Portia de Rossi Cast in Mockingbird Lane

For a while it appeared the role of Lily Munster in Mockingbird Lane – NBC’s reimagining of the classic ’60s series The Munsters – would be played by Mariana Klaveno (True Blood), however other commitments kept her from tackling one of the new series’ lead characters. Instead, NBC has gone with Arrested Development‘s Portia de Rossi in the key role played by Yvonne De Carlo in the original TV series.
 
The Hollywood Reporter says de Rossi has joined Jerry O’Connell (set to play Lily’s husband, ‘Herman Munster’), Eddie Izzard (‘Grandpa Munster), Charity Wakefield (‘Marilyn’), and Mason Cook (‘Eddie’) in the hour-long drama. Bryan Fuller (Pushing Daisies) is writing Mockingbird Lane with X-Men helmer Bryan Singer on board to direct.