Ice (TV series)
Ice is an American television series created by Robert Munic. The project, set to air in late 2016 on Audience Network was ordered straight-to-series with an order of 10 episodes on August 2, 2016.[1] The project was originally ordered in 2014 but was dropped for creative reasons.[2] The series was then released on November 16, 2016. On June 16, 2017, the series was renewed for a second season.[3]
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
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| Distributor | Entertainment One |
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| Original network | Audience Network |
| Original release | November 16, 2016 – May 30, 2018 |
On July 30, 2018, the series' cancellation was confirmed via a comment from the show's official Facebook page.[4]
Plot
Season One
The series follows the lives of a Los Angeles diamond traders family business called Green & Green Diamond after recent events where one of the patriarchs sons has killed a prominent diamond dealer, while his step-brother has to bail him out and save the family business.[5] The Green family is however trapped between doing a clean and dirty business. On one end, a Sierra Leone native, diamond dealer and philanthropists have huge interests in working with Green & Green. She forcefully integrates herself into Green & Green by blackmailing Jake Green that she needs an account of $25 million or Jake risks losing his daughter. As the season proceeds, the ailing cooperation between Isaac Green (Jake's father and the owner of Green & Green Diamond) weakens progressively and begins losing the appropriate mental judgement. Lady Rah continues blackmailing Jake into cooperating with her. This forces Jake and Freddy Green to transport illegal diamonds over the border for a buyer who was willing to settle at an amount of $20 million. They lose the diamonds to one of Lady Rah trusted operatives, however Isaac succumbs to the pressure and in the process enters into a huge conflict with Cam Rose.
The two men struggle and Isaac collapses hitting his head really hard. He later dies in hospital after failing on life support. After the will is read, it turns out that the Isaac split the shares of Green & Green equally to four people; His granddaughter (daughter to Jake and his ex-wife Ava Green), his two sons and his ailing sister, who happens to be Cam Rose's ex-wife. The will distribution greatly affects Cam expectations, as a result he embarks on a mission to capture the easiest 25%, that is from his wife. However, the 25% assigned to his granddaughter are assigned to Ava her mother for custody. Jake continues trying to repay Lady Rah, however, in the meantime, Lady Rah's boss Peter appears.
Apparently, Peter is blackmailing Lady Rah by kidnapping her daughter. Lady Rah is in the process of using all her savings to save her daughter's life and return to Sierra Leone. Peter becomes relentless with Cam promises that he will use his supposed 25% to capture the Green & Green business. As such, he kidnaps Ava Green to get an opportunity to blackmail Jake into giving him the company by force. The FBI advances their case based on the taped information from Cam's office. Jake eventually settles for more dynamic terms of doing business while freeing his ex-wife from Peter. In the season finale, Freddy bumps into Peters new office at the Greens and finds Jake negotiating further terms of their contract. Lady Rah storms in with her security men and shoots Peter's guards. At the end, Jake is standing in the middle of Peter and Lady Rah's guns, waiting for a shooting opportunity.
Cast
Main
- Jeremy Sisto as Freddy Green
- Cam Gigandet as Jake Green
- Raymond J. Barry as Isaac Green (season 1)
- Ray Winstone as Cam Rose
- Audrey Marie Anderson as Ava Green
- Donald Sutherland as Pieter Van De Bruin (season 1)
- Ella Thomas as Lala Agabaria (season 1)
- Rey Gallegos as Carlos Vega
- Catherine Barroll as Sarah Rose
- Chloe East (season 1)/Jocelyn Hudon (season 2)[6] as Willow Green
- Judi Shekoni as Lady Rah
Recurring
- Ashley Thomas as Malcolm Rose (season 2)[6]
- Laura Vandervoort as Tessa Pryor (season 2)[6]
- Amy Madigan as Diane Pierce (season 2)[6]
- D.B. Sweeney as Jeff Reardon (season 2)[6]
Episodes
Season 1 (2016–17)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Hyenas" | Antoine Fuqua | Robert Munic | November 16, 2016 |
| 2 | "Run You Bastards Run" | Ashley Way | Robert Munic | November 23, 2016 |
| 3 | "The Line" | Norberto Barba | Holly Harold | November 30, 2016 |
| 4 | "Two Handkerchiefs" | Ashley Way | Benjamin Daniel Lobato | December 7, 2016 |
| 5 | "Tears of the Gods" | Thomas Carter | Story by : Robert Munic Teleplay by : Robert Munic, Marc Blitstein and Brian Rousso | December 14, 2016 |
| 6 | "Facet" | John David Coles | Story by : Michael Cobian Teleplay by : Mark Valadez | January 11, 2017 |
| 7 | "Clarity" | T.J. Scott | Joe Halpin | January 18, 2017 |
| 8 | "Side Trip" | Peter Werner | Holly Harold | January 25, 2017 |
| 9 | "The Cut" | Jon Amiel | Joe Halpin and Holly Harold | February 1, 2017 |
| 10 | "Stand Off" | Rod Holcomb | Joe Halpin and Holly Harold | February 8, 2017 |
Season 2 (2018)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Game of Stones" | Edward Allen Bernero | Edward Allen Bernero | March 28, 2018 |
| 2 | "Thicker Than Water" | Edward Allen Bernero | Kim Clements | April 4, 2018 |
| 3 | "Heart of Darkness" | Guy Norman Bee | Holly Harold | April 11, 2018 |
| 4 | "Blood Brothers" | Guy Norman Bee | Robert David Port | April 18, 2018 |
| 5 | "Rendezvous with Death" | Samira Radsi | Devon Greggory | April 25, 2018 |
| 6 | "Strange Friends" | Guy Norman Bee | Fredrick Kotto | May 2, 2018 |
| 7 | "Two Ounces" | Guy Norman Bee | Nicky Hawthorne | May 9, 2018 |
| 8 | "Dig Two Graves...At Least" | Ashley Way | Jackson Sinder | May 16, 2018 |
| 9 | "Clouds" | Edward Allen Bernero | Jason J. Bernero | May 23, 2018 |
| 10 | "It All Comes to This" | Edward Allen Bernero | Edward Allen Bernero | May 30, 2018 |
References
- Andreeva, Nellie (2 August 2016). "Diamond Trade Drama 'Ice' From Antoine Fuqua Ordered To Series By Audience". Deadline Hollywood.
- Andreeva, Nellie (7 October 2014). "DirecTV Eyes Diamond Trade Series From Alcon TV With Antoine Fuqua Directing". Deadline Hollywood.
- Pena, Jessica (June 16, 2017). "Ice: Audience Network Series Renewed for Season Two". TV Series Finale. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- "'Unfortunately, we bid farewell to the Greens in Season 2". Facebook. July 31, 2018. Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- Andreeva, Nellie (3 August 2016). "Cam Gigandet & Jeremy Sisto To Star In Antoine Fuqua's Audience Series 'Ice'; Donald Sutherland & Ray Winstone Cast". Deadline Hollywood.
- Petski, Denise (August 21, 2017). "'Ice': Jocelyn Hudon Joins As Series Regular In Season 2 Recasting, 4 Set To Recur In Audience Network Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 22, 2017.