Lifetime Premieres New Drama "The Protector" Starring Ally Walker June 12 at 10 PM (ET/PT)
Series from ABC Studios Also Stars Tisha Campbell-Martin and Miguel Ferrer
LOS ANGELES, CA (Monday, May 23 2011) - Lifetime Television will premiere the all-new hour-long
procedural drama series, The Protector, starring Ally Walker (Sons of Anarchy, Profiler) as a single mother and
detective in the LAPD homicide division, on Sunday, June 12, at 10:00 PM ET/PT. Filmed in Los Angeles,
the 13-episode series joins Lifetime's Sunday night line up, premiering immediately following the fifth season
finale of Army Wives. For the remainder of the season, it will follow Drop Dead Diva, which premieres on
Sunday, June 19, at 9 PM ET/PT. The series is produced by ABC Studios with the creative team of Jeffrey Bell
(Angel, Alias), Nina Wass (Less than Perfect) and Gene Stein (Less than Perfect) serving as executive
producers.
ABOUT THE PROTECTOR
The Protector centers on divorced mother Gloria Sheppard (Walker), who juggles her demanding personal and
professional life as an intuitive LAPD homicide detective while raising two boys, Leo (Thomas Robinson,
Heroes) and Nick (Sage Ryan, The Closer), with the live-in help of her troubled younger brother Davey (Chris
Payne Gilbert, Dexter, Bones). The series also stars Tisha Campbell-Martin (Rita Rocks, My Wife and Kids) as
Gloria's partner Michelle Dulcett, Miguel Ferrer (Crossing Jordan, Traffic) as their boss Lieutenant Felix
Valdez and Terrel Tilford (One Life to Live) as police officer Ramon "Romeo" Rush.
Ally Walker has made her mark in both television and film. Her most notable role to date was that of Samantha
Waters in Profiler, where she played a forensic psychologist with a dark past. Walker began her career starring
in daytime's Emmy(R)
winning Santa Barbara, followed by Cameron Crowe's cult classic Singles and the action
flick, Universal Soldier. Her additional television credits include True Blue, Moon Over Miami, HBO's Tell Me
You Love Me and most recently FX's Sons of Anarchy. Walker's big screen credits include Steal Big, Steal
Little, While You Were Sleeping, Toe to Toe and Wonderful World.
Tisha Campbell-Martin's career spans acting, directing, producing and writing. She is best known for her role
opposite Damon Wayans on the ABC hit series My Wife and Kids. Her other television credits include Martin,
Lifetime's Rita Rocks, Everybody Hates Chris, Getting Personal, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, A Different World,
Blossom, Roc, Links, The Sweetest Gift, All of Us and the upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie, Lemonade
Mouth. Campbell-Martin's feature film credits include Little Shop of Horrors, School Daze, House Party (I, II,
III), Another 48 Hrs., Homeward Bound, Boomerang and Sprung.
Miguel Ferrer is an actor that has consistently demonstrated his versatility. His film credits include Jonathan
Demme's The Manchurian Candidate, John Sayles' Silver City, Robocop, Another Stakeout, Mulan, Revenge,
Stephen King's The Night Flier, Where's Marlow?, The Harvest and Blank Check. On television he is best
known for his portrayal of Dr. Garret Macy on Crossing Jordan. His additional TV credits include Twin Peaks,
The Stand, The Bionic Woman, Drug Wars: The Camarena Story, Lateline and Will & Grace.
The Protector is produced by ABC Studios. Writer Jeffrey Bell (Angel, Alias), Nina Wass (Less than Perfect)
and Gene Stein (Less than Perfect) are executive producers.
ABOUT ABC STUDIOS
ABC Studios develops and produces compelling programming for broadcast on ABC, as well as across
television and digital platforms. The successful partnership between ABC Studios and ABC Entertainment has
delivered some of the most successful, talked-about and evolutionary series on television today, including
Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy and Brothers & Sisters.
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and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and their families. Lifetime Television
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