PREMIERE

INTRIGUING AND ROMANTIC NEW DRAMA SERIES �SIX DEGREES� PREMIERES THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, FOLLOWING �GREY�S ANATOMY� ON ABC

From Emmy-winning Executive Producer of �Lost� and �Alias,� J.J Abrams

They say that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person through a chain of six people, which means that no one is a stranger� for long. In this new drama from the producers of �Lost� and �Alias,� six very different New Yorkers go about their lives without realizing the impact they're having on one another, but a mysterious web of coincidences gradually draws them closer, changing the course of their lives forever, on �Six Degrees,� a new ensemble drama about the possibilities of a greater force at work guiding everyone together and connecting the lives of us all, premiering THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

In the premiere episode, �Pilot,� Laura, a grieving single mother, begins the chain. Next is Whitney, the self-made success story who thinks her boyfriend is cheating. Move on to Steven, the artist/photographer who believes he�s lost his �eye.� Follow with Damian, who can�t escape his criminal brother�s shadow, then on to Mae, the girl with a dangerous past that she�s hiding from, and finally to Carlos, the good guy with a crush who doesn�t know what he�s in for.

This intriguing tale of intertwined destinies reminds us that romance, success, peace or forgiveness might be right around the corner, but they can also be lost in an instant. It�s a story that underlines just how small the world really is, and how someone just five people away might be shaping your future right now.

�Six Degrees� stars Jay Hernandez (�Friday Night Lights�) as Carlos, Bridget Moynahan (�Sex and the City�) as Whitney, Erika Christensen (�Flightplan�) as Mae, Dorian Missick (�Lucky Number Slevin�) as Damian, with Campbell Scott (�The Secret Lives of Dentists�) as Steven and Hope Davis (�About Schmidt�) as Laura.

Guest starring in �Pilot� are Jonathan Cake as Roy, Michael Kenneth Williams as Michael, Dennis Boutsikaris as Leonard Ralston, Robert John Burke as David, Nick Sandow as Louie, Robert Clohessy as Scott Faubel, Neal Huff as Harry, Ronald Guttman as Charles, Ruby Jerins as Eliza and Miles Chandler as Max.

�Pilot� was written by Stuart Zicherman and Raven Metzner and was directed by Rodrigo Garcia.

�Six Degrees� was created by Stuart Zicherman and Raven Metzner (�What About Brian�). Zicherman, Metzner, J.J. Abrams (�Lost�), Carol Flint (�The Court�), and Bryan Burk (�Lost�) are executive producers. The series is shot on location in New York City.

�Six Degrees� is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

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