PlayStation and Sony Pictures Television announced today that Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica, Ascension) has been cast in the PlayStation Original Series, Powers. Helfer will play FBI Special Agent Lange, who, like the comic book character, shares a history and palpable sexual tension with Detective Walker (Sharlto Copley). Lange walks a fine line between the Powers world and the government, and can be both ally and enemy when it suits her agenda. Production began on season two of the hit series last week in Atlanta. New episodes will debut on the PlayStation Network in 2016.
Powers, an edgy dramatic series based on the graphic novel series of the same name, follows the lives of two homicide detectives, Christian Walker (Sharlto Copley) and Deena Pilgrim (Susan Heyward), who are assigned to investigate cases involving people with extraordinary abilities, referred to as “Powers.” Set amidst today’s paparazzi culture, Powers asks the questions, what if the world was full of superheroes who aren’t actually heroic at all? What if all that power was just one more excuse for mischief, mayhem, murder, and endorsement deals? The new season will delve into the storyline made famous by the first comic “Who Killed Retro Girl?” as the Powers Division investigates the shocking murder of the world famous superhero (played by Michelle Forbes) and the mysteries that her death uncovers.
Tricia Helfer is a Canadian model turned actress, best known for her Leo award-winning lead performance as the humanoid Cylon ‘Number Six’ in the critically acclaimed series, Battlestar Galactica. Helfer also played the lead on Syfy’s original miniseries, Ascension and ABC’s Killer Women. She can currently be seen in the web series, Con Man, opposite Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion. Up next is her lead in the feature-length thriller “Isolation” with Luke Mably.
The 10-episode first season of Powers finished its run in May on PlayStation Network. Episodes can be found on PlayStation Store for free streaming to all PlayStation Plus Subscribers and individual episodic purchase. Powers: Season 1 Blu-ray is also available now for purchase.
Powers is produced by Jinxworld and Circle of Confusion in association with Sony Pictures Television. Remi Aubuchon, Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming and David Engel serve as executive producers.