AMERICANA - 1 HOUR
DRAMA
SHOW INFO -
It
turns out clothes really do make the man. Legendary designer Robert
Soulter (Anthony LaPaglia - Without a Trace) has transformed his fashion
label "Americana" into a remarkable family dynasty. It's not just a
billion dollar company, it's the most iconic brand in the world. At
Americana, everyone works hard and plays even harder. The Soulter family
lives in a modern day Oz and Robert Soulter is the Wizard. Beyond the
glitz and glamour, the fashion business has a notorious dark side. This
year, you're a genius. Next year, you're out. But one thing's for
sure... you have to watch your back. And Robert had better watch his,
because a power struggle is just beginning. It's the established
powerbrokers versus the young and ambitious. After 30 years of being the
king of his industry, someone wants Robert replaced. Shockingly, that
someone might be his wife Sierra (Christine Adams - Terra Nova), his
ex-wife Wendy (Natalie Mendoza - Hotel Babylon), or one of his own
children, Jesse (David Alpay) and Francesca (Emilie De Ravin - Lost).
Alice Garano (Ashley Greene - Twilight), an up-and-coming young designer
who just graduated from a top New York fashion school, could be the
next Marc Jacobs or Alexander Wang. Except she just made a deal to work
for her father Martin Soulter (Ken Olin - Brothers and Sisters) at his
garment factory. That deal becomes impossible to honor when she meets
her estranged uncle, Robert Soulter for the first time. Though Alice
knows how much her father resents his famous brother, no one has ever
talked about their 25 year feud. Alice can't resist Robert's invitation
to discuss her work and a potential future at Americana. As Robert lures
Alice deeper into his web, she feels like all of her dreams are coming
true. Though what she has yet to realize is the dream comes with a cost -
a family secret that could shatter everything she wants and everyone
she loves, if it's ever revealed. Executive producers Mark Gordon
(Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds) and Michael Seitzman (North Country)
and director Phillip Noyce (Revenge) take you inside a glittering world
of catwalks and catfights, to reveal the deliciously ugly side of the
beautiful people who work in fashion, and explore the lengths people
will go to protect their secrets.
CAST LISTING -
Anthony LaPaglia
Ashley Greene
Ken Olin
Emilie De Ravin
David Alpay
Christine Adams
Annabeth Gish
Tiffany Hines
Natalie Mendoza
CREDITS LISTING -
PRODUCTION COMPANY
ABC Studios
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER
Michael Seitzman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Mark Gordon
Nick Pepper
Phillip Noyce
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