Exclusive: A new student is enrolling at the Salvatore School. Omono Okojie (NCIS) has booked a recurring role on the CW’s Legacies. She will play Cleo, a new witch student at the Salvatore School, who bonds with Hope (Danielle Rose Russlell) over their artistic passions. Free-spirited and self-reliant, Cleo is excited to find a new home at the school, and to earn a place in its Super Squad. A spinoff of The Originals, now in its third season, Legacies features characters from both series and its predecessor, The Vampire Diaries. The series stars Russell as 17-year-old Hope Mikaelson, descended from some of the most powerful vampire, werewolf and witch bloodlines. She attends the Salvatore School for the Young and Gifted, where fellow supernaturals learn to hone their skills. Okojie’s credits include a major guest-starring role on NCIS and a supporting role in the feature Gook. She’s repped...
- 1/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Flash” alum Reina Hardesty has been set as the star of The CW First Daughter drama pilot “Maverick,” with Nandy Martin (“The Fosters”) and Zainne Saleh (“The Night Shift”) also joining the cast, TheWrap has learned.
Additionally, Larry Teng has signed on to direct the potential series’ pilot.
Written by Merigan Mulhern, “Maverick” is set in a present-day America that finds itself under authoritarian rule, where the President’s daughter (Hardesty) — raised to believe her father is moral and benevolent — has her worldview rocked on her first day at Georgetown. Challenged by her fellow students, and under the watchful eye of Secret Service agents, she’ll have to decide if her loyalties lie with her family or with a growing resistance as she navigates her freshman year.
Also Read: TV Pilot Season 2020: TheWrap's Complete Guide
Hardesty will play Kit. Raised in a family of wealth and power, Kit...
Additionally, Larry Teng has signed on to direct the potential series’ pilot.
Written by Merigan Mulhern, “Maverick” is set in a present-day America that finds itself under authoritarian rule, where the President’s daughter (Hardesty) — raised to believe her father is moral and benevolent — has her worldview rocked on her first day at Georgetown. Challenged by her fellow students, and under the watchful eye of Secret Service agents, she’ll have to decide if her loyalties lie with her family or with a growing resistance as she navigates her freshman year.
Also Read: TV Pilot Season 2020: TheWrap's Complete Guide
Hardesty will play Kit. Raised in a family of wealth and power, Kit...
- 2/28/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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