Casting News: Ascension

Brian Van Holt

Brian Van Holt (Cougar Town) joins cast of Ascension, the Syfy limited series, as the ship’s captain William Denninger, “a natural leader, a military man and politician … strong-willed and confident.” He is the captain of the Ascension launched into space by the U.S. government in 1963 to populate a new world

Tricia Helfer

Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica) will play the captain’s wife, with whom he shares a difficult marriage.