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TV Media Weekly | July 29 - August 4, 2017 By Kyla Brewer TV Media W hen tragedy strikes, it's easy to look back and think we could have done better. Reliving the past can be painful, but for one woman, a second chance could make all the difference in ABC's new summer thriller. Paula Patton ("Precious," 2009) stars as San Francisco news producer Laura Price, who faces every mother's worst nightmare when her daughter is murdered in "Somewhere Be- tween," airing Tuesday, Aug. 1, on the alphabet network. In a supernatural twist of fate, Price finds herself reliving the week before the murder, and scram- bles to find a way to prevent it over and over again. The suspenseful thriller pre- miered on the network Monday, July 24. As the series began, Price was assisting the police with an investigation into a re- cent string of murders when the serial killer targeted her daugh- ter. Seemingly given a second chance to stop the homicide, she struggles to find a connection between herself and the killer. Price soon realizes that chang- ing her daughter's fate could re- quire making an ultimate sacrifice. This isn't Patton's first gig for ABC. In 2015, she starred in the pilot for "Runner," a drama about a woman drawn into the world of cartels and the illegal gun trade between the U.S. and Mexico. Unfortunately for Pat- ton, ABC passed on the series, but she's landed a second chance to headline a TV series with "Somewhere Between." So far, her acting career has been focused on the big screen. Pat- ton has had memorable roles in such hit films as "Idlewild" (2006), "Déja Vu," (2006), "Mis- sion: Impossible - Ghost Proto- col," (2011) and "Warcraft" (2016). "Somewhere Between" co- stars Devon Sawa as cop- turned-private investigator Nico Jackson. Fans of CW's now-de- funct spy drama "Nikita" may recognize Sawa as Owen Elliott, but the Canadian actor has been acting since he was a child. As a young actor, he landed a role in the sports comedy "Little Gi- ants" (1994), and later got his big break when he appeared in "Casper" (1995) opposite Chris- tina Ricci ("The Addams Family," 1991), with whom he reunited in "Now and Then" (1995). He also had a leading role in the popular 2000 horror flick "Final Destination." J.R. Bourne ("Stargate: SG1") portrays Price's husband, district attorney Tom Price, who's de- scribed as "sensitive yet power- ful." Bourne is best known to television audiences from his roles as Martouf in the science- fiction television series "Star- gate: SG1" and Chris Argent in MTV's "Teen Wolf." Other TV credits include "Revenge" and "Fringe." He's also won two Best Supporting Actor Vancou- ver Film Critics Circle Awards for "On the Corner" (2003) and "Everything's Gone Green" (2007). Newcomer Aria Birch plays Laura and Tom's daughter, Sere- na, a big-hearted child who views everyone as a new friend. "Somewhere Between's" guest stars include Catherine Barroll ("Emily Owens, M.D."), Imogen Tear ("The Magicians"), Noel Johansen ("The Age of Ad- aline,"2015), Samantha Ferris ("The Tall Man," 2012), Daniel Bacon ("The BFG," 2016) and Michael St. John Smith ("I, Ro- bot," 2004). Patton and many other mem- bers of the cast had to relocate to Vancouver, Canada, for film- ing. Bringing production north keeps costs low for TV networks, which often broadcast lower- cost series during the summer months. However, low costs and a shorter-than-average season just mean ABC will have to keep the plot concise, which writer Stephen Tolkin is poised to do. A writer, director and composer, Tolkin has worked on such tele- vision series as "Brothers & Sis- ters," "Taxi Brooklyn" and "Leg- end of the Seeker," along with a bevy of TV movies. There's a lot riding on "Some- where Between," which serves as a replacement for the can- celed prime-time soap opera "Mistresses." The new thriller is an adaptation of the 2014 South Korean SBS mystery drama "God's Gift: 14 Days." The Kore- an version of the series was a huge hit and earned a number of accolades, including a 2014 SBS Drama Award, so it wasn't all that surprising when ABC an- nounced a 10-episode straight- to-season order in 2016. The ABC drama is just one new series based on a Korean format, which seem to be increasingly popular with American networks lately. This spring, writer David Shore ("NYPD Blue") and actor Daniel Dae Kim ("Hawaii Five-0") signed on to executive produce "The Good Doctor" for ABC, a medical drama based on the Korean series of the same name. Kim has also joined forces with Alexi Hawley ("Castle") and Ben Silverman ("Jane the Vir- gin") to executive produce the new CBS project "Exhibit A," based on the South Korean series "My Lawyer, Mr. Jo." While those series are expect- ed to premiere later in the year, "Somewhere Between" will at- tempt to woo fickle summer viewers away from rebroadcasts of tried-and-true prime-time fa- vorites such as "NCIS: New Or- leans" on CBS and new epi- sodes of the trendy summer competition series "World of Dance" on NBC, both airing in the same time-slot. In contrast, a brutal murder and supernatural twist is a heady premise for a summer se- ries, which typically features lighter fare like game shows and reality TV series. However, the folks at ABC seem confident its new drama has what it takes to compete in the prime-time mar- ket. Watch the mystery unravel in "Somewhere Between," air- ing Tuesday, Aug. 1, on ABC. Paula Patton stars in "Somewhere Between" Mother races to save daughter in 'Somewhere Between' 2 | Cover story A/Grindstone Charley's B/Norris Insurance 1 x 4" GVC Mortgage 5 x 2"

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