After a romantic encounter, two teenage boys bear witness to a gruesome triple homicide and find themselves trapped in a cabin as the brutality unfolds. Desperate to hold on to their secret relationship, they make a dangerous pact which will forever change their lives...

Premiering on Sunday, October 16 at 10/9c, USA Network’s 10-episode anthology series EYEWITNESS will bring you to the small town of Tivoli, where a local sheriff (Julianne Nicholson, "Law and Order: Criminal Intent") uses her big city past to solve the case that’s turning the town upside down.

Adapted from the critically acclaimed Norwegian drama “Øyevitne,” EYEWITNESS was created by Adi Hasak, (“Shades of Blue”) who also serves as writer and executive producer.  EYEWITNESS also stars Warren Christie, Gil Bellows, James Paxton, and Tyler Young.

EYEWITNESS
Series Premiere Sunday, October 16 at 10/9c on USA Network

USA Network’s 10-episode anthology series EYEWITNESS delves into the lives of Philip (Tyler Young) and Lukas (James Paxton), two innocent teenage boys who bear witness to a triple-homicide while in the midst of a romantic encounter. Desperate to keep their relationship a secret and in fear of being found by the perpetrator, they must keep what they’ve seen hidden from everyone, including Philip’s new foster mother, Helen, (Julianne Nicholson, “Black Mass,” “Masters of Sex”) a former big-city homicide detective who left her harrowing career to become a local sheriff.  With a murderer on the loose who is desperate to silence any link to the killings, Helen will stop at nothing to solve the case and bring peace back to her small town. EYEWITNESS premieres Sunday, October 16 at 10/9c on USA Network.

Adapted from the critically acclaimed Norwegian crime thriller “Øyevitne,”EYEWITNESS  is spearheaded by creator, writer, and executive producer Adi Hasak (creator, “Shades of Blue”). Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”) was brought on to direct and executive produce the first two episodes.  Also serving as executive producers are Jarl Emsell Larsen, Scott Peters (“V,” “The 4400”) and Jackie de Crinis.

From Universal Cable Productions, EYEWITNESS also stars Gil Bellows (“Ascension,” “11.22.53”) as Helen's husband Gabe, who rescued her from a self-destructive cycle of living.  The drama introduces Tyler Young (“Empire”) as Philip, the foster-child who Helen and Gabe struggle to raise together, and James Paxton (“Term Life”) as Lukas, a popular local motocross star who seems to have it all, until his sanity slips after witnessing the crime with Philip.