Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Olga Kurylenko star in Starz’s new one-hour drama Magic City. The series premieres on April 6, 2012 and follows Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character, Ike, and his struggles to stay afloat financially.
Olga Kurylenko plays Vera Evans, Steven Strait is Stevie Evans, Jessica Marais is Lily Diamond, Christian Cooke is Danny Evans, and Elena Satine plays Judi Silver. The cast also includes Dominik Garcia-Lorido as Mercedes Lozaro, Taylor Blackwell as Lauren Evans, Danny Huston as Ben Diamond, Kelly Lynch as Meg Bannock, and Yul Vazquez as Victor Lazaro.
Additional cast members include Alex Rocco as Arthur Evans, Michael Rispoli as Bel Jaffe, and Matt Ross as Jack Klein.
The Synopsis: Set in Miami’s Miramar Playa Hotel leading into the new year of 1959, hotelier Ike Evans (Morgan) conjures up ways to finance his dream. He has essentially sold his soul to the devil, mob boss Ben “The Butcher” Diamond (Huston). Ike’s wife Vera (Kurylenko), a former showgirl, and his three children think he is an honorable man, but he just can’t break his pact with the most dangerous criminal in town. His life is a façade.
