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Warner Bros. Television has announced that actress Jennifer Beals will be joining the cast of Swamp Thing as Sheriff Lucilia Cable. The character of Cable is an original character created for the series and is described as tough as nails and pragmatic. She has a 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 pilot for the live-action drama Swamp Thing will be directed and executive produced by Len Wiseman. The forthcoming DC Universe SVOD platform, which is set to premiere in 2019 is based on DC characters created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. The project was picked up to series after a brief time in development. Mark Verheiden and Gary Dauberman are attached to co-write the script, serve as showrunners and executive produce. The drama follows what happens when CDC researcher Abby Arcane returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus. There, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland — only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby will discover that the swamp holds mystical secrets, both horrifying and wondrous — and the potential love of her life may not be gone after all. James Wan will also executive produce alongside his Atomic Monster banner topper Michael Clear, with the company's Rob Hackett set as a co-executive producer. Source: THR

Crystal Reed and Maria Sten have been set as series regulars in Swamp Thing, the upcoming streaming drama series based on the DC characters created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson. The project, which hails from James Wan’s Atomic Monster in association with Warner Bros. Television, is set to premiere in 2019 on the DC Universe digital subscription service. Reed has been cast as the smart and caring, CDC Doctor Abby Arcane. Her strong sense of empathy puts her at the center of a horrific life-threatening epidemic in her hometown, where she faces emotional demons from her past… while a chance meeting with scientist Alec Holland takes her into a world of horror and the supernatural, and of the elemental creature known as Swamp Thing. Sten will play Liz Tremayne, a close childhood friend of Abby Arcane’s, who splits her time between reporting for the local paper and bartending at her aging father’s roadhouse bar. Her no-nonsense attitude belies a deep compassion for her friends and family as she sets out in her uncompromising quest to expose the secrets that threaten her beloved hometown. Written by Mark Verheiden and Gary Dauberman with Wan, Verheiden, Dauberman, Michael Clear and Wiseman as executive producers alongside Len Wiseman who is set to direct. Source: Deadline