New to
Universal this March, 2012:
AlphasPremiere date: Sunday, 25 March 2012 at 20h00
A sci-fi thriller, written by Zak Penn (The Avengers, XMen: The Last Stand) and Michael Karnow.
Five ordinary people are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas - people with the unique power to stretch the capabilities of the human mind giving them superhuman physical and mental abilities.
Operating within the Defense Criminal Investigation Service of the U.S.
Department of Defense and led by preeminent neurologist and psychiatrist Dr.
Lee Rosen (David Strathairn), an expert in Alpha phenomena, the team investigates cases that point to others with Alpha abilities.
As they work against the clock to solve this new brand of crime, they must prevent their own personality differences and disparate backgrounds from interfering with their ultimate mission to catch the enemy.
The cast includes David Strathairn (Temple Grandin, Good Night, and Good Luck), Malik Yoba (New York Undercover, Why Did I Get Married?), Warren Christie (October Road), Laura Mennell (Watchmen), Ryan Cartwright (Mad Men, Bones) and Azita Ghanizada (Castle).
A trailer:
Numb3rs 6Premiere date: Sunday, 25 March 2012 at 20h50
Season 6 of the drama series which follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie, who solve crimes for the FBI.
Formore about the series, see:
TVSA's Numb3rs Mini-Site
Universal Channel is on DStv, Channel 108.