Starring: Omar Epps, Frances Fisher, and Matt Craven, Resurrection will premiere on ABC on March 9, 2014. The one-hour drama centers around the return of people citizens of Arcadia, Missouri.
Cast and Characters:
Omar Epps as J. Martin Bellamy
Frances Fisher as Lucille Langston
Matt Craven as Fred Langston
Devin Kelley as Maggie Langston
Mark Hildreth as Pastor Tom Hale
Samaire Armstrong as Elaine Richards
Sam Hazeldine as Caleb Richards
Landon Gimenez as Jacob
Kurtwood Smith as Henry Langston
The Synopsis: The people of Arcadia, Missouri are forever changed when their deceased loved ones suddenly start to reappear. An 8-year-old American boy (Landon Gimenez) wakes up alone in a rice paddy in a rural Chinese province with no idea how he got there. Details start to emerge when the boy, who calls himself Jacob, recalls that his hometown is Arcadia, and an Immigration agent, J. Martin Bellamy (Omar Epps), takes him there. The home he claims as his own is occupied by a 60-year-old couple, Henry (Kurtwood Smith) and Lucille Langston (Frances Fisher), who lost their son, Jacob, more than 30 years ago.
While they look different, young Jacob recognizes them as his parents. Lucille is overjoyed at the seeming miracle of her son’s reappearance. Henry is reluctant to accept that Jacob is back. Those closest to the family want answers, including Sheriff Fred Langston (Matt Craven), whose wife Barbara drowned 30 years ago while trying to save Jacob, and Fred’s daughter, Maggie (Devin Kelley), a local doctor. Pastor Tom Hale (Mark Hildreth) seeks a spiritual reason for what’s happening in his community. When things take an even more shocking turn, Maggie’s lifelong friend, Elaine Richards (Samaire Armstrong), finds herself drawn into Arcadia’s growing mystery.
Bellamy, an outsider in the town, joins forces with Maggie to figure out why the unexplainable is happening in Arcadia. As their investigation plays out, Maggie learns some unsettling truths about her own past. Will they be able to solve the mystery of Arcadia before the rest of the world catches on to events there? And will they be able to protect Jacob from forces beyond their control?
Interview: Aaron Zelman
Interview: Omar Epps
Interview: Frances Fisher
