DirecTV subscribers are now entertained with a new drama series "Ice" every Wednesday that premiered on November 16. The diamond-trading industry setting in Los Angeles is a rare thing for the general viewing public and in this show, people will get to know that it exists in a big way.
DirecTV familiar faces are also in the cast of "Ice"; Jeremy Sisto, Ray Winstone, Raymond J. Barry, and Cam Gigandet plus Donald Sutherland. It is produced by Robert Munic of "The Cleaner, Empire." The story of "Ice" revolves around the Greens, the prominent diamond merchants family.
Patriarch Isaac (Raymond Barry) and brother-in-law Cam (Ray Winstone) runs the business that has been handed down by many generations. But the black sheep of the family Freddy (Jeremy Sisto) ended up killing a sneaky dealer, the family's reputation is on the verge of destruction.
The responsible son Jake (Cam Gigandet) has to shield each member from the vengeance of the equally powerful and naturally violent rivals. Here's the DirecTV Guide for your reference. That certainly is a proof that the diamond business is facilitated with a lot of dramas and even suspense.
There's no lack of drama in the diamond business, but "Ice" need to weight options to attract the "Munich" viewership on DirecTV , what's best for the subscribers and for the network to have a decent material for promotion purposes. The overlapping of these goals should not hinder director Antoine Fuqua's creativity, just like in "Training Day."
The atmosphere in the Los Angeles "Ice" setting quickly becomes a gangland crime scene repeatedly shown in series that involves kidnapping, vicious torture, and characters justifying those horrific acts for the sake of their family.
Domestic scenes are also featured like when Jake is raising his teenage daughter and his come and go relationship with his ex-wife (Audrey Marie Anderson's Ava). Producers are also pulling the weight of Sisto and Barry because they are just like magnets, and perhaps figuring out what age should Gigandet portray, according to Hollywood Reporter.
