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RED WIDOW on ABC – First Look

May 16, 2012 by  

Coming in midseason, ABC is bringing us RED WIDOW, a drama centered around a woman who takes on gangsters after her husband is murdered.

Take a look at these photos from the pilot, watch the promo and see ABC’s take on the show…

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RED WIDOW - "Red Widow" stars Radha Mitchell as Marta Walraven, Wil Traval as Irwin Petrova, Erin Moriarty as Natalie Walraven, Sterling Beaumon as Gabriel Walraven, Lee Tergesen as Mike Tomlin, Jakob Salvati as Boris Walraven, Mido Hamada as FBI Agent James Ramos, Luke Goss as Luther, Jaime Ray Newman as Kat Petrova, Suleka Mathew as Dina Tomlin and Rade Serbedzija as Andrei Petrova. Based on the Dutch series "Penoza," "Red Widow" teleplay is by Melissa Rosenberg. "Red Widow" is executive-produced by Melissa Rosenberg, Howard Klein, Endemol Studios and Alon Aranya. The pilot for "Red Widow" was directed by Mark Pellington. The series is produced by ABC Studios. (ABC/SERGEI BACHLAKOV) ANSON MOUNT, RADHA MITCHELL

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ABC’s take: “When Marta Walraven’s (Radha Mitchell) husband is brutally murdered, her first instinct is to protect her three young children. Her husband’s business partners – Irwin Petrova (Wil Traval), Marta’s scheming and untrustworthy brother, and Mike Tomlin (Lee Tergesen) — were involved in an illegal drug business deal with rival gangsters, and Marta’s husband paid the ultimate price. She already knows the violent world of organized crime; her father, Andrei Petrova (Rade Sherbedzija), and loyal bodyguard Luther (Luke Goss) are gangsters too. She and her sister Kat (Jaime Ray Newman) had always wished for a safer life without bloodshed and fear. For a while Marta lived happily as a stay at home housewife in San Marta’s cooperation, FBI Agent James Ramos (Mido Hamada) now promises justice.

Marta discovers a tenacity she never knew she had, and takes on the gangsters and the FBI to unveil the truth about her husband’s death. As she digs into this dark underworld, she’ll test her own strength, relying on her resourcefulness, determination and family ties like never before. To get out of this mob, she needs to beat the bad guys at their own deadly game.

“Red Widow” stars Radha Mitchell (“Melinda and Melinda,” “Silent Hill,” “Rogue,” “Henry Poll Is Here,” “The Children of Huang Shi,” “The Waiting City”) as Marta Walraven, Wil Traval (“Rescue Special Ops,” “Underbelly,” “All Saints”) as Irwin Petrova, Erin Moriarty (“One Life to Live”) as Natalie Walraven, Sterling Beaumon (“Arthur Newman, Golf Pro, “Clue”) as Gabriel Walraven, Lee Tergesen (“Army Wives”) as Mike Tomlin, Jakob Salvati as Boris Walraven, Mido Hamada as FBI Agent James Ramos, Luke Goss as Luther, Jaime Ray Newman (“Drop Dead Diva”) as Kat Petrova, Suleka Mathew (“Hawthorne”) as Dina Tomlin and Rade Serbedzija (“24”) as Andrei Petrova.

Based on the Dutch series “Penoza,” “Red Widow” teleplay is by Melissa Rosenberg (“Dexter” and screenwriter of the Twilight franchise). “Red Widow “is executive-produced by Melissa Rosenberg, Howard Klein (“The Office,” “Parks & Recreation”), Endemol Studios and Alon Aranya. The pilot for “Red Widow” was directed by Mark Pellington. The series is produced by ABC Studios.”

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2 Responses to “RED WIDOW on ABC – First Look”

  1. Michael Klassen on March 3rd, 2013 10:21 pm

    Boring show. We watched for about 20 minutes, won’t watch again. Shows about Red John are always so much better then about a red widow. Can’t hold a candle to a WB production.

  2. kathy on April 1st, 2013 11:01 am

    I LOVE the Red Widow…Have been telling everyone to watch it. Can hardly wait for Sundays for it to come on. For those of you who said you did not like it, you must not have given it a chance. Very suspensful!!!