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On the SundanceTV drama series The Red Road, lines will be crossed when tragedy forces two men – a mesmerizing ex-con named Phillip Kopus (Jason Momoa) and an embattled local police officer named Harold Jensen (Martin Henderson) – to face the secrets of their past. As these two men find themselves increasingly compromised by one another, the lives of both, and everyone around them, quickly unravel. Before the series returns for its recently announced second season in 2015, you can read this exclusive interview with Collider, where actress Allie Gonino (who plays Harold and Jean Jensen’s eldest daughter, Rachel) talked about how she came to be a part of the show, having originally been told that she didn’t get the role, why she was close to quitting the business, how she most related to this character, exploring a Romeo and Juliet type of love story, the family dynamic, working with Jason Momoa,...

The Red Road, Season 1, Episode 1, “Arise My Love, Shake Off This Dream”

Written by Aaron Guzikowski

Directed by James Gray

Airs Thursdays at 9pm Et on SundanceTV

This week, on The Red Road: Phillip comes home, Jean is less than stable, and stupid teenagers are stupid

With Rectify, Top of the Lake, and The Returned, SundanceTV made a name for itself in 2013, creating and/or distributing thoughtful, stylish short-run television. The Red Road, their first series of 2014 and only second original series (the first being Rectify), doesn’t live up to these antecedents, at least in its pilot, but is nonetheless interesting. While it lacks the emotional depth and gorgeous visuals of these other series, the pilot makes the case for following for this first, six-episode season thanks to two of its central performances and its unique setting.

The Red Road centers on a white sheriff and his family...

TruTV has ordered 10 episodes of Motor City Masters, a competition series that aims to find America’s next great car designer. It’s slated to premiere in the summer. Produced by Bunim/Murray Productions and The Story Lab in collaboration with Chevrolet and hosted by Baywatch and Melrose Place alum Brooke Burns (Baywatch, Melrose Place), Motor City Masters will pit 10 designers against one another to test their limits of design expertise and creativity. The designs will be judged by Jean Jennings, president and editor in chief of Automobile magazine and renowned car designer Harald Belker. They will be joined each week by a special celebrity guest judge. The field will eventually be narrowed to two competitors, one of whom will be crowned “The Next Great Car Designer.” Winner receives a new 2014 Camaro Z28 and $100,000 cash, along with the opportunity to showcase his/her designs at major auto show exhibitions. Bunim/Murray Productions’ Jonathan Murray,...