ABC’s episodic thriller/horror/drama “THE RIVER” is shaping up to be a good show. We’ve been hearing casting news for a couple of weeks, and now an integral component of the show has been announced: Leslie Hope (below) has scored the female lead, Tess Cole.
Hope is probably most recognized for her season-long stint on “24” as Teri Bauer. She also recently had a recurring role on “THE MENTALIST.” Genre fans, however, will likely remember her performance in George A. Romero’s BRUISER. She has also appeared in TALK RADIO, MEN AT WORK and NEVER BACK DOWN.
“THE RIVER” enters on Tess, a world traveler and top-notch producer who, six months after her TV explorer husband Emmet Cole goes missing in the Amazon, receives a signal from his beacon. Convinced that Emmet is alive, Tess forces her reluctant son Lincoln to abandon his medical studies and lead a rescue expedition.
Hope joins the previously announced Joe Anderson, Bruce Greenwood, Paul Blackthorne and Eloise Mumford. The show comes from the mind of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY creator Oren Peli and is being directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (HOUSE OF WAX, UNKNOWN).
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