True Blood’s Janina Gavankar Joins Sleepy Hollow Season 4 as New Witness
Debi Moore
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We’re still not sure why Fox renewed “Sleepy Hollow” after losing leading lady Nicole Beharie and then getting rid of several other cast members; but like it or not, Season 4 is heading our way. Today we’ve learned who the new “Witness” is, and she’ll be played by someone who has a bit of experience in the supernatural TV drama realm.
Per TVLine, Janina Gavankar (“True Blood,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Mysteries of Laura”) will fill the role of Diana, a Secret Service agent who will work closely with Tom Mison’s Ichabod Crane. Gavankar is officially a guest star, but we’ll see how that plays out as the season progresses.
Here’s a description of the character: A single mom and former military officer who’s currently a Special Agent for Homeland Security. She’s got a tough, take-charge personality, punctuated by a wry sense of humor. She also has a softer, more caring side which emerges when she’s with her young daughter. Initially she doesn’t believe in the supernatural, and that creates conflicts with Crane. They also clash because they have different ways of approaching missions: While he’s methodical and research-focused, she’s active and task-oriented, which is reflective of her military training.
She rarely talks about the father of her child — a person she cared for, even though she never saw a life together with him — but she’s fiercely devoted to her daughter and will do anything to protect her, an instinct Crane appreciates. After her partner goes down in the line of duty, she and Crane will find common ground in their shared sense of loss. And the two of them will quickly realize they have another important point of connection — though not one anyone would expect at first.
The 13-episode Washington, DC-set fourth season of “Sleepy Hollow” will debut midseason so stay tuned for more info over the coming months.
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