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The Following: Meet the Season 3 Villain!

Ryan Hardy, meet your new nemesis. With Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) behind bars (probably), The Following has added Michael Ealy to play the big villain in Season 3, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

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Liz Raftery

Ryan Hardy, meet your new nemesis.

With Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) behind bars (probably), The Following has added Michael Ealy to play the big villain in Season 3, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

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Details about the Almost Human alum's character are scarce, but he's a "brilliant, chameleon-like murderer" who clashes with Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon), according toTVLine.

"Great day at work @TheFollowingFOX welcoming back @JamesPurefoy and welcoming @MichaelEaly to our twisted world," Bacon tweeted Tuesday.

Also joining The Following this season are Hunter Parrish and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland's Zuleikha Robinson.

Season 3 of The Following premieres in 2015.

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