WGN America Sets 'Shoot The Messenger' Premiere Date For Monday, February 26 And Unveils All-New Teaser Trailer Crime Thriller Stars Elyse Levesque, Lyriq Bent, Lucas Bryant and Alex Kingston LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- WGN America announced today that its recently acquired, thrilling new series, " Shoot the Messenger, " is slated to premiere on Monday February 26, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 p.m. CT . The network also released today a new teaser trailer for the eight-part event series starring Elyse Levesque ("Orphan Black"), Lyriq Bent ("She's Gotta Have It," "The Book of Negroes"), Lucas Bryant ("Haven") and Alex Kingston ("Doctor Who," "ER"). "'Shoot the Messenger' is a great fit for our powerful line-up of crime programming," said Gavin Harvey, President, WGN America. "It's a high-quality, edge-of-your-seat drama that addresses topical issues and ...