Last Resort Creators Promise More Than Bombs and Submarines
ABC's Last Resort is undoubtedly one of this TV season's boldest shows. But that also makes it one of the riskiest. Fall Preview: Get scoop on all the must-watch new showsCo-created by The Shield's Shawn Ryan and screenwriter Karl Gajdusek, Last Resort tells the story of Marcus Chaplin (Andre Braugher), the captain of the nuclear submarine the USS Colorado. When Chaplin and his executive officer Sam Kendal (Scott Speedman) question an order to fire warheads into Pakistan, their sub is fired upon by another American vessel, forcing them to take up residence on the French Polynesian island of Sainte Marina until they can piece together what happened and prove that they aren't traitors.But can the show sustain its high-action, serialized premise on a female-skewing network like ABC? The creators certainly think so....
