{"id":65285,"date":"2013-04-01T16:45:47","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T16:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2013\/04\/01\/watch-thandie-newton-and-cast-talk-directtv-rogue\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T09:29:26","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T09:29:26","slug":"watch-thandie-newton-and-cast-talk-directtv-rogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/watch-thandie-newton-and-cast-talk-directtv-rogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Thandie Newton and cast talk DirectTV\u2019s \u201cRogue\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thandie Newton and cast talk DirectTV\u2019s \u201cRogue\u201d<\/a><\/strong>By Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

April 1, 2013<\/p>\n

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Coming out this week (Wednesday, April 3rd) is the premiere of DirectTV\u2019s \u201cRogue<\/a>,\u201d<\/strong> which Thandie Newton, Marton Csokas, Joshua Sasse<\/strong>, Matthew Beard<\/strong> and Leah Gibson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Grace Travis is a wife, mother of two, and the bay area\u2019s best undercover detective. She\u2019s adept at transitioning between suburban life and the Oakland docks where she\u2019s been embedded for months with a criminal enterprise run by James \u201cJimmy\u201d Laszlo and his sons, Max and Alec. Grace is abruptly pulled out of the field when her son, Sam, is killed in a drive by shooting. Her life is shattered.<\/p>\n

Four months later\u2026 The investigation into Sam\u2019s death has gone cold. Grace, guilt-ridden and unable to accept the loss, has begun to search for answers. With the help of her mentor, Mitch, a link is uncovered between Sam\u2019s death and Jimmy Laszlo\u2019s organization.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Unable to convince her superiors that she is fit for duty, Grace goes ROGUE slipping back undercover as \u201cJackie Hays\u201d in Laszlo\u2019s gang. When Laszlo discovers Grace\u2019s true identity, thru his mole in the police department, they make an unholy alliance. Someone close to Laszlo has been working against him. He\u2019s willing to spare Grace\u2019s life, and help her find Sam\u2019s killer, if she helps him uncover the traitor in his organization. It\u2019s a deal she can\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n

The series will be DirecTV\u2019s first venture into original programming Expanding on its commitment to offer quality and exclusive programming after their great success with Emmy-winning series Damages and Friday Night Lights.<\/p>\n

For Newton, this represents a new territory for her. While she has many film credits, she was last seen in a recurring role on NBC’s ER years ago. With Rogue, she’s now playing a lead on television.<\/p>\n

Blackfilm.com recently caught up with Newton, and her castmates, Leah Gibson, Matthew Beard, and Joshua Sasse as they spoke about the TV series and their roles.
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