Lucy Hale and Raul Esparza have been tapped to round out the cast of FX’s upcoming pilot The Answers, according to Deadline.
- The Answers is set in a future where a young woman joins an experiment that promises to help her find love, but instead, she finds herself bunking with other women who all discover they’re dating the same guy.
- Hale is set to star as Mary while Esparza will portray Dr. Crowe.
- Hale is best known for her role in Pretty Little Liars, but her other credits include films like Scream 4 and Truth or Dare as well as the popular series Riverdale.
- Esparza’s credits include Law & Order and the mini series Retreat.
- The rest of the cast includes:
- Krys Marshall as Ellis
- Melanie Field as Dani
- Pallavi Sharda as Ash
- Kineta Kunutu as Nick
- Kit Steinkellner, whose previous credits include the Facebook Watch series Sorry for Your Loss, has written the pilot script.
- Steinkellner will also serve as an executive producer alongside Danny Strong (Dopesick), Darren Aronofsky (Kindred, One Strange Rock), Mandy Safavi, Ari Handel, and Elizabeth Gesas.
- Gillian Robespierre (Obvious Child, Landline) is attached to direct the pilot.
- The pilot and potential series is a collaboration between 20th Television, Danny Strong Productions, and Protozoa Pictures.