NBC Gets Shaking on '10.5' Sequel


The team behind "10.5" has reassembled to once again disassemble the
North American continent.
Filming on "10.5: Apocalypse," the sequel to NBC's successful 2004
disaster miniseries, began last week in Montreal, with Kim Delaney,
Beau Bridges and David Cubitt reprising their roles and the same
behind-the-camera team in place as well. There's no official word on
an airdate yet, but given the start date, "Apocalypse" could possibly
be ready to go by November sweeps.

"We are shooting this sequel on digital, which is allowing us to
achieve a whole new level of visual effects and style that have
heretofore not been seen on network television," writer-director John
Lafia says. "Also, the actors flocking to the project is very
rewarding to me personally and shows their faith in the material."

In addition to the three returning cast members, "10.5: Apocalypse"
will also feature Frank Langella ("Unscripted," "Superman Returns"),
Carlos Bernard ("24"), Carly Pope ("Popular"), Garcelle Beauvais-
Nilon ("Eyes"), Dean Cain ("The Perfect Husband"), Melissa Sue
Anderson ("Little House on the Prairie," "Earthquake in New York")
and Barbara Eve Harris ("ER," "36 Hours to Die").

The sequel will pick up following the events of the first miniseries,
where a series of massive earthquakes laid ruin to much of the West
Coast. When seismic activity resumes, the president (Bridges) again
calls on maverick seismologist Samantha Hill (Delaney) to assess the
threat.

She comes up with a theory based on a long-discredited hypothesis of
her father's (Langella) which, if true, could wreak even more havoc.

The original "10.5," which aired in May 2004, was a hit for NBC,
averaging better than 20 million viewers over its two nights. Howard
Braunstein, Michael Jaffe and Gary Pearl, who executive produced the
miniseries, are serving in the same capacity for the sequel.