LPWire: ABC Announces Premiere Dates For Veritas: The Quest, Dragnet and Miracles

ABC Announces Premiere Dates For "Veritas: The Quest," "Dragnet" and "Miracles"

The ABC Television Network has announced a Monday, January 27, premiere date for its three midseason drama series: “Veritas: The Quest” (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET), “Dragnet” (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET) and “Miracles” (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET).

Leading off the night, “Veritas: The Quest” is a new action adventure drama which chronicles a father and son’s archaeological adventures in search of the truth behind the mysteries of history and civilization. The series stars Ryan Merriman (“The Deep End of the Ocean,” “Taken”) as Nikko Zond, Alex Carter (upcoming feature “Out of Time”) as Solomon Zond, Eric Balfour (“Six Feet Under,” “24,” upcoming feature “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) as Calvin Banks, Cynthia Martells (“Nurse Betty”) as Maggie, Cobie Smulders as Juliet Droil with Arnold Vosloo (“The Mummy”) as Vincent Siminou.

“Veritas: The Quest” was created by Patrick Massett and John Zinman (“Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”) who serve as writers and executive producers. It also marks the first television series executive-produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (TV’s critically-acclaimed “Annie” and “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows,” the upcoming feature film “Chicago”). The series is produced by Touchstone Television in association with Storyline Entertainment and Massett/Zinman Productions, and is shot in Montreal and Toronto, Canada.

Following at 9:00 p.m., ET, is a modern-day take on the classic police drama “Dragnet.” The series stars Ed O’Neill (“Married…with Children”) as Joe Friday and Ethan Embry (“Sweet Home Alabama,” “Wes Craven Presents: They”) as his partner, Frank Smith.

Executive-produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Dick Wolf, one of television’s most successful creators and architect of the long-running “Law & Order” franchise, this updated version of “Dragnet” features two Los Angeles police detectives investigating crimes in Los Angeles. Filmed on locations all over one of the world’s most glamorous and intriguing cities, “Dragnet’s” stories will be drawn from L.A.’s rich crime history.

“Dragnet” is a production of Wolf Films in association with Universal Network Television. Dick Wolf, Peter Jankowski and Walon Green are executive producers. Robert Nathan and Arthur Forney serve as co-executive producers.

“Miracles” stars Skeet Ulrich (“As Good As It Gets”) as Paul Callan. As an investigator of modern miracles, Paul finds the result is always the same: a mundane explanation and a crowd of disappointed believers. With his faith dwindling every day, his only belief is “we’re all alone down here.” Then something happens to change all that and Paul embarks on the most amazing journey of his life. 

“Miracles” also stars Angus Macfadyen (“Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”) as Alva Keel and Marisa Ramirez (“General Hospital”) as Evelyn Santos.

--Posted December 11, 2002
Source: ABC Media