666 Park Avenue Alum Robert Buckley Joins the iZombie Pilot

Steve Barton   |  

Mar 8, 2014

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The CW has yet to cast the female lead in its pilot for “iZombie,” but another male actor has joined the fray as Robert Buckley (“One Tree Hill,” “666 Park Avenue”) signs on to play a character named Major.

You may recall that “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 and a police detective, she solves homicide cases in order to quiet the disturbing voices in her head.

Per THR, Buckley’s Major is Liv’s former fiancé, who is trying to transition back to being her friend despite still being in love with her. He’s a former college football player-turned-environmental engineer who is extremely likable. Buckley joins previously announced Malcolm Goodwin, Alexandra Krosney, and David Anders.

Related Story: The Vampire Diaries’ David Anders and More File into “iZombie”

“Veronica Mars” creator Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero wrote the script and are executive producing alongside Danielle Stokdyk and Dan Etheridge. Thomas will direct the pilot, which hails from Rob Thomas Productions and Warner Bros. Television. The pilot is based on characters created by Chris Robertson and Michael Allred and published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint.

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