The founder and temperamental artistic director of the American Ballet Company, Paul Grayson (
Ben Daniels), is determined to make it rank among the world's best artistic institutions. As the company's aging
prima ballerina, Kiira (
Irina Dvorovenko) struggles with an injury, Grayson believes that the company's saving grace is Claire Robbins (
Sarah Hay), a beautiful and talented ballet dancer with a troubled past, whose inner torment drives her in compelling, unforeseeable ways. The series explores the dysfunction and glamour of the ballet world.
Cast
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Sarah Hay as Claire Robbins, a beautiful and talented ballet dancer with a troubled past.[3]
Ben Daniels as Paul Grayson, an artistic director of the American Ballet Company.[4]
Emily Tyra as Mia Bialy, Claire's reluctant roommate who has an eating disorder.[3]
Irina Dvorovenko as Kiira, an aging prima ballerina struggling with an injury.[3]
Damon Herriman as Romeo, a homeless man who lives under Claire's building.[3]
Josh Helman as Bryan Robbins, Claire's brother and a former Marine.
Raychel Diane Weiner as Daphne Kensington, an ambitious New Yorker from a privileged background.[3]
Marina Benedict as Toni Cannava, The American Ballet Company's transcendent new choreographer.
Tina Benko as Jessica, the manager of the American Ballet Company.
John Allee as Pasha, the ballet company's piano player.
Vanessa Aspillaga as Monica, the assistant company manager of the American Ballet Company.
Carling Talcott as Ashley.
Nadezhda Vostrikov as Patrice, a jealous ballet dancer in the company.
Episodes
Starz released the first episode online on November 2, 2015, and the remaining episodes were made available on November 8, 2015, through Starz's On Demand channel in addition to the channel's weekly sequential airing of episodes.