Copper on BBC America

Kyle will be one of the stars of a new BBC America show called Copper. It promises to be a must see show. Can't wait to see it-premiers on August 19th on BBC America on August 19th.

From Academy Award®-winner Barry Levinson and Emmy® Award-winner Tom Fontana, “Copper” is a gripping crime drama series set in 1860s New York City. Kevin Corcoran (Tom Weston-Jones, “MI-5″), an Irish-American former boxer turned cop, returns from the Civil War to find his wife missing and his daughter dead. As he patrols the streets of New York’s notorious Five Points neighborhood, he seeks the truth about what happened to his family with the help of two wartime friends: the wayward son of a wealthy industrialist, and a talented African-American doctor. The three men share a secret from their experience in battle that links their lives forever.
Producers

The series is created by Tom Fontana (“Oz,” “Homicide: Life on the Streets,” “St. Elsewhere”) and Will Rokos (“Monster’s Ball,” “Southland”). Among the executive producers are Barry Levinson (“Good Morning Vietnam,” “Rain Man,” “You Don’t Know Jack”), Cineflix Media Co-CEO Glen Salzman and Cineflix Studios President Christina Wayne (“Broken Trail” and executive in charge of “Mad Men”), Fontana and Rokos.
Cast

The cast includes Franka Potente (“The Bourne Supremacy,” “Run Lola Run”), Kyle Schmid (“Blood Ties,” “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”), Anastasia Griffith (“Royal Pains,” “Damages”), Ato Essandoh (“Damages”), Kevin Ryan (“Tripping Tommy”), Tanya Fischer (“The Defenders,” “Life on Mars”), Dylan Taylor (“Covert Affairs”), Ron White (“The Line”), Kiara Glasco (“Angel Duty”), Tessa Thompson (“Heroes”) and David W. Keeley (“Rookie Blue”).

Here's a link to the website and a video teaser for the series: http://www.bbcamerica.com/copper/