Earlier this year, CBS handed a series order to “Clarice,” a show that will center on Clarice Starling in the wake of The Silence of the Lambs. Rebecca Breeds (“Pretty Little Liars”) will star as Clarice Starling, with the cast also including Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Nick Sandow (“Orange is the New Black”) and Michael Cudlitz (“The Walking Dead”).
More casting news comes courtesy of Deadline today, with the site reporting that Marnee Carpenter (“Criminal Minds”) has signed on as a series regular, with Jayne Atkinson (“House of Cards”), Shawn Doyle (“The Expanse”), and Tim Guinee (“Homeland”) also joining the cast.
Carpenter will be playing Catherine Martin, the character abducted and held hostage by Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs. She was ultimately saved by Clarice Starling.
Brooke Smith played Catherine Martin in the Oscar-winning 1991 film.
Marnee Carpenter in “Good Girls” (2018)
“Clarice is set in 1993, a year after the events of The Silence of the Lambs. The series is a deep dive into the untold personal story of Clarice Starling, as she returns to the field to pursue serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high stakes political world of Washington, D.C.”
“Brilliant and vulnerable, Clarice graduated Magna from UVA with a double major in Psych and Criminology. Her bravery gives her an inner light that draws monsters and madmen to her. Her complex psychological makeup comes from a challenging childhood, and her drive comes from her need to escape the burden of family secrets that have haunted her throughout her life.”
Elizabeth Klaviter (“The Resident”) will show-run “Clarice,” working alongside writers/executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet. Maja Vrvilo directs the pilot.
“Clarice” is set for a midseason 2020-21 premiere.