Award-winning actress Olivia Munn (The Predator, X-Men: Apocalypse, 鈥淭he Newsroom鈥�) is reporting for duty in season two of the hit HISTORY庐 action drama series, 鈥沦滨齿.鈥� Munn plays Gina, a ruthless and smart CIA operative who rose from being a CIA Shooter to a high level Operations Officer.
Munn was most recently seen in Office Christmas Party alongside Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston, and as 鈥淧sylocke鈥� in X-Men: Apocalypse. Her upcoming projects including the voice of 鈥淜oko鈥� in The LEGO NINJAGO Movie and starring in Shane Black鈥檚 The Predator. From 2012-2014, Munn starred as 鈥淪loan Sabbith鈥� on Aaron Sorkin鈥檚 HBO drama 鈥淭he Newsroom,鈥� winning a prestigious Gracie Award. In 2006, Munn joined G4 network鈥檚 鈥淎ttack of the Show!鈥� as co-host. She later joined the Emmy Award winning Comedy Central series 鈥淭he Daily Show with Jon Stewart鈥� as correspondent in 2010. As an author, her first book, 鈥淪uck It, Wonder Woman: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek鈥� was also released that year and debuted on The New York Times and Los Angeles Times best-sellers lists.
鈥淪IX鈥� begins production on the 10 episode second season this month in Vancouver. The series is inspired by the real missions of Navy SEAL Team Six, the unit best known for killing Osama Bin Laden. 鈥淪IX鈥� depicts the emotional truths of what it means to be in SEAL Team Six, their complex personal lives and the life and death decisions that protect American interests. Season 1 of 鈥淪IX,鈥� which premiered on HISTORY in January, is currently ad-supported cable鈥檚 #1 new original series of 2017 averaging 3.2 million Total Viewers in Live+7, according to Nielsen Media Research (Live+7, 12.26.16-6.25.17, premieres only excluding mini-series and shows debuting in 2016).
鈥淪IX鈥� was created and written by Academy Award庐 Nominee William Broyles (Cast Away, Apollo 13, Jarhead) and David Broyles, a military special operations veteran. Stars Barry Sloane (鈥淩evenge,鈥� Noah), Kyle Schmid (鈥淐opper,鈥� 鈥淏eing Human鈥�), Juan Pablo Raba (鈥淣arcos鈥�), Edwin Hodge (The Purge, 鈥淐hicago Fire鈥�), Brianne Davis (Casual, Jarhead), Nadine Velazquez (Flight), Dominic Adams (鈥淒evious Maids鈥�), Jaylen Moore (鈥淭he Night Shift鈥�) and Lindsley Register (鈥淭he Walking Dead鈥�) will all return for Season 2. As previously announced, Eric Ladin (鈥淭he Killing鈥�) joins the cast as Trevor, an experienced SEAL who will join the team and disrupt the status quo.
鈥淪IX鈥� is an A+E Studios production in association with Weinstein Television. William Broyles, Harvey and Bob Weinstein, David Broyles, Bruce C. McKenna (鈥淏and of Brothers,鈥� 鈥淭he Pacific鈥�), Alfredo Barrios, Jr. (鈥淏urn Notice鈥�), George W. Perkins (Live from Baghdad), David Glasser, Nicolas Chartier, Meryl Poster and Barry Jossen are executive producers. Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Mitchell Hall (Zero Dark Thirty, Lone Survivor) serves as the series鈥� technical advisor and producer. CNN鈥檚 national security analyst Peter Bergen serves as the series鈥� terrorism consultant. Arturo Interian serves as the executive in charge of production for HISTORY.
A+E Networks holds worldwide distribution rights for 鈥沦滨齿.鈥�
Munn is repped by CAA and managed by Atlas Artists.