Viola Davis attends the 32nd Annual Actor Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. The EGOT-winning actress will star in a new Paramount+ thriller series from acclaimed writer John Logan called Ascent. “I am overwhelmingly excited about this journey with the great John Logan,” Davis says in a statement. This will be Davis’ second lead series role, following her Emmy-winning role in How to Get Away with Murder. Ascent is set to begin production in Los Angeles in 2027.