SWAMP THING Series Adds TAKEN Star Jennifer Beals In A Key Recurring Role
While the titular character has yet-to-be-cast, the DC Universe is slowly rounding out its Swamp Thing cast and the latest addition is former Taken and The Last Tycoon actress Jennifer Beals.
Deadline is reporting that Jennifer Beals (Taken; The Last Tycoon) has joined the cast of the DC Universe's upcoming Swamp Thing series in a key recurring role. She'll play Sheriff Lucilia Cable, who is being described as "tough as nails and pragmatic, Sheriff Cable’s fierce devotion to her son, Matt, is rivaled only by her sworn duty to serve and protect the town of Marais. As the community she has dedicated her life to defending is beset by strange forces, Lucilia must double down in her efforts to safeguard everyone she holds dear."
The veteran Beals joins a cast that already features up-and-comers Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf; Gotham), who is playing Abby Arcane, and Maria Sten (Channel Zero; Straight Outta Compton), who is playing Liz Tremayne.
The series is said to revolve around Arcane's investigation into a swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana, only to discover that the swamp in question actually holds mystical and terrifying secrets - one of which will presumably be the titular hero.
Further details are unavailable at this point in time, but expect the series to go live on the DC Universe streaming service sometime in 2019.