Fall TV 2012: New shows from ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW

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'Last Resort' (ABC)

Drama

Premise: 500 feet beneath the ocean’s surface, the U.S. ballistic missile submarine Colorado receive their orders. Over a radio channel, designed only to be used if their homeland has been wiped out, they’re told to fire nuclear weapons at Pakistan.

Stars: Andre Braugher (“Men of a Certain Age”), Scott Speedman (“The Vow”), Daisy Betts (“Sea Patrol”), Dichen Lachman (“Being Human”), Daniel Lissing (“Crownies”), Sahr Ngaujah (“House of Payne”), Camille de Pazzis ("Gamer"), Autumn Reeser (“Hawaii Five-O") and Jessy Schram (“Once Upon a Time”). Recurring guest star is Robert Patrick (“The Gangster Squad”).

Production team: Written by Shawn Ryan (“The Shield") and Karl Gajdusek ("Dead Like Me"), who are also executive producers along with Martin Campbell ("Homicide") and Marney Hochman Nash ("Terriers").
May. 13, 2012