EXCLUSIVE: Nate Mann (Masters of the Air), Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars) and Tony Award winner Andrew Burnap (The Inheritance) have signed on to star in The Up and Comer, a new thriller directed by Golden Globe and Peabody Award winner Chris Long (The Americans).
Based on the novel from New York Times bestseller Howard Roughan, who adapted the screenplay, the film delves into the seemingly perfect life of Philip Randall (Mann), a brilliant attorney poised to become the youngest partner at his prestigious firm.
Philip’s idyllic world begins to unravel when a former prep-school classmate (Burnap) threatens to reveal a devastating secret involving another woman (Mitchell).
Suddenly caught in a high stakes game of blackmail, murder and revenge, he’s forced to risk everything, only to face the greatest danger of all — winning.
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