Rosario Dawson to Star in Online Series for NBC

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:34:17 PDT

From big screen to computer screen.
Rosario Dawson, action-movie star, is now taking on a project of a different sort. She'll be starring in an online sci-fi series called Gemini Division, which will air on NBC's website - and maybe, possibly also on TV.

What's Dawson's role?
She plays a New York cop who discovers that "simulated life forms" have assimilated with the public as part of a global conspiracy. The series will be paired with another online show, Woke Up Dead, described simply as a zombie comedy. Together, they'll air online in 50 three-minute installments, and NBC also has the rights to turn them into TV series if the network so desires. The two series are expected to start airing late this Summer.

This career move: brilliant or baffling?
This is NBC's second try at proving Internet TV is where it's at - the first being the less-than-successful Quarterlife. This time, though, only the first few episodes are expected to air on TV. The main goal is to get people to watch the show online. So, will you? And do you think that the presence of bigger stars like Dawson gives online TV more credibility?

And hey, if it doesn't work out . . .
Dawson has another sci-fi project in the works: a potential series for the Sci Fi channel based on a comic book she co-created.

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