Rebecca Romijin cast in 'King and Maxwell'

Rebecca Romjin will play one half of the private investigator team in King and Maxwell, a TNT pilot from NCIS: LA executive producer Shane Brennan.

Romjin will play Michelle Maxwell, a former secret services agent who investigates politically sensitive cases along with her partner, Sean King (The Closer‘s Jon Tenney). According to casting intel, Maxwell is a “formidable investigator” who was forced out of the Secret Service and is determined to redeem herself. (And before you ask, yes, there is a romantic element to their story.)

The actress, who has also appeared on Ugly Betty, currently co-stars on NTSF:SD:SUV:: on Adult Swim.

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• By Sandra Gonzalez @EWSandraG