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Ayora to Appear on Cinemax’s “Banshee”

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Ana Ayora is reporting for Banshee duty…

The Colombian-American actress has landed a season-long arc on Season 4 of Cinemax’s Banshee.

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The drama series from Alan Ball centers on Lucas Hood (portrayed by Antony Starr), an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, PA, where he continues his criminal pursuits while enforcing his own code of justice.

Ayora, who starred in The Big Wedding and Chop Shop, will portray Nina Cruz, a smart, tough, streetwise deputy for the Banshee Sheriff’s Department who really is an inside plant working for Kai Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen). Skilled with lethal fighting techniques and a killer instinct, she is a perfect blunt instrument for carrying out Proctor’s more nefarious and violent errands.

Ayora will next appear on the big screen in Ride Along 2.

Cinemax to Premiere Season 2 of Ruivivar’s “Banshee” in January

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It’s official! Anthony Ruivivar is headed back to television early next year…

Cinemax has scheduled the start of the 10-episode second season of the pay cable network’s drama Bashee, which stars the 42-year-old part-Spanish American actor, for Friday, January 10 at 10:00 pm.

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The series stars Antony Starr (Rush) as Lucas Hood, an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, PA, where he continues his criminal activities, even as he’s being hunted by the shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.

Banshee was renewed just three weeks into its freshman season. Its Season 1 finale drew 455,000 viewers during its initial airing and 655,000 during repeats – the largest audience ever for a Cinemax original series finale.

Along with Ruivivar and Starr, the list of cast regulars includes Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Rus Blackwell and Ryann Shane, Ben Cross.

The series, which earneda Special Visual Effects Emmy Award, is executive produced by Alan Ball, Peter Macdissi, Jonathan Tropper, David Schickler and Greg Yaitanes.

Ruivivar is best known for his portrayal of FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto on NBC’s Third Watch, as well as other law enforcement roles in different TV series.

del Toro’s “The Strain” Project Heating Up at FX

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Move over Stephenie Meyer and Alan Ball! Guillermo del Toro could become the new vampire king…

The 48-year-old Mexican filmmaker’s television project The Strain is still alive at FX and it’s gaining traction.

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During the network’s recent upfront presentation in New York, FX president John Landgraf showcased the high-profile drama pilot, which is based on del Toro’s books.

Landgraf said The Strain “will reinvent the vampire horror genre.”

The series has a full writing staff in place and they’re working on first-season scripts in anticipation of a series pickup. 

The show, if it gets the green light, would air in 2014.