Line of Duty star Kelly Macdonald has landed her next lead TV role.
The actor, who played DCI Joanne Davidson in the hit police drama, has joined the cast of HBO's Green Lantern TV show, Lanterns.
The eight-part series centres around new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), who is mentored by veteran hero Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) when he joins the DC Universe's cosmic police agency.
The two intergalactic cops are then drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they begin investigating a murder in the American heartland.
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According to Deadline, Macdonald will play Sheriff Kerry, a no-nonsense woman deeply devoted to her family and close-knit town. The character is said to be a potential love interest for Hal Jordan.
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"Her resilience, shaped by a complex past that's hardened her resolve, anchors her when the community's secrets begin to surface," the official character description reads.
Lanterns will be adapted by Watchmen's Damon Lindelof, Ozark's Chris Mundy and acclaimed DC Comics writer Tom King. DCU bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran are on board to produce.
"We're thrilled to bring this seminal DC title to HBO with Chris, Damon and Tom at the helm," Gunn and Safran said in a statement.
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"John Stewart and Hal Jordan are two of DC's most compelling characters, and Lanterns brings them to life in an original detective story that is a foundational part of the unified DCU we're launching next summer with Superman."
As for Macdonald, the actor is starring opposite Damien Lewis in the new vampire thriller The Radleys.
The film, which is now available to watch on Sky Cinema, centres around a married couple who are hiding a dark secret from their children.
Macdonald has also landed a role in the new Netflix crime series Department Q, alongside Downton Abbey's Matthew Goode and The Queen's Gambit star Chloe Pirrie.
Lanterns doesn't have a release date yet.
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