RHI Sets Cast for Upcoming SCI FI Event

Bates (Misery) stars as the Queen of Hearts and Caterina Scorsone (the TV series Crash) is Alice. The other cast members are Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show) as Dodo, Colm Meaney (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) as the King of Hearts, Philip Winchester (Crusoe) as Jack of Hearts, Matt Frewer (Watchmen) as the White Knight, Andrew Lee Potts (Primeval) as Hatter, Alessandro Juliani (Battlestar Galactica) as 9 of Clubs, Timothy Webber (Taken) as Carpenter, Alex Diakun (Sanctuary) as Ratcatcher, Zak Santiago (Kingdom Hospital) as 10 of Clubs and Eugene Lipinski (Animorphs) as Doctors Dee and Dum.

The classic Lewis Carroll books Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass were used as a starting point for writer/director Nick Willing—who was also behind Tin Man for SCI FI—to create the modern-day story of Alice Hamilton, an independent 20-something who suddenly finds herself on the other side of a looking-glass. She is a stranger in an outlandish city of twisted towers and casinos built out of playing cards, all under the rule of a deliciously devilish Queen who’s not very happy about Alice’s arrival.

Serving as executive producers are Matthew O’Connor and Lisa Richardson from Reunion Pictures, Jamie Brown from Studio Eight and RHI Entertainment’s Robert Halmi, Sr. and Robert Halmi, Jr.

“We are thrilled that this exciting project has attracted a stellar cast that will further elevate this production to one of the year’s most anticipated television events,” said Halmi, Sr. ”This continues to build on our very successful partnership with SCI FI.”

“An incredible creative team has been assembled to re-interpret this familiar tale in an imaginative and innovative way,” added Mark Stern, the executive VP of original programming for SCI FI. “This exciting new vision is one of the reasons we’ve been able to attract such high-level talent.”