The Lottery: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set within a dystopian future driven by a global fertility crisis, The Lottery reveals a world staring down the barrel of impending extinction as women have mysteriously stopped bearing children. After years of research, Dr. Alison Lennon and her team remarkably fertilize 100 embryos. However, her victory is short-lived when the Director of the U.S. Fertility Commission, Darius Hayes, takes government control of the lab and informs the President of the monumental scientific breakthrough. To determine which women will carry the prized embryos to term, Chief of Staff Vanessa Keller convinces the President to hold a national lottery and a battle over the control of the 100 embryos begins.

Series details

• Title: The Lottery
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2014-07-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-09-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Lifetime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 50

Cast and credited roles

• Marley Shelton — Dr. Alison Lennon
• Michael Graziadei — Kyle Walker
• Athena Karkanis — White House Chief of Staff Vanessa Keller
• David Alpay — James
• Shelley Conn — First Lady Gabrielle Westwood
• Yul Vazquez — President Westwood
• Martin Donovan — Darius Hayes

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-07-20; final listed air date 2014-09-28; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Lottery on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.