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MANHATTAN: “Spooky Action at a Distance” Photos and Synopsis

By Roz | September 19, 2014

With so many aspects of life on The Hill in flux, what else can change?

Synopsis

“Spooky Action at a Distance” – Pivotal changes are made to the teams when Charlie accepts Akley’s offer as part of his and Frank’s plan and Helen is part of the deal. Frank is blackmailed, and as he’s distracted trying to find a solution, the men of Implosion seize the opportunity to blow off some steam. Meanwhile, as Abby’s marriage continues to disintegrate, she finds comfort in the arms of the alluring Elodie. Elsewhere, Liza takes a new job and makes a chilling discovery.

“Manhattan” stars Rachel Brosnahan as Abby Isaacs, Michael Chernus as Louis “Fritz” Fedowitz, Christopher Denham as Jim Meeks, Alexia Fast as Callie Winter, Katja Herbers as Helen Prins, John Benjamin Hickey as Frank Winter, Harry Lloyd as Paul Crosley, Eddie Shin as Sid Liao, Daniel Stern as Glen Babbit, Olivia Williams as Liza Winter and Ashley Zukerman as Charlie Isaacs.

Guest starring are Peter Stormare (“Prison Break,” “The Blacklist”) as Lazar, Carole Weyers as Elodie, Tailinh Agoyo as Paloma, Josh Cooke (“Hart of Dixie”) as Lancefield, Bruce McIntosh as the Samaritan, Raoul Trujillo (“Da Vinci’s Demons”) as Javier, Adam Godley (“Suits,” “Breaking Bad”) as Dr. Adelman, Stafford Douglas as Thatcher and Travis Hammer as O’Byrne.

Created and written by Sam Shaw (“Masters of Sex”) and directed by Emmy Award-winning director Thomas Schlamme (“The West Wing”), “Manhattan” is executive produced by Sam Shaw, Thomas Schlamme, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Marcy Ross and Dustin Thomason. Filmed on location in New Mexico, the series is produced by Lionsgate Television, Skydance Television and Tribune Studios.

“Spooky Action at a Distance” was written by Mark Lafferty and directed by Andrew Bernstein.

Set against the backdrop of the greatest race against time in the history of science — the mission to build the world’s first atomic bomb — “Manhattan” follows the brilliant but flawed scientists and their families in Los Alamos as they attempt to coexist in a world where secrets and lies infiltrate every aspect of their lives.