Paramount+ greenlights Viola Davis thriller 'Ascent' straight-to-series

Paramount+ has greenlit 'Ascent,' a straight-to-series thriller — no pilot ordered first — starring Viola Davis as corporate fixer Catriona Vail, who weaponises her skills when her estranged daughter is in danger. John Logan created and will showrun. Production is slated for the Paramount lot in Los Angeles in 2027. No episode count announced. (Deadline, 4 Aug 2026)