Supergirl's Sharon Leal Joins Alan Cumming on CBS' Instinct
Who is she going to play?
Sharon Leal is moving on from Supergirl and joining Instinct on CBS.
Leal will join Alan Cumming in the mid-season drama centered on Dr. Dylan Reinhart (Cumming), a former CIA operative who is pulled back to his old life by NYPD detective Lizzie Needham (Bojana Novakovic) when she needs his help to take down a serial killer, TVGuide.com has learned.
Leal will play Lizzie's best friend and new boss. Her role was originally played by Khandi Alexander in the pilot but is being re-worked for the series. Naveen Andrews (Lost) and Daniel Ings (The Crown) round out the cast.
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The role comes after Leal wrapped up a recurring character arc on Supergirl on CBS' sister network The CW. Leal played M'gann on the superhero series, a white martian with a conscience that developed a very close relationship with David Harewood's Martian Manhunter.
Instinct is based on the soon-to-be-published novel by James Patterson and is set to premiere in mid-season.
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