There’s also Lucas’ only friend, a bartender played by The Wire’s Frankie Faison. Hood’s biggest challenge is trying to maintain authority in a town ran by a brutal mob boss (Ulrich Thomsen), who comes from an Amish community that makes up much of the population of Banshee. Lucas, in turn, assumes the identity of the new sheriff of Banshee (after the out-of-town sheriff-for-hire is killed before meeting anyone).
The loot he stole, however, is purportedly in the hands of his ex-girlfriend, Carrie (Ivana Miličević), who assumed a new identity, moved to Banshee, married the district attorney, and had two children while Lucas was away in prison.
Abrams’ Star Trek) for stealing from him before entering prison. Rabbit (Ben Cross, Chariots of Fire, Sarek from J.J. He’s also on the run from a mob boss, Mr.
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As the series opens, he’s just been released from prison. Cinemax’s third stab is Banshee, which comes from executive producer Alan Ball ( Six Feet Under, True Blood), and is set to premiere tonight.īanshee stars New Zealander Anthony Starr as Lucas Hood.
They’ve got one hit, Strike Back, which has been renewed for a third season, and last year’s Hunted, a co-production with BBC-One from Frank Spotnitz ( The X-Files) that ended up being a nifty espionage series that got better over the course of its first season (a second season is up in the air BBC-One dropped out, but Cinemax and Spotnitz are working to bring the series back in some form). Cinemax continues its efforts to become a player in the original content game.
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