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television miniseries created by

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and based on the

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. The series follows two central characters, an astrophysicist (

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) and a nun (

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), in a race against time to see if the end of the world can be averted. It also stars

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, Chelsey Coyle, Brittney Coyle,

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, Alexa Nikolas,

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, and Caryn Green.

Synopsis

Dr. Richard Massey, a noted astrophysicist from Harvard, returns home after having hunted down the Satanist that brutally murdered his daughter Lucy in a satanic ritual. The Satanist, a man named Isaiah Haden, is put into prison awaiting trial. Richard Massey is a man of science and does not believe in

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at all. He is bitter at his loss and the general poor state of his life and only wants to see Isaiah Haden face his punishment. Meanwhile, a nun named Josepha Montafiore who is working for the Eklind Foundation, a wealthy traditionalist Catholic organization, visits the bedside of a comatose girl. The child was struck twice by

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while crossing a golf course and lives in a vegetative state. However, the girl mumbles

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verses in

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and draws cryptic drawings. Josepha believes that this is an act of

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and decides to pursue it. The girl's visions lead Josepha to Richard, who joins her on her quest to document and unravel signs of the End of Days. Their journey eventually becomes a race against time to thwart Haden's followers as they try to bring about the Apocalypse, all while hot on the trail of a child who may be able to save them all.

Cast

as Dr. Richard Massey *

as Sister Josepha Montafiore *

as Isaiah Haden *

as Henry "Hawk" Webber * Chelsey Coyle as Olivia "Livvie" Beaudrey * Brittney Coyle as Olivia "Livvie" Beaudrey *

as Professor Lampley *

as Nora Webber * Alexa Nikolas as Lucy Massey *

as Nathan Volk *

as Mark Rubio *

as Ogden * Caryn Green as Tulia *

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as Mother Francine *

Jesper Christensen Jesper Christensen (; born 16 May 1948) is a Danish actor. A veteran of European cinema, he has more recently made the transition to English language projects, including '' The Interpreter'' and '' Revelations''. He has also appeared as the my ...

as Torvald Eklind *

Paul Venables Paul Venables (born 3 February 1962) is a British actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. Venables grew up in Devon and then trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama. His breakthrough role was as Jamie Callen ...

as Tom Webber * Jonathan Whittaker as Nelson Boyd *

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as Anna-Theresa *

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as E.C. * Christopher Biggins as Cardinal Laveigh *

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as Asteroth *

Patrick Bauchau Patrick Nicolas Jean Sixte Ghislain Bauchau (born 6 December 1938) is a Belgian actor best known for his roles in the films ''A View to a Kill'', '' The Rapture'' and ''Panic Room'', as well as the TV shows '' The Pretender'' and '' House''. ...

as Dr. Daniel Goran * Davenia McFadden as Sister Delise *

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as Hospital Administrator * James Bigwood as Prison Chaplain

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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