“As we break into scripted programming, it’s important that we reach viewers on every platform and device they use to watch content,” said WE tv President, Marc Juris. “This multi-platform full-episode preview is a great way to get audiences excited about The Divide and we couldn’t be happier that the show is Roku’s first TV series premiere to their millions of customers.  The equal ratio of male-to-female users also provides a great co-viewing opportunity for this amazing drama.”

Co-created by Richard LaGravanese (The Fisher King) and Tony Goldwyn (Scandal), The Divide tells the story of Christine Rosa (Marin Ireland), an impassioned caseworker with The Innocence Initiative who believes death row inmate Jared Bankowski (Chris Bauer) was wrongfully convicted of murder. However, in her quest for justice, she bumps heads with Philadelphia DA Adam Page (Damon Gupton) as he’s desperate to keep his reputation from suffering the fallout of a reversed conviction. In addition to Ireland, Bauer, and Gupton, The Divide stars Nia Long (House of Lies) and Joe Anderson (The River).

The two-hour series premiere of The Divide is set to air Wednesday, July 16th at 9:00, with the show moving into the 10:00 slot the following week. You can check out a trailer for The Divide here.

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The Divide tells the story of impassioned case worker Christine Rosa (Marin Ireland) dealing with the impending execution of Jared Bankowski, one of two men convicted of murdering an affluent African-American family in Philadelphia. Working with the Innocence Initiative, Rosa tries to get the ordered execution halted, all the while butting heads with rising political star Adam Page, the city’s District Attorney and the man for putting both Bankowski and his alleged accomplice behind bars. Adam will do anything to uphold the verdict, even at the detriment to his marriage, but soon he’ll have to assess whether his crusade is worth all the collateral damage it’s caused.

In addition to Ireland, The Divide stars Damon Gupton (The Newsroom), Nia Long (House of Lies), Chris Bauer (True Blood), Paul Schneider (Parks and Recreation), and Joe Anderson (Across the Universe).

You can check out the first trailer for The Divide below.

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-Renowned statistician Nate Silver has moved from the New York Times to ESPN in a role said to be multi-faceted. Included in his list of duties is serving as editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight.com, which will add a team of journalists, editors, analysts, and contributors in the coming months, and television contribution to the likes of Keith Olbermann”s new show Olbermann and ABC News.

-International recording artist Labrinth will be performing “Beneath Your Beautiful,” his single with Emeli Sande, July 24th on America”s Got Talent. The song hit the top spot in the UK and Ireland, went Top 10 in twenty countries, and has almost 52 million VEVO views.

-Yet another cable net is throwing its hat into the increasingly difficult scripted arena, as WE tv ordered The Divide to series today. From Oscar nominee Richard LaGravanese (Behind the Candleabra, The Fisher King) and co-created by Tony Goldwyn (Scandal), the one-hour drama follows a woman with The Innocence Initiative who works on having an inmate released that she believes was wrongly convicted of murder. Along the way, she tangles with a morally gray district attorney and how her past has colored her present viewpoint. Once in contention for a pickup from AMC, the series will star Marin Ireland (Homeland), Damon Gupton (Prime Suspect), Clarke Peters (Treme), and Paul Schneider (Parks and Recreation).

-In addition to the pickup of The Divide, WE announced three scripted series in development: All American Woman, which follows three generations of women whose lives unfold against the backdrop of a magazine; Dirty, where a financier is forced to live and work with her maid; and Headhunters, examining women”s attempts to confront the ambiguity and conflicting choices that surround their lives today.

-According to Deadline, ABC has The Assets for 2014. Based on the book Circle of Treason: A CIA Account of Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed by Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille, the series will “look inside the true, personal stories of the conclusion of the Cold War as told by the keepers of the nation’s secrets: the CIA.”

-Casting news: True Blood alum Michelle Forbes has joined the second season of Chicago Fire as a consultant with the State Fire Marshal”s Office; Heather Graham and Ellen Burstyn are the first actors cast in Lifetime”s upcoming Flowers in the Attic telepic (yes, that Flowers in the Attic); due to the unavailability of Tom Ellis, Once Upon a Time has named Sean Maguire their new Robin Hood; Oscar nominee Terrence Howard has become the latest member of the Wayward Pines cast, joining Carla Gugino, Toby Jones, and Melissa Leo in the adaptation of the best-selling thriller.

-IFC has officially renewed Maron for an expanded second season. Moving from 10 to 13 episodes, the series, which follows writer/comedian/podcast host Marc Maron, returns in 2014.

-TVLand has given comedy The Exes 10 additional episodes, as it”s pacing 9% above its prior season average and up 130% versus TV Land”s  primetime average among its key demo of Adults 25-54. The show currently airs Wednesdays at 10:30.

–Jericho, Swingtown, and Wolf Lake are all available to stream on CBS.com as a part of the network”s Second Look feature this summer. The first follows residents of a small Kansas town dealing with the aftermath of a nuclear disaster, while the second is a period drama that follows swingers of the 1970s and the last takes place in a Pacific Northwest town populated by werewolves.

-The CW has released the first image of Lindsey Gort as a young Samantha Jones, who she”ll be playing on the upcoming season of The Carrie Diaries. There”s no word yet as to how she”s introduced or what type of role she”ll play in her future best friend”s life.

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