Deadline is reporting that The Tomorrow People alum Luke Mitchell has joined CW drama pilot The Republic of Sarah.
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.
Mitchell plays Sarah’s brother Danny, who returns to his hometown working as the lawyer for the mining company seeking to destroy Greylock. Once he returns to the scene of a difficult traumatic childhood, though, Danny is forced to confront the ghosts of his past once and for all.
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.
In addition to his role on the CW drama, Mitchell has appeared on the likes of The Code, Agents of SHIELD, and Blindspot.
