ABC has found its killer woman.
Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer has been tapped to star in the network's adaptation of Argentinean drama Killer Women, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
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Based Mujeres Asesinas, the drama revolves around Molly Parker, the only woman in the notoriously male Texas Rangers.
Helfer will star as Molly, the ballsy, beautiful badass who knows how to get to the truth and isn't afraid to ruffle a few feathers on her way there. The sheriff's daughter has a doctorate in gender studies as well as a Miss Texas crown from 1992. She was hand-picked to be one of the two Texas female Rangers and is a forensic specialist, an interrogation ace and can shoot with deadly precision. Her personal life, meanwhile, is a mess -- as the recently divorced Molly now lives with her older brother Billy, and her two rowdy nieces.
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The Raven's Hannah Shakespeare will pen the script for ABC Studios, Electus and Latin World Entertainment. Modern Family's Sofia Vergara will executive produce alongside Martin Campbell, who will also direct.
Helfer most recently lent her voice to Disney XD's TRON: Uprising and co-starred on NBC's short-lived The Firm. Her credits also include playing Number Six in Battlestar Galactica. She's repped by Paradigm and Gilbertson Entertainment.
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