SyFy greenlighted the new supernatural action drama "Dominion," based on the characters from the movie "Legion." SyFy's "Dominion" will be produced by Universal Cable Productions and will star Christopher Egan, Tom Wisdom, Roxanne McKee, Alan Dale, Anthony Stewart Head and Luke Allen-Gale.

There is a celestial war going on between good and evil that is about to hit our planet via the cable network SyFy. The Syfy channel gave the greenlight to a new scripted drama series with the working title "Dominion." The series is produced by Universal Cable Productions and BOLD Films, and filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.

In a statement, Syfy President Dave Howe said "Following the critical success of 'Defiance' and the upcoming Ron Moore thriller 'Helix,' 'Dominion' will be the next major addition to Syfy's growing slate of high quality scripted series. 'Dominion' will continue Syfy's new strategy to commission stand-out genre series that deliver the high stakes, sci-fi/fantasy experience our audience demands and embraces."

Dominion will feature the characters from the 2010 hit theatrical film Legion. SyFy's press announcement says "Dominion is an epic supernatural drama set in the year 25 A.E. In this transformed post-apocalyptic future an army of lower angels, assembled by the archangel Gabriel, has waged a war of possession against mankind. The archangel Michael, turning against his own kind, has chosen to side with humanity against Gabriel. Rising out of the ashes of the 25 year-long battle are newly fortified cities which protect the human survivors. In Vega (formerly Las Vegas), the largest of these cities, two houses vie for control and the stage is set for political upheaval and a dangerous power shift. Meanwhile, a rebellious young soldier begins a perilous journey as the war between the human race and the fallen angels hell-bent on their domination escalates."

The new SyFy series will star Christopher Egan from "Kings," Tom Wisdom of "300," Roxanne McKee from HBO's "Game of Thrones," Alan Dale from "Lost," Anthony Stewart Head of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," and Luke Allen-Gale from the series "The Borgias."

The pilot will be directed by Scott Stewart, who co-wrote and directed the movie "Legion." Stewart is also one of executive producers along with  Michel Litvak and David Lancaster of Bold Films, who produced "Legion." Vaun Wilmott wrote the pilot screenplay and is the executive producer.

"Dominion" will be shot in South Africa.

Bold Films recently finished its third production with Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling, who debuts as a writer and director on "How to Catch a Monster. The movie stars Christina Hendricks, Saoirse Ronan, Ben Mendelsohn and Eva Mendes.  Bold Films also released "Only God Forgives" which was directed by Nicolas Refn and starred Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas and the film "Evidence" which starred Stephen Moyer, Radha Mitchell, Torrey DeVitto and Caitlin Stasey.   Bold Films started production on "Nightcrawler" in October. The film features Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and Bill Paxton. Bold Films is producing "The Black Box," a drama series cheduled to air on the ABC Television Network.

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