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[03/29/13 - 12:25 PM]
BBC America's Hit Original Series "Copper" to Return June 23
Donal Logue, Eamonn Walker, Lee Tergesen and Andrew Howard join the cast for the second season.
[via press release from BBC America]

BBC AMERICA'S HIT ORIGINAL SERIES "COPPER" TO RETURN JUNE 23

TEASER TRAILER FEATURING MUSIC BY IRON AND WINE TO AIR TOMORROW

New York - Friday, March 29, 2013 - BBC AMERICA announced today, hit original series COPPER, will premiere Sunday, June 23, 10:00pm ET/PT. The first teaser trailer, featuring music by Iron and Wine, will be revealed tomorrow during BBC AMERICA's broadcast of Doctor Who at 8:00pm ET/PT. Set in 1865 New York City, Tom Weston-Jones returns as Detective Kevin Corcoran, an Irish-American cop who seeks justice for the powerless in the notorious Five Points. Donal Logue (Sons of Anarchy, Max Payne), Eamonn Walker (Chicago Fire, Oz), Lee Tergesen (The Big C, Oz) and Andrew Howard (Hatfield & McCoys, The Hangover) join the cast for the second season.

The new trailer features an Iron and Wine cover of the 1854 song "Hard Times Come Again No More" written by Stephen Foster. Commissioned by BBC AMERICA, singer-songwriter, Sam Beam - the artist behind Iron and Wine - recorded the classic American song for the period drama and gave it a modern edge. RollingStone.com has the Exclusive Stream of the track today.

"We wanted to find a song in the classic American musical cannon that still resonated today, but also spoke to the world of COPPER, and give it a modern twist," says Matt Stein, SVP Marketing, Promotions and Creative, BBC AMERICA. "Sam's ethereal voice has exactly the perfect blend of soul and sorrow, which conveys what's in store for our characters in the second season."

Returning cast includes Kyle Schmid (Arrow, Being Human), Anastasia Griffith (Once Upon a Time, Damages) Franka Potente (American Horror Story, The Bourne Supremacy), Ato Essandoh (Django Unchained, Elementary), Kevin Ryan (Tripping Tommy, RAW), Dylan Taylor (Covert Affairs, Charlie Bartlett), Kiara Glasco (Haven, I'll Follow You Down)and Tessa Thompson (For Colored Girls, Heroes).

COPPER is created three-time Emmy(R) Award-winner Tom Fontana and Academy(R) Award-nominee Will Rokos. Academy(R)Award-winner Barry Levinson, Fontana, Rokos, Tom Kelly, Cineflix Studios President, Christina Wayne, Sherri Rufh, Sam Berliner, and Katherine Buck. Larysa Kondracki is Co-Executive Producer/Director. COPPER is a Cineflix (Copper 2) Inc. production in association with BBC AMERICA and Shaw Media.

BBC AMERICA delivers U.S. audiences high-quality, innovative and intelligent programming. Established in 1998, it has been the launch pad for talent embraced by American mainstream pop culture, including Ricky Gervais, Gordon Ramsay, Graham Norton, and successful programming formats including ground-breaking non-scripted television like Top Gear and top-rated science-fiction like Doctor Who. Owned by BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, BBC AMERICA has attracted both critical acclaim and major awards including an Emmy(R), five Golden Globes(R) and ten Peabody Awards. The channel attracts one of cable's most affluent and educated audiences and is available on cable and satellite TV in more than 80.6 million homes. It broadcasts in both standard and high-definition, with content available On Demand across all major digital platforms. Online, www.bbcamerica.com is the place to go to dig deeper into pop culture with a British twist.





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