Marg Helgenberger is returning to CBS.
More than a year after exiting
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the actress has been tapped to co-star in the network's drama pilot
Intelligence,
The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama revolves around U.S. Cyber Command, a unit that has been created around one agent with a very special gift: a microchip implanted in his brain that allows him to access the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
Helgenberger will play Lillian, the director of Cybercom, the U.S. government's cybersecurity branch.
Lost's
Josh Holloway stars as Gabriel Black, a former Navy SEAL and dedicated intelligence officer;
Michael Rady and
Breaking Bad's
James Martinez co-star.
North Country's
Michael Seitzman will pen the pilot and executive produce the drama alongside
No Ordinary Family's
David Semel, who also will direct.
Tripp Vinson and
Terra Nova's Rene Echvarria also are on board to executive produce the ABC Studios/CBS Television Studios co-production.
Repped by ICM Partners, Sanders Armstrong Caserta Management and Felker Toczek, Helgenberger spent 12 seasons playing Catherine Willows on
CSI. Her credits also include
China Beach and features
Mr. Brooks, Erin Brockovich and
In Good Company.
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