Newcomer Candace Grace has been tapped as the lead in Sam Esmail’s ABC drama pilot Acts of Crime. Also joining as series regulars are Molly Price (Feud: Bette & Joan), Peter Mark Kendall (Broadway’s Six Degrees of Separation) and newcomer Josiah Cross.
The project hails from Mr. Robot creator Esmail, UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, where Esmail is under a deal, and ABC Signature.Written and directed by Esmail, Acts of Crime is described as a unique spin on the crime procedural.
No other details have been revealed.Grace will play Vivien Lamonte, a Black police detective working homicide in suburban New Jersey.
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