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Yvonne Strahovski’s next gig is co-starring in a pilot for Amazon titled Edge. Set in post-Civil War Kansas (where I happen to hail from), Edge is based on a series of novels by George G. Gilman.
The series follows Josiah Hedges (played by Max Martini), better known as Edge, who goes on a bloody mission of vengeance when his younger brother is killed by a group of his former Union army comrades, lead by his nemesis, Merritt Harknett. Edge is described as fearless, intimidating and “the meanest-looking man in any room he chooses to enter.”
Merritt Harknett (played by True Blood‘s Ryan Kwanten) is described as “the son of a prominent senator who can seem charming until he is revealed for who he actually is — a psychotic sadist who delights in inflicting pain on others. He is pursuing Edge for an undisclosed reason.”
Yvonne is set to play Beth, reports The A.V. Club. Beth is “a member of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, an organization better known for busting heads and breaking strikes than Sherlock Holmes-esque feats of deduction. Beth is a newcomer to the town of Seward, Kansas, where the various parties at play in Edge come together for their violent confrontations.”
Based on this admittedly little bit of information, it sounds like the series plans to mine the history of Bloody Kansas. My home state has a gritty, violent past, particularly in relation to the Civil War. Crossing my fingers that they actually film the pilot in Kansas!
Amazon is unique in how they approach original programming: they select a slate of projects to develop and shoot pilots, then release those pilots on the website for viewers to watch and rate. Based on viewer feedback, the company then chooses which shows to order to series. Watch this space for when we will have the opportunity to rate Edge!
