’Orsay (“Two and a Half Men”), and Ben Shenkman (BURN
NOTICE). From Universal Cable
Productions, ROYAL PAINS is written and executive produced by Andrew Lenchewski
(“UC: Undercover”) and Michael Rauch (“Life is Wild”). Rich Frank (“More”) also serves as executive
producer along with Jeff Kwatinetz (“Unstoppable”) and Paul Frank (“Comanche
Moon”) from Prospect Park, Connie Burge (“Ally McBeal”), Carol Flint (“The West
Wing”), Jon Sherman (“Frasier”) and Jack Bernstein (MONK). ROYAL PAINS was one of summer’s top five
cable series Wednesday nights in 2013 among P25-54 (2.01MM) and total viewers
P2+.
SUITS: The critically acclaimed and award-nominated
legal drama returns for its fourth season after a major shift in the dynamics
at the firm. It's a new world order as
Mike Ross (SAG Award nominee Patrick J Adams, “Rosemary’s Baby”) leaves Pearson
Specter and heads to Wall Street as an investment banker, quickly finding
himself at odds with his mentor Harvey (Gabriel Macht, "Love and Other
Drugs"). The series also stars Gina
Torres ("Firefly”), Rick Hoffman ("Samantha Who"), Meghan Markle
("CSI: Miami") and Sarah Rafferty (“Brothers & Sisters”). From Universal Cable Productions, SUITS was
created and is executive produced by Aaron Korsh ("The Deep
End"). Doug Liman (COVERT AFFAIRS,
“The Bourne Trilogy”) and David Bartis (COVERT AFFAIRS) and Gene Klein (COVERT
AFFAIRS) of Hypnotic, as well as Daniel Arkin (“90210”) and Chris Downey
(“Leverage”) serve as executive producers.
SUITS was one of 2013’s top ten scripted shows in cable among P18-49
(2.38MM), P25-54 (2.39MM), and P18-34 (1.28MM).
Fans can catch up before the new season with the DVD release of SUITS
season three on May 27 or anytime on Amazon Prime.
GRACELAND: The sophomore season of GRACELAND follows the
high-stakes investigative lives of six undercover federal agents who live
together in a government-seized Southern California beachfront house. These FBI, DEA and ICE agents, whose lies are
their lives, struggle to maintain a sense of normalcy. This is especially challenging when the
former FBI rookie, Mike Warren (Aaron Tveit, “Les Miserables”) returns to
“Graceland” to run point on a dangerous mission against the cartel. Meanwhile, Briggs (Daniel Sunjata,
"Rescue Me"), still concerned about the missing recording that
implicates him in a murder, attempts to clean up his life and repair his
relationships. The series also stars
Vanessa Ferlito (“The Sopranos”), Manny Montana (“Chicago Code”), Brandon Jay
McLaren (“Falling Skies”) and Serinda Swan (“Breakout Kings”). From Fox Television Studios, GRACELAND comes
from creator and executive producer Jeff Eastin (WHITE COLLAR) and is inspired
by true events. The series was one of
2013’s top new cable dramas of the summer, capturing a broad freshman audience,
averaging 4M total viewers.
COVERT AFFAIRS: Season five of the hit espionage series picks
up with CIA operative Annie (Golden Globe®-nominated Piper Perabo, “Looper”)
returning to the Agency after having faked her death to go deep undercover to
find a traitor to the CIA. The new
season will examine the price Annie will have to pay for this risky maneuver
and the implications it will have on her relationships – both personally and
professionally – as she attempts to re-emerge into the world she once
knew. The series also stars Christopher
Gorham (“Ugly Betty”), Hill Harper (“CSI: NY”), Kari Matchett (“Invasion”),
Peter Gallagher (“The O.C.”) and Nic Bishop (“Body of Proof”). From Universal Cable Productions, COVERT
AFFAIRS was created, written and executive produced by Matt Corman (“Deck the
Halls”) and Chris Ord (“Deck the Halls”), and is executive produced by Doug
Liman (SUITS, “The Bourne Trilogy”) David Bartis (SUITS) and Gene Klein (SUITS)
through Hypnotic. Stephen Kay (“Sons of
Anarchy”), Sean Ryerson (“Bait”), Stephen Hootstein (“What About Brian”) and
Henry Alonso Myers (“Ugly Betty”) also serve as executive producers. In 2013, COVERT AFFAIRS averaged 1.44MM
P18-49, 1.68MM P25-54, and 4.05MM total viewers P2+. Fans can catch up before the new season with
the DVD release of COVERT AFFAIRS season four on May 27 or anytime on Amazon
Prime.
The #1
network in all of basic cable for an unprecedented eight straight years, USA
Network is seen in more than 102 million U.S. homes. USA offers a powerful stable of dramatic,
comedic and unscripted originals. The
network also features spectacular live television, a dynamic portfolio of
acquired series and the best in blockbuster theatrical films and entertainment
events. A trailblazer in digital
innovation and storytelling, USA is defining, driving and setting the industry
standard for Social TV. USA is a program
service of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBCUniversal. The
award-winning website is located at http://www.usanetwork.com.
