Former 'Suits' star Gina Torres is set to play one of the title roles in ABC's vampire drama 'The Brides'
alum will star in the pilot, described as a sexy, contemporary reimagining of the Dracula story. The project comes fromcreator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and mega-producer Greg Berlanti. It's a co-production of ABC Studios and Warner Bros. TV, where both Aguirre-Sacasa and Berlanti have big overall deals.is a vampire soap with strong horror elements about a trio of empowered, immortal women and the things they do to maintain wealth, prestige, legacy and their nontraditional family.
Torres will play Cleo Phillips, the leader of the trio of brides of Dracula. An imperious woman with a queenly manner—understandably, as she was a queen in her former life — she was turned by Dracula after the death of her husband. Now a maven of New York City real estate, Cleo is challenged professionally by a mysterious newcomer — even as her ties to her sisters are dangerously fraying.
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