Robert Gant and Shannen Doherty to Star in here! Networks’ New Spy Franchise

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--here!, America’s premium gay television network, is pleased to announce the wrap of production on Kiss Me Deadly: A Jacob Keane Assignment, the first installment in the Jacob Keane Assignment series of original, feature-length spy thrillers. Kiss Me Deadly stars Queer as Folk alum Robert Gant and television icon Shannen Doherty. The film, directed by Ron Oliver and written by George Schenck and Frank Cardea, shot in New Zealand last month.

“We are excited to bring the spy thriller genre to the LGBT community with the Kiss Me Deadly,” said Stephen P. Jarchow, Founder and Chairman, here! Networks. “With the talented and openly gay Robert Gant and the dynamic Shannen Doherty, Kiss Me Deadly is an exciting addition to our original programming slate. We welcome this opportunity to flex our company mandate of embracing talented actors and creating memorable gay characters for our audience.”

Jacob Keane (Gant) is a photographer living the family life in Milan with his loving boyfriend, Paolo, and Julia, the daughter he shares with his lesbian friend, Kyra. When a young woman, Marta (Doherty), arrives from his past life, he is pulled back into the high-stakes world of international espionage. Together they must elude a mysterious enemy threatening to disrupt their now-quiet lives. Out actor Ian Roberts (Superman Returns) co-stars as the villainous Vigo, while John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings trilogy) plays the heroic Yale, a former colleague of Jacob and Marta.

Gant is best known for starring as Ben on the hit Showtime series Queer as Folk. In addition to his acting duties, he recently formed the production company Mythgarden with partners Chad Allen and Christopher Racster. Mythgarden recently produced its first film, Save Me, in which Gant also starred. Save Me screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007. Off screen, Gant remains active in the LGBT community working with Senior Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) and Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing (GLEH).

Doherty, who made her breakout in the film Heathers, starred for four years on the hit Aaron Spelling series Beverly Hills, 90210. She followed that up with rolls in the films Almost Dead and Mallrats before landing a gig on the popular UPN series Charmed, co-starring Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs. Most recently she starred with Gina Gershon, Randy Quaid and Robert Wagner in the CBS thriller Category 7: The End of the World.

Kiss Me Deadly continues here!’s commitment to provide quality original programming for its discerning LGBT audience. For a sampling of provocative and innovative here! content, visit the here! Video Player found at www.heretv.com/videoplayer. For more information on how to subscribe to here!, please visit www.heretv.com or call the toll free number at 1-888-HERE-NOW.

Recent and upcoming here! original films, series and specials include: The DL Chronicles, an award-winning series focusing on the diverse stories of men of color who by consequence and by choice, live sexually duplicitous and secret lifestyles; The Lair, a provocative and sexy vampire horror series; Dante’s Cove, ranked “Best Soap of the Year” by The Advocate; the critically acclaimed Shock To The System: A Donald Strachey Mystery, the second installment in the series of original films starring Chad Allen as a gay private investigator; the provocative six-part docu-series Lesbian Sex and Sexuality, an unblinking look inside the world of lesbian culture from award-winning producer Katherine Linton; and the original film Shelter, an indie romantic drama about love, family and trying to stay true to yourself.

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