Earning critical acclaim opposite Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the HBO Emmy® nominated series True Detective as incarcerated criminal “Charlie Lange,” multi-talented actor/musician/comedy writer Brad Carter stars as “Stockyard Master John Stokes” in SyFy’s highly anticipated 6-hour, 3 night mini-series event “Ascension” alongside Battlestar Galactica‘s Tricia Helfer premiering Monday, December 15th at 9p/8c.

Created, written, and executive produced by Philip Levens (Smallville), the sci-fi mystery drama centers on President Kennedy’s real life 1963 proposal of Project Orion, a covert space mission meant to save the human race from the destruction of Earth following the Cold War and Carter (Stokes) stars as a man struggling to maintain his own sanity on a ship of nearly 600 passengers as they reach the point of no return.

“Ascension” also stars Gil Bellows (The Shawshank Redemption, Extraterrestrial), Al Sapienza (Gotham), Tiffany Lonsdale (G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Ryan Robbins (Sanctuary, Falling Skies) and Michelle Mylett (The Strain).