TURN: WASHINGTON’S SPIES: The creator and executive producer talk spy thriller – Exclusive Interview (Reprint)

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/26/2021
Kevin McNally as Judge Woodhull , Burn Gorman as Major Hewlett and Jamie Bell as Abe Woodhull in TURN - Season 1 | ©2014 AMC/ Frank Ockenfels 3

TURN: WASHINGTON’S SPIES originally ran for four seasons, 2014-2017, on AMC. The series is now available in its entirety on Netflix. Based on historian Alexander Rose’s nonfiction book WASHINGTON’S SPIES, TURN: WASHINGTON’S SPIES is a thriller set during the American Revolutionary War. George Washington has a network of spies working for him against the British. An initially reluctant recruit to this cause is cabbage farmer Abe Woodhull, played by Jamie Bell (BILLY ELLIOTT). This is a reprint of our interview that originally ran on May 8, 2014. Following a Q&A panel held by AMC for the Television Critics Association, author […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: Jamie Bell talks TURN Season 1 and more

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 06/08/2014
Jamie Bell in TURN - Season 1 | ©2014 AMC

In TURN, based on Alexander Rose’s nonfiction book WASHINGTON’S SPIES, Jamie Bell stars as historical figure Abraham Woodhull. Abe is a cabbage farmer living in the American colonies in the eighteenth century when war breaks out. Abe initially wants to stay out of the conflict, but he’s recruited by his friend Ben Talmadge (Seth Numrich) to join the Culper Ring, a band of spies who answer to General George Washington. The AMC series has its first-season finale Sunday, June 8, at 9 PM. AMC has presented a Q&A panel at the Pasadena Langham Huntington Hotel for the Television Critics Association […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: The scoop on AMC’s TURN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 05/08/2014
TURN movie poser | ©2014 AMC

Based on historian Alexander Rose’s nonfiction book WASHINGTON’S SPIES, AMC’s new dramatic thriller TURN, Sundays at 10 PM, is set during the American Revolutionary War. George Washington has a network of spies working for him against the British. An initially reluctant recruit to this cause is cabbage farmer Abe Woodhull, played by Jamie Bell (BILLY ELLIOTT). Following a Q&A panel held by AMC for the Television Critics Association, author Rose sits down with TURN executive producer Barry Josephson and show runner Craig Silverstein for a discussion of the series. ASSIGNMENT X: When you wrote this book, did you have the […]Read On »


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TURN star Seth Numrich gets sneaky in AMC’s new hit series – Exclusive Interview

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 04/08/2014
Seth Numrich as Benjamin Tallmadge in the new AMC series TURN | © 2014 Antony Platt/AMC

In big-picture terms, everyone knows the outcome when the British colonies in North America rose up against England in the 1770s. However, relatively few people know about the Culper spy ring, which was instrumental in the eventual victory of the Continental Army. AMC’s new series TURN, Sundays at 10 PM, is based on the nonfiction book WASHINGTON’S SPIES: THE STORY OF AMERICA’S FIRST SPY RING by Alexander Rose. Set in 1778, as the Revolutionary War continues to rage (the Declaration of Independence wasn’t the end of hostilities), the series, follows initially reluctant Culper Ring recruit Abraham Woodhull (Jamie Bell). Seth […]Read On »


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Exclusive Interview: NIKITA star Shane West discusses the rest of Season 2 and beyond

By SUE SCHNEIDER 02/24/2012
Shane West in NIKITA - Season 2 | ©2012 The CW/Jan Thijs

ASSIGNMENT X recently got a chance to interview Shane West  at the CW party at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena during the 2012 Winter Television Critics Association Annual Press Junket. Shane talked about his character Michael on NIKITA and what he would like to see happen if the shows continues on past Season 2 Shane, a former teen heartthrob from his role as Eli Sammler on ONCE AND AGAIN finds that playing Michael is one of the most complex characters he has ever portrayed. ASSIGNMENT X: What’s in store for your character Michael this year? SHANE WEST: I don’t […]Read On »


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Fresh TV Clip: TERRA NOVA trailer

By CARL CORTEZ 05/29/2011
Allison Miller and Landon Liboiron in TERRA NOVA - Season 1 | ©2011 Fox/Brook Rushton

Now that Fox has announced all of its new Fall 2011 series, it’s time to get a sneak peak first look at them. TERRA NOVA follows earth’s inhabitants traveling 85 million years in the past to find a better way to live in this highly anticipated sci-fi drama. The show will air Monday nights at 8:00 . Check out the trailer below. From executive producers Steven Spielberg (“Saving Private Ryan,” “Jurassic Park”), Peter Chernin, René Echevarria (“Castle,” “The 4400”) and Brannon Braga (“24”) comes an epic family adventure 85 million years in the making. TERRA NOVA follows an ordinary family […]Read On »


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