CBS is trying to diversify their line-up with a new TV pilot starring ‘Orange is the New Black’s’ transgender actress, Laverne Cox.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Laverne Cox is leaving Litchfield Penitentiary and heading to the courtroom.
The Orange Is the New Black breakout has been tapped to co-star in CBS’ buzzy legal dramaDoubt, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama revolves around a yet-to-be-cast smart, chic, successful defense lawyer at a boutique firm who shockingly gets romantically involved with one of her clients who may or may not be guilty of a brutal crime. [via]
It looks as though CBS is planning on tapping into a new market following the success of Empire, Black-ish and How to Get Away with Murder and it looks like it might be a good idea. CBS is currently least diverse network on TV with over 70% of the actors being white.
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