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Julie Plec to Direct, Exec Produce CW's 'Roswell' Reboot
Roswell: Jeanine Mason Cast As the Lead Of the CW Reboot Pilot
CW's 'Roswell' Reboot Rounds Out Cast With Nathan Parsons, Tyler Blackburn
Julie Plec is ready to make her pilot directing debut.
The Vampire Diaries and Originals favorite has joined The CW's untitled Roswell reboot and will direct the pilot and serve as an executive producer should the drama move to series.
The project is based on the Roswell High book series by Melinda Metz. The Originals writer Carina Adly MacKenzie penned the pilot and will now reunite with Plec on Roswell.
Roswell: Jeanine Mason Cast As the Lead Of the CW Reboot Pilot
Reluctantly returning to her tourist-trap hometown of Roswell, New Mexico, Liz Ortecho (Mason), a jaded biomedical researcher and the daughter of undocumented immigrants, is haunted by a tragic incident. She discovers a shocking truth about her teenage crush who is now a police officer: Hes an alien who has kept his unearthly abilities hidden his entire life. She protects his secret as the two reconnect and begin to investigate his origins, but when a violent attack and long-standing government cover-up point to a greater alien presence on Earth, the politics of fear and hatred threaten to expose him and destroy their deepening romance.
CW's 'Roswell' Reboot Rounds Out Cast With Nathan Parsons, Tyler Blackburn
I was never a Roswell person, so my reaction to a reboot would ordinarily be "So what?", but with an Originals writer, Plec on board, and Nathan Parsons on screen, I'm in.The Originals' Nathan Parsons will reunite with writer and exec producers Carina Adly MacKenzie and Julie Plec and star as the male lead in the network's drama pilot. Also joining the cast are Tyler Blackburn (Pretty Little Liars), Lily Cowles (BrainDead), Michael Vlamis (New Girl) and Heather Hemmens (Hellcats).
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Parsons, who has played Jackson on The CW's Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals for Plec and MacKenzie, will play Max, described as a natural born leader and dedicated Roswell police officer who for years has concealed his origin and unearthly abilities. The role was originally played by Jason Behr in the 1999 WB Network series from Jason Katims.
Cowles will take on the role of Isobel, the polished and restrained woman who wasnt meant for small-town life, but she lives it with all the grace and enthusiasm she can muster in order to keep her true origins a secret. Katherine Heigl played the part in the original.
Vlamis is set as the troubled but brilliant Michael, who survived a violent childhood and is now secretly driven to find a way to escape Earth and the humans who have failed him, to return to a mysterious home hes never known. Brendan Fehr originated the part.
Blackburn is taking on Sgt. Alex Manes, who is returning home from the Middle East after experiencing his fair share of psychological and physical trauma and aims to adhere to his fathers expectations, abandoning his dreams and the possibility of a future with the man he loves. Colin Hanks played Alex Whitman in the original.
Hemmens rounds out the cast as Maria, Lizs fun, free-spirited former best friend and social media maven who is oblivious to the realities of Roswell. Majandra Delfino originated the role.