soph-okonedo:

The True Blood favorite has been tapped to be one of the four leads in ABC’s cop drama pilot Broad Squad, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The drama, inspired by true stories, follows the first four women to graduate from Boston’s Police Academy in 1978.

Wesley will play Joanne, one of four women. Guarded, 
professional and private about her personal life (largely because she’s gay), the character has high standards — mostly because she feels she needs to. As a black woman she knows she has to work harder and be better than everyone in the department. Raised in a tough Boston neighborhood, she’s seen her share of violence. But she’s worked hard to get where she is, going after her convictions, her strength challenged by the realities of the political landscape.

The role was scripted for an African-American and comes as diverse casting has been a major trend among the broadcast networks this pilot season. [X]