Deadline is reporting that Of Kings and Prophets alum Alex McGregor is set to star in The CW’s fantasy-themed pilot Searchers. She’ll be playing rebellious Fable, who never gave up hope that her parents could still be alive after their mysterious disappearance.
From Jason Rothenberg (The 100), Searchers follows free-spirited Fable and tech innovator Cooper (Zane Holtz), siblings who lose their parents a decade ago. While Cooper has tried to move on as best as he could, Fable’s inquisitiveness and restlessness has kept hope alive that they could still be alive. The two receive quite the shock, though, when Fable learns that their mother’s terrifying and bizarre stories might be a road map to discovering the great legends, myths, and unexplainable mysteries of the world. Now she and Cooper must use their mother’s stories to find the closure over the loss of their parents that each of them need.
In addition to her role on the ABC drama, McGregor has appeared on the likes of Blood Drive, Crusoe, and Cape Town.
Searchers is one of six CW pilots currently in contention for 2017-18, joining DC-verse entrant Black Lightning, military drama Valor, soapy reboot Dynasty, beauty pageant drama Insatiable, and cancer dramedy Life Sentence. While casting for every project should continue over the next few weeks, decisions on which pilots will be ordered to series should be announced in early May.
