CSI has added a new member to its Las Vegas forensic team and she comes in the form of Jessica Lucas. While many might speculate that the inclusion of the 21-year-old Canadian actress is replacement for Sara Sidle (
Jorja Fox), it has been confirmed that this is not the case.
As an addition to the cast of
CSI, rather than a substitute, Lucas will be portraying a young CSI named Veronica Lake, instead of the originally reported Vivian Lee. According to the
Hollywood Reporter, she is also referred to as “Ronnie” and is described to be young, smart and bubbly. She is also a sought-after newbie in training who gets multiple job offers but chooses to go to Las Vegas because of the increase in crime rate there.
Jessica Lucas, who is set to make her appearance during the third episode of
CSI's season 8 entitled "Go to Hell," has been in a number of movie and television roles. Aside from playing Sue Miller on the drama series
Life As We Know It, she is also credited for being part of
The Covenant,
Edgemont,
She's the Man and
Split Decision.
While Sara Sidle's fate is still being kept under wraps, here are some updates with other characters for the upcoming season 8. According to show executive producer Carol Mendelsohn, Catherine Willows (
Marg Helgenberger) will interact with Adam Novak, who is played by Helgenberger's real-life husband, Alan Rosenberg. She will be outside of the lab for this storyline.
"One of the things he's going to offer Catherine is sort of an opportunity to be on a dream-team-type defense on a high-profile case," Mendelsohn said. "And she gets a little touch of the high life doing that. You get paid well, you get to stay in nice hotels, you get to have nice meals.... It's going to be a little tantalizing for her."
TV Guide has also revealed that season 8 will focus more into Catherine's family issues, particularly the legacy left to her by Sam Braun (Scott Wilson).
Helgenberger's contract is expected to run out at the end of season 8, as will
William Petersen's (Gil Grissom). As of the moment, there is no confirmation whether the two lead stars will be leaving or continuing with the show.
-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Hollywood Reporter, CSI Files
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