TNT Greenlights Supernatural Drama 'Proof'

Jennifer Beals (courtesy IMDB)

TNT is delving into the mystery of the afterlife with the new series "Proof" and this supernatural drama has some big names attached. The series will star Jennifer Beals ("Flashdance"), Matthew Modine ("Weeds") and Joe Morton ("Terminator 2: Judgment Day") and ten episodes will appear on our screens in 2015. "Proof" will be executive produced by Emmy® winner Kyra Sedgwick ("The Closer"); Rob Bragin ("Greek") who wrote the pilot; Tom Jacobson; Jill Littman; and Emmy winner Alex Graves ("Game of Thrones"), who directed the pilot.

"Proof" will also star Callum Blue ("Dead Like Me"), Edi Gathegi ("X-Men: First Class"), Annie Thurman ("The Hunger Games"), Sean Gleeson ("Doctors") and newcomer Caroline Rose Kaplan. Here are the plot details from the press release:

In "Proof," Beals plays Dr. Carolyn Tyler, a brilliant surgeon with a caustic edge. Carolyn has suffered the recent, devastating loss of her teenage son, the breakup of her marriage to Dr. Len Barliss (Gleeson) and a growing estrangement from their daughter (Thurman). But Carolyn's own trauma hasn't deterred her from her charitable outreaches, which include helping disaster victims in far-flung trouble spots throughout the world.
Despite her skeptical, hard-science attitude, Carolyn is persuaded by a cancer-stricken tech millionaire (Modine) to investigate cases of reincarnation, out-of-body experiences, hauntings and other supernatural phenomena. Her goal is to find verifiable proof to life’s greatest questions: Is death truly the end, or is there something else beyond?

Helping – or sometimes hindering – Carolyn in her quest are her boss, Dr. Charles Russell (Morton), the head of the hospital, and Peter Van Owen (Blue), a best-selling author who claims to be psychic. Gathegi plays Zed, a hospital intern from the Sudan who assists Carolyn, and Kaplan plays Janel Ramsey, Turing's assistant.

Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) states, "'Proof' is a fascinating series that takes on one of our most compelling questions: What happens when we die? Jennifer Beals does a terrific job bringing her complex character to life, and she's surrounded by an outstanding ensemble cast. We're especially thrilled to be collaborating once again with Kyra Sedgwick, whose work on 'The Closer' helped pave the way for TNT's ever-growing slate of hit original series."

We'll keep you posted on when "Proof" will premiere next year. Is there room for another supernatural drama? Let us know your thoughts and if you'll be tuning in.

-Larissa Mrykalo