‘The Lottery’ Gets a July Premiere Date

Lifetime series The Lottery Details
David Alpay and Marley Shelton star in the new drama series, 'The Lottery' (Photo by James Dittinger/Copyright 2014)

Lifetime’s set a July 20, 2014 premiere date for the dramatic thriller The Lottery starring Marley Shelton, Michael Graziadei, David Alpay, Athena Karkanis, Yul Vasquez, Shelley Conn, and Martin Donovan. The new series, set in 2025, is written and executive produced by Timothy J. Sexton (Children of Men). Rick Eid, Dawn Olmstead, and Danny Cannon also executive produce, with Cannon pulling double duty as the director of the pilot.

Season one will consist of 10 one hour episodes.

The Plot:


Set within a dystopian future driven by a global fertility crisis, The Lottery reveals a world staring down the barrel of impending extinction as women have mysteriously stopped bearing children. After years of research, Dr. Alison Lennon (Shelton) and her team remarkably fertilize 100 embryos. However, her victory is short-lived when the Director of the U.S. Fertility Commission, Darius Hayes (Donovan), takes government control of the lab and informs the President (Vasquez) of the monumental scientific breakthrough. To determine which women will carry the prized embryos to term, Chief of Staff Vanessa Keller (Karkanis) convinces the President to hold a national lottery and a battle over the control of the 100 embryos begins. Michael Graziadei stars as Kyle, a recovering alcoholic and single father of one of the last children born in the country, while David Alpay stars as James, Alison’s colleague and lab assistant. Shelley Conn portrays Gabrielle, the First Lady of the United States.

Source: Lifetime

-By Rebecca Murray

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