First look at National Treasure: Edge of History, the tv series that continues the movies
San Diego Comic Con is taking place this weekend, the first in person show in 3 years and with that, comes panels, reveals, merch and a lot of people in costume. Disney have used the event as the kick off for their new show, National Treasure: Edge of History, check out the first teaser below.
Ok, that really didn’t show anything did it, thankfully, Disney saw fit to release some actual information for the show as well.
The series focuses on a young heroine, Jess (Lisette Olivera) - who is also in the teaser above, a brilliant and resourceful DREAMer who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family’s mysterious past and save a lost Pan-American treasure.
In addition to Olivera, the series also stars the following:
Zuri Reed ("Flatbush Misdemeanors") as Tasha, Jess' ride-or-die friend who joins the treasure hunt but is forced to reevaluate her belief system to help her best friend;
Antonio Cipriano ("Jagged Little Pill" on Broadway) as Oren, a lovable but self-obsessed goofball with an encyclopedic knowledge of conspiracy theories that attempts to win back Tasha's affections;
Jordan Rodrigues ("Lady Bird") as Ethan, Jess' childhood best friend who has loved her since the day they met;
Jake Austin Walker ("Rectify") as Liam, a swoon-worthy struggling musician, with a permanent chip on his shoulder, who comes from a long line of treasure hunters;
Lyndon Smith ("Parenthood") as FBI Agent Ross, a dogged investigator who begins to realize there’s a greater conspiracy at hand.
On the bad guy side of things, we have Billie with that role being played by Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Chicago"), the character is a badass billionaire, black-market antiquities expert and treasure hunter who lives by her own code.
In addition, Justin Bartha will return as Riley Poole from the movies, along with Harvey Keitel as Peter Sadusky, the FBI agent that worked with Ben Gates, however Nicholas Cage is not returning to the universe, at least there is nothing announced.
Disney also released a behind the scenes look at the show, which actually does provide some information on what is going on, you can check that out below. Sadly, there is no release date for it yet, outside of ‘Streaming Soon’ so it could be a while until we get more of it.
