Apocalypse Slough was co-commissioned by Sky 1 and NBC. The 10-episode series is about an 8 mile-wide comet as it makes its way to Earth to wipe out mankind. The series will follow a group of people whose lives intersect as the comet approaches its destination. Lowe will play a rebellious priest from the Vatican named Father Jude. Fischer is signed on as librarian Rhonda, a woman who is sent to prison for a crime she was not actually involved with. According to NBC, Mullally is set to play an unhinged white supremacist, which sounds like a pretty crazy role for the former Will & Grace actress to play.
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