For you William Peterson fans I just read he has a full time role on the WGN America series Manhattan. (season 2) It's about the atomic bomb project and he plays the General in charge who believes God wants him to get the bomb up and going.
Season 2 Premieres on Tuesday, October 13th, with William Petersen. http://wgnamerica.com/series/manhattan
Manh(a)ttan Season 2 Premieres Tuesday, October 13th on WGN America William Petersen joins the Main Cast as Colonel Emmett Darrow Plot Set in 1943 at the time of the Manhattan Project, the series focuses on Los Alamos, New Mexico, a town the outside world knows nothing about. The federal government tells the scientists only what they need to know, while the scientists keep secrets from their families. The TV show only loosely refers to history. Many real contributors to the Manhattan project, like Nobel Laureates Enrico Fermi and Emilio G. Segrè, have been written out of the plot. Cast Main cast John Benjamin Hickey as Dr. Frank Winter, leader of a group of scientists working on implosion design (loosely based on Seth Neddermeyer) Olivia Williams as Dr. Liza Winter, Frank's wife and a botanist Ashley Zukerman as Dr. Charlie Isaacs, a rising young star of the Project Rachel Brosnahan as Abby Isaacs, Charlie's wife Daniel Stern as Dr. Glen Babbit, mentor to other scientists Katja Herbers as Dr. Helen Prins, one of the few female scientists Harry Lloyd as Paul Crosley, a British scientist who wants to advance at any cost Alexia Fast as Callie Winter, Frank and Liza's rebellious teenage daughter Christopher Denham as Jim Meeks, a scientist (loosely based on Klaus Fuchs)[8] Michael Chernus as Louis "Fritz" Fedowitz, a scientist William Petersen as Colonel Emmett Darrow (Season 2), a United States military officer Spoiler: Season 2 Premiere Manhattan "DAMNATION MEMORIAE" Tuesday, October 13th at 9pm ET/8pm CT on WGN America FYI: this episode runs 1hr 10mins In the Season 2 premiere, Charlie is forced into a new leadership role in the race to build the world's first atomic bomb.
Spoiler: 10/20/15 episode Manhattan "FATHERLAND" Tuesday, October 20th at 9pm ET/8pm CT on WGN America FYI: this episode runs 1hr 5mins Frank discovers the real reason he has been taken captive.
Spoiler: 10/27/15 episode Manhattan "THE THRESHOLD" Tuesday, October 27th at 9pm ET/8pm CT on WGN America Liza confronts Darrow; Abby discovers a secret about Oppenheimer.
Spoiler: 11/03/15 episode Manhattan "OVERLORD" Tuesday, November 3rd at 9pm ET/8pm CT on WGN America Oppenheimer puts Charlie in a precarious position.
Spoiler: 11/10/15 episode Manhattan "THE WORLD OF TOMORROW" Tuesday, November 10th at 9pm ET/8pm CT on WGN America Frank attempts to navigate his new place on the Hill.
Spoiler: 11/17/15 episode Manhattan "33" Tuesday, November 17th at 9pm ET/8pm CT on WGN America The scientists and the Army battle for control of the bomb.
Spoiler: 11/24/15 episode Manhattan "BEHOLD THE LORD HIGH EXECUTIONER" Tuesday, November 24th at 9pm ET/8pm CT on WGN America The hunt for a Soviet spy turns deadly.
Spoiler: 12/01/15 episode Manhattan "HUMAN ERROR" Tuesday, December 1st at 9pm ET/8pm CT on WGN America FYI: This episode runs 1hr 6mins As the project falters, Charlie turns to an unlikely partner for help.
Spoiler: 12/08/15 episode Manhattan "BROOKLYN" Tuesday, December 1st at 9pm ET/8pm CT on WGN America FYI: This episode runs 1hr 6mins Days before the world's first nuclear explosion, everyone races to secure their place in history.