TBS has unveiled the official trailer and first look at their upcoming series Snowpiercer, which was previously a 2014 movie starring Chris Evans.
Created by Graeme Manson (Orphan Black), Snowpiercer is set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland and centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out in this riveting television adaptation.
Daveed Diggs stars as Andrew Layton, an ex-detective who’s recruited by the train’s authorities to track down a killer. “Layton is a resident of the tail, which is the lowest class all the way at the back of the train,” Diggs tells EW. “But he becomes useful for people uptrain.” Jennifer Connelly co-stars as Melanie Cavill, “the head of hospitality who is also, ‘the voice of the train, she does the announcements to all of the passengers,’ says the actress.
Starring Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind), Daveed Diggs (Broadway’s Hamilton), Mickey Sumner (Frances Ha), Susan Park (Fargo), Benjamin Haigh (The Conjuring 2), Sasha Frolova (Red Sparrow), Katie McGuinness (Roots), Alison Wright (The Americans), Annalise Basso (Ouija: Origin of Evil), Sam Otto (The State), Roberto Urbina (Recovery Road), Sheila Vand (Argo), and Lena Hall (Becks).
Snowpiercer premieres in Spring 2020 on TBS.
