Jennifer Carpenter Lands Lead Role in ABC Drama Pilot

Jennifer Carpenter has booked her first post-Dexter leading role. The actress has been cast as the star of ABC's drama pilot Sea of Fire, TVLine reports.

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The show, based on the Dutch series Vuurzee, features three teenage girls who act in a porn movie, the aftermath of which includes a disappearance, a murder, and several small-town secrets getting exposed. Carpenter will play Leah, an FBI agent who's brought in to investigate the disappearance.

Scandal's Jenna Bans wrote the pilot and is also an executive producer.
Are you looking forward to seeing Jennifer Carpenter back on TV?