Variety is reporting that CW drama pilot The Republic of Sarah has added Westworld alum Izabella Alvarez, Nia Holloway (Hawaii Five-0), and Supergirl‘s Hope Lauren.
From Jeffrey Paul King (Elementary), The Republic of Sarah centers on high school history teacher Sarah Cooper (Stella Baker) as she utilizes an obscure cartographical loophole to declare her small town an independent nation instead of letting it fall into the hands of a greedy mining company. If ordered, the series would follow Sarah attempting to build a country from scratch with the help of a young band of misfits.
Alvarez will play Maya, a young woman sent to live with her father in Greylock after her mother’s imprisonment. Holloway is set as Sarah’s cynical roommate and longtime friend Amy. Lauren will portray Sarah’s devoted best friend Corinne. They join a cast that also includes The Tomorrow People alum Luke Mitchell.
The Republic of Sarah is one of four traditional pilots in development at The CW, joining political drama Maverick, martial arts saga Kung Fu, and the network’s third attempt at The Lost Boys. The CW also has straight-to-series orders for Superman & Lois and Walker, Texas Ranger reboot Walker, as well as backdoor pilots that would spinoff Arrow and The 100 if ordered.
