Alice Eve signs on to star in a gender-swapped reboot of the late 1990s CBS series Early Edition

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Just over 25 years after Kyle Chandler starred in the original series Early Edition, CBS has found its leading lady for a gender-swapped reboot, Alice Eve.The 40-year-old British actress has signed on to star in a new reboot of the show, which originally starred Kyle Chandler and aired four seasons from 1996 to 2000, via Deadline.The reboot will keep the same underlying premise as the original, but tweak the lead character significantly.

Gender-swapped: Just over 25 years after Kyle Chandler starred in the original series Early Edition, CBS has found its leading lady for a gender-swapped reboot, Alice Eve Original:The 40-year-old British actress has signed on to star in a new reboot of the show, which originally starred Kyle Chandler and aired four seasons from 1996 to 2000, via DeadlineThe original series followed a Chicago stockbroker named Gary Hobson (Chandler), who one day, inexplicably receives the next day's 'early edition' of the Chicago Sun-Times a day early.The paper comes with the mysterious presence of a tabby cat, which accompanies the paper every day, as Gary learns he must prevent the tragedies laid out in that paper from happening.

It was revealed in the series finale that Gary was passed down this responsibility from a man named Lucius Snow, who saved Gary's life when he was a child.

Next day:The original series followed a Chicago stockbroker named Gary Hobson (Chandler), who one day, inexplicably receives the next day's 'early edition' of the Chicago Sun-Times a day early Gary ultimately passes this responsibility to a young girl named Lindsey Romick, who had just lost her grandfather, who will start her duties when Gary is no longer able.This reboot will follow Eve's character named Beth, described as,.