Annie Parisse (Law & Order) has signed up to play an FBI specialist in Fox’s new thriller The Following. Created, written and executive produced by Kevin Williamson (The Vampire Diaries), The Following starring Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy won’t be premiering until midseason.
The pilot episode was directed by Marcos Siega (Dexter, The Vampire Diaries) who’s also serving as an executive producer on the drama.
The Plot:
The chilling new series focuses on former FBI agent RYAN HARDY (Bacon), who is brought in as a consultant when notorious serial killer JOE CARROLL (Purefoy) escapes from death row and embarks on a new killing spree. Hardy discovers that, while in prison, Carroll was covertly communicating with a network of killers in the outside world and it quickly becomes obvious that he has more planned than just his escape.
Hardy works closely with an FBI team, including FBI Specialist DEBRA PARKER (Parisse), who is brought in to lead the investigation of Carroll and his followers.