Murder in Manhattan - Bridget Regan cast in Pilot

Legend of the Seeker star Bridget Regan is heading to Manhattan.

Regan, who has appeared on The CW's Beauty and the Beast, has landed a lead role on the ABC drama pilot Murder in Manhattan, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Murder in Manhattan, from executive producer Ryan Reynolds, follows a mother and daughter in New York City who team as amateur sleuths.

The actress will play Alexandra "Lex" Sutton, sassy, voluble and brilliant at everything but her own life, and the daughter of Blythe Sutton, a sophisticated New Yorker who is widowed when her second husband is murdered. A perfectionist, Lex works in the mayor's community affairs unit and is driven to do good in the world while she has to manage her mother's high expectations.

Source: Full Article @ Hollywood Reporter