USA Network has released the first trailer for its period drama series Damnation, starring Dublin actor Killian Scott.

Written by Tony Tost, Damnation tells the the secret history of the 1930’s American heartland. The story centre on Seth Davenport (Killian Scott), a man masquerading as a small town Iowa preacher in the hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo.

The series will premiere in October in America. Deadline reports that Netflix will have first-run rights to the series outside of the U.S.

Watch the trailer for Damnation here: