Burn Notice
Press Release for Season 3
Michael’s sidekicks
The official “Burn Notice” press release:
SEASON 3 OF USA NETWORK’S HIT SERIES “BURN NOTICE” RETURNS TO HEAT UP THE SUMMER ON THURSDAY, JUNE 4 IN ITS NEW TIMESLOT AT 9/8c
The #1 Show in All of Cable Returns with Stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar,
Bruce Campbell and Sharon Gless.
On Thursday, June 4, 2009, USA Network kicks off a hot summer of hits with the Season 3 premiere of BURN NOTICE in its new timeslot at 9p/8c followed by USA’s newest original series, ROYAL PAINS at 10p/9c. Launching the Thursday night block, the network window premiere of the James Bond hit theatrical “Casino Royale” will serve as the lead-in to the two shows.
BURN NOTICE, the sexy, action-packed #1 show of the year, stars Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, everyone’s favorite blacklisted spy. Stranded in sun-soaked Miami, he continues to use the only tools he has at his disposal: his wits, his charm, his special ops training, and his “friends” – Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar), a beautiful ex-IRA operative who also happens to be Michael’s ex-girlfriend, Sam (Bruce Campbell), a washed-up military intelligence contact who works as Michael’s sidekick, and his mother (Emmy Award-winner Sharon Gless), who Michael has spent most of his adult life trying to avoid.
This season opens with Michael emerging from the water, completely free from interference by the organization that burned him, but now under investigation by the police. Michael faces a new foe in Miami Police Detective Michelle Paxson (recurring guest star Moon Bloodgood – “Terminator: Salvation”), who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about Michael. Also in the upcoming season we see Michael and team help a kidnapped child, take on Latin American thugs and deal with some familiar faces while Michael works to get back into the CIA. Ben Shenkman (“Grey’s Anatomy”) also recurs as Strickler, a freelance spy broker who makes a living by contracting current and former spies to do work on the side. This season we also see the return of some of the most popular characters from the first two seasons including Jay Karnes as weapons dealer Brennan, and Seth Peterson as Michael’s brother, Nate.
BURN NOTICE was created, written and executive produced by Matt Nix (“Chasing Vermeer”). Mikkel Bondesen (“Catch That Kid”) also serves as executive producer. The series comes from Fox Television Studios and Fuse Entertainment.
The official BURN NOTICE online experience will be driven by the show’s innovative and industry-leading brand integrated gaming franchise – COVERT Ops (www.burnnoticeops.com), which to-date has challenged over 700,000 players to test their skills at being online spies. The new season and game-play promises to be just as compelling with arcade and casual game-play styles drawing in fans. The new gaming experience will feature mini games that test players’ advanced skills including weapons training, motorboat chases and dodging trackers. Another new user experience driving enhanced fan engagement will be the BURN NOTICE on Location feature, which provides fans with an insider’s look behind the scenes on location in Miami and interesting production tidbits that support the creation of the action-packed series. Back by demand will be key features, including “Ask a Spy” video Q&A hosted by the show’s lead character Michael Westen and “See it Like a Spy,” which challenges fans to build spy gadgets out of everyday items.
Fiona
Sam Axe
Madelines (Mike’s Mom)
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