A&E has set a premiere date for Coma, announcing that its two-part miniseries will air across two nights on September 3rd and 4th.
The medical thriller is a fresh adaptation of Robin Cook’s bestselling novel, previously turned into the 1978 film directed by Michael Crichton. It is produced by Ridley Scott and Tony Scott, and directed by Mikael Salomon.
Lauren Ambrose stars as Susan Wheeler, a first-year medical student at an Atlanta hospital who notices that an unusually high number of patients are slipping into comas after routine surgery. As she digs into what is happening, she uncovers a disturbing conspiracy centred on a long-term care facility, the Jefferson Institute, where the comatose patients are sent.
The supporting cast features James Woods, Geena Davis, Richard Dreyfuss and Ellen Burstyn, with Steven Pasquale as a surgical resident who helps Wheeler investigate.