Kelly Reilly Cast in ‘The Black Box’

Kelly Reilly Stars in Black Box
Kelly Reilly at the premiere of ‘Flight’ (Photo by Stuart Wilson/ImageNet)

ABC’s confirmed Kelly Reilly will star in their limited run drama series The Black Box. The 13-episode series will air in 2014 and will be directed by My Week with Marilyn‘s Simon Curtis. Amy Holden Jones (Indecent Proposal) wrote the script.

The official plot: “Elizabeth Black, world-renowned neuroscientist, appears to have it all. In an impossible journey to find balance in her life, she is constantly haunted by her own struggle with mental illness. On the outside, Elizabeth has a special touch for the patients she treats at The Center for Neurological Research and Treatment, otherwise known as ‘The Cube.’ However, Elizabeth’s mental illness is not the only secret she’s kept locked away from her family and her new fiancee.”

Anne Thomopoulos, Bryan Singer, Ilene Chaiken, and Oly Obst are executive producing the series.

Reilly’s credits include Flight, Sherlock Holmes, Me and Orson Welles, and Pride and Prejudice.