Breakout Kings Alum Malcolm Goodwin Lands Co-Lead Role In CW Drama Pilot iZombiePosted by Wilson Morales
February 25, 2014
Source: Deadline
Malcolm Goodwin, who was last seen opposite Laz Alonso in AMC’s Breakout Kings, has been cast as a co-lead in Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero’s CW drama pilot iZombie, from Warner Bros. TV.
Also cast in the series are Alexandra Krosney, and David Anders.
An adaptation of the DC comic, iZombie is a supernatural crime procedural that centers on Liv, a med student-turned-zombie who takes a job in the coroner’s office to gain access to the brains she must reluctantly eat to maintain her humanity, but with each brain she consumes, she inherits the corpse’s memories. With the help of her medical examiner boss (Anders) and a police detective (Goodwin), she solves homicide cases in order to quiet the disturbing voices in her head.
Goodwin’s Clive is a detective who recently received a promotion from vice to homicide but has been floundering for his first two months and is in desperate need of making a case. Though dubious at first about Liv’s “psychic” powers, she demonstrates too much accuracy for him not to take her seriously. Krosney plays Peyton, Liv’s best friend and roommate who is baffled by Liv’s recent behavior and feels like they’re drifting apart. Anders cast plays the show’s bad guy Blaine, an entitled rich kid who bites off more than he can chew in the drug business.
Goodwin, whose film credits include American Gangster, Leatherheads, The Longshots, and Miracle at St. Anna, has also guest-starred on TV programs such as Blue Bloods, Bones, and House of Cards.
