WE tv's First Scripted Drama 'The Divide' to Premiere July 16

Marin Ireland stars in The Divide.

WE tv's first original scripted drama, The Divide, will debut with a special two-hour premiere on Wednesday, July 16th, at 9 p.m. ET/PT before moving to its regular 10 p.m. ET/PT timeslot beginning on Wednesday, July 23rd. The eight-episode series is written by the Academy Award and Emmy nominated Richard LaGravenese (Behind the Candelabra), with Tony Goldwyn (Scandal) directing the premiere episode. Co-created by LaGravenese and Goldwyn, the series is produced by AMC studios. The Divide is a thought-provoking and suspenseful drama that explores the personal cost of morality, ambition, ethics, politics, and race in today's justice system through the eyes of Christine Rosa played by Marin Ireland (Homeland), an impassioned caseworker with The Innocence Initiative, and Adam Page played by Damon Gupton (The Newsroom), an equally passionate district attorney and political rising star.

WE tv Releases Trailer For Its First Scripted Drama 'The Divide'

WE tv has released the trailer for Tony Goldwyn's The Divide, the network's first original scripted drama which premieres in July. The eight-episode series is written by the Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning Richard LaGravenese (Behind the Candelabra, The Fisher King), co-created by LaGravenese and Tony Goldwyn (Scandal, Conviction) and produced by AMC Studios.

The Divide is a thought-provoking and suspenseful drama that explores the personal cost of morality, ambition, ethics, politics, and race in today's justice system through the eyes of Christine Rosa played by Marin Ireland (Homeland), an impassioned caseworker with The Innocence Initiative, and Adam Page played by Damon Gupton (The Newsroom), an equally passionate district attorney and political rising star. LaGravenese and Goldwyn also serve as executive producers along with Emmy Award winner John Tinker as the showrunner, and co-executive producer, Andrew Sugarman. The drama also stars Nia Long (Guiding Light), Paul Schneider, Clark Peters and Joe Anderson.

WE tv Greenlights First Original Scripted Series, THE DIVIDE

WE tv today announced an expansion into scripted programming by greenlighting its first original scripted series, THE DIVIDE, written by the award-winning and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated Richard LaGravenese (Behind the Candelabra) and co-created by LaGravenese and Tony Goldwyn (CONVICTION, DEXTER). The pair will executive produce along with Emmy Award winner John Tinker (THE PRACTICE, CHICAGO HOPE) who will also serve as executive producer and showrunner on the project. Andrew Sugerman will co-executive produce. The series will be produced by AMC Studios, which produced the pilot, directed by Goldwyn. Season one will consist of 10, one-hour episodes premiering in 2014. WE tv also announced development deals for three additional scripted dramas.