EXCLUSIVE: Ella Thomas (NCIS: LA) has joined the cast of Desperation Road starring Garrett Hedlund (Tulsa Kings, Mudbound), Mel Gibson (Braveheart) and Willa Fitzgerlad (Reacher) and directed by Nadine Crocker (Continue).
Ryan Hurst (Remember the Titans), Woody McClain (The Harder They Fall) and Pyper Braun (Country Comfort) also star. Thomas will star as Sarah Magee, the ex-fiancée of Hedlund’s character Russell whom were set to marry before a series of tragic events separated them.
Still in love with each other, she is described as loyal to her family and she must navigate her feelings for Russell when he returns home from prison.
Written by Michael Farris Smith, Desperation Road is set in Mississippi and follows a singular event that sets the entire town on a collision course fueled by vengeance, anger and regret.
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