Numb3rs Actress Sophina Brown To Co-Star In NBC’s Cruel IntentionsPosted by Wilson Morales
February 24, 2016
Sophina Brown, best known for her starring role as Nikki Betancourt on the CBS drama series Numb3rs, had landed a regular series role on NBC’s drama pilot, Cruel Intentions.
The series is based on the cult 1999 movie, which starred Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Brown joins Taylor John Smith and Samantha Logan, who had been previously cast. Earlier today, Variety reported that Sarah Michelle Gellar has signed on to reprise her role as Kathryn Merteuil.
Set in present day, Cruel Intentions picks up more than 15 years after the movie left off. It follows the beautiful and cunning Kathryn Merteuil as she vies for control of Valmont International as well as the soul of Bash Casey (Smith), the son of her brother, the late Sebastian Valmont (played by Ryan Phillippe in the ’90s film), and Annette Hargrove. Upon discovering his late father’s legacy in a hidden journal, Bash is introduced to a world of sex, money, power and corruption he never could have imagined.
Brown will play Naomi, the dynamic ex-wife of Kathryn’s husband Pascal and mother to Cassidy (Logan). She’s a force to be reckoned with having recently returned from Capitol Hill with the hopes of being the first black Republican congresswoman in the history of California.
Besides Numb3rs, Brown had made guest appearances on other TV shows such as Castle, Brothers & Sisters, Law & Order: LA, The Good Wife, and NCIS. The Michigan native also had a recurring role on Ravenswood.
Roger Kumble, the original writer and director of “Cruel Intentions,” will direct the pilot. Kumble wrote the pilot script with Lindsey Rosin and Jordan Ross, who will share producing duties with producer Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty of Original Film and Sony Pictures TV.
