From the chaos of Five Points, to the corruption of Fifth Avenue, the only rules to follow are your own. Watch an exclusive extended trailer for BBC America's all new original series COPPER - then, don't miss the World Premiere *** Sunday August 19 at 10/9c *** only on BBC America. In 1864, he was New York's Finest. COPPER is a gripping crime series set in 1860s New York City, and centers on Kevin Corcoran, an intense, rugged Irish-immigrant cop working the city's notorious Five Points neighborhood. Corcoran is struggling to maintain his moral compass in a turbulent world while on an emotional and relentless quest to learn the truth about the disappearance of his wife and the death of his daughter. Says Executive Producer, Academy Award® Winner BARRY LEVINSON (Good Morning Vietnam, Rain Man): "I think it's good storytelling, great characters, and a great sense of time and place." Agrees Co-Creator and Executive Producer, Emmy Award® Winner Tom Fontana (Oz, Homicide: Life on the Streets), "It's gonna smell different, look different, sound different." Watch more COPPER videos on the Ultimate Series Playlist only on the BBC America YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDEC0A2F8D12F8F57&feature=plcp COPPER stars Tom Weston-Jones (MI-5) and Franka Potente (The Bourne Supremacy, Run Lola Run), plus Kyle Schmid (Blood Ties, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Anastasia Griffith (Royal Pains, Damages), Ato Essandoh (Damages) and Kevin Ryan (Tripping Tommy). COPPER is created by Fontana and Academy Award®-nominee Will Rokos (Monster's Ball, Southland) Want more COPPER? Visit www.bbcamerica.com/copper. Plus: keep up with COPPER by following the series on Facebook and Twitter! http://twitter.com/CopperTV http://www.facebook.com/CopperTV