Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Kiefer Sutherland in FOX's 'Touch'

Danny Glover is also set to co-star in the Tim Kring-created drama

By HitFix StaffFriday, Jun 10, 2011 5:46 PM

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw has landed the female lead in FOX's drama pilot "Touch," opposite Kiefer Sutherland.

Created by Tim Kring ("Heroes," for better or for worse), "Touch" stars Sutherland as a father who comes to realize his autistic son (David Mazouz) is communicating with him using a complicated numeric system. That's impressive. Wanna know what's more impressive? The son may also be predicting the future.

According to Deadline.com, Mbatha-Raw will play Clea Hopkins, a social worker evaluating the father and son's domestic situation.

Danny Glover was previously cast as a professor with an interest in gifted children.

FOX hasn't actually ordered "Touch" to series, what with "Touch" not having shot a pilot yet, but the drama is still expected to eventually find a home on the network at midseason.

J.J. Abrams chose the relatively unknown Mbatha-Raw to star in his highly touted NBC drama "Undercovers" last spring. That didn't work out so well, though Mbatha-Raw emerged from the swift cancellation largely unscathed. She'll next be seen in the summer comedy "Larry Crowne," opposite Tom Hanks.

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Monterey Jack

Gugu's ass was pretty much the only redeeming quality of the dull Undercovers, so good to see her attached to a new series.
June 10, 2011 at 11:15PM EST Reply to Comment
Rick G

She can star in anything, anytime, anywhere. Hell, she wants to do The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Part 8, I'm there.
June 12, 2011 at 5:32AM EST Reply to Comment