VIVA LAUGHLIN is a mystery drama with music about eternal optimist and freewheeling businessman Ripley Holden, whose sole ambition is to run a casino in Laughlin, Nev. Occasionally using upbeat contemporary songs to accentuate the drama and humor and advance the story, the series is based on the hit BBC show "Viva Blackpool." Ripley is the ultimate gambler with an infectious personality who is on the brink of making a killing… just as soon as he opens his casino that's nowhere near completion. When his financing suddenly falls through, the fearless and tenacious Ripley approaches his enemy – dashing, sarcastic, wealthy casino owner Nicky Fontana, and his lieutenant Marcus, for help. Though the odds are stacked against him, Ripley doesn't miss a beat, even when he becomes embroiled in a murder investigation headed by Detective Carlyle after the body of his ex-business partner is found at his club. At home, Ripley uses his dry wit to adjust to the demands of his family: his gorgeous wife Natalie wants more attention; his teenage daughter Cheyenne wants his approval; and his son Jack wants to help him at work. All of this adversity would defeat a lesser man, but for the outgoing and passionate Ripley there's no such thing as bad news, only deals to be struck and wagers to be won in the intoxicating neon glow of Laughlin, where the cards are on the table, romance is in the air and music is on the stage.
Premieres on the CBS Television Network in the fall
ON AIR: Sundays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
ORIGINATION: Los Angeles (film)
STARRING:
Lloyd Owen……………………………….. Ripley Holden
Mädchen Amick…………………………. Natalie Holden
Eric Winter………………………………….. Peter Carlyle
DB Woodside……………………………………… Marcus
P.J. Byrne………………………………………… Jonesy
Ellen Woglom………………………… Cheyenne Holden
Carter Jenkins…………………………….. Jack Holden
RECURRING:
Hugh Jackman……………………………. Nicky Fontana
Melanie Griffith…………………………………….. Bunny
PRODUCED BY: Bob Lowry Productions, BBC Worldwide Productions and Seed Productions in association with CBS Paramount Network Television and Sony Pictures Television
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Hugh Jackman, John Palermo, Bob Lowry, Paul Telegdy and Peter Bowker
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Tyler Bensinger, Steve DeKnight
CREATED BY: Bob Lowry, based upon the original BBC series "Viva Blackpool" written by Peter Bowker
