Manhattan (TV series)

Manhattan (sometimes styled MANH(A)TTAN) is an American period drama television series depicting the Manhattan Project, the United States Army's research and development program which produced the first atomic weapons during World War II. Set mainly at the Los Alamos Laboratory from 1943 to 1944, the series is a largely fictionalized adaptation of true events.

The show was the first drama production for WGN America since the revival of Tribune Broadcasting's production arm as Tribune Studios. The series premiered on WGN America on July 27, 2014 and earned critical acclaim throughout its run, but failed to secure adequate ratings. As a result, it was canceled after its second season, becoming the first WGN America original series to be canceled.

Plot

Set in 1943 and 1944 during the Manhattan Project and World War II, the series focuses on the scientists at Project Y and their families in the newly-created Los Alamos, New Mexico, a town the outside world knows nothing about. The government tells the scientists only what they need to know, while the scientists keep secrets from their families.

Cast

Main

John Benjamin Hickey as Dr. Frank Winter, leader of an initially small group of scientists working on an implosion design weapon (loosely based on Seth Neddermeyer and the E-5 Group at the Los Alamos Laboratory)

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.