The Event - Connie Britton in talks for major recurring role

Deadline reports Emmy-nominated Friday Night Lights star Connie Britton is in talks for a major recurring role on The Event. She is in talks to play a senator's wife. When her husband suddenly dies, the Harvard grad and former powerhouse attorney is given 90 days to prove herself worthy of his seat. And let there be no doubt that Britton is their first choice for the role; Source: Deadline