Nicole Ari Parker Added to ABC Drama

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Nicole Ari Parker has been added to the cast of ABC’s midseason drama series ‘The Deep End.’

She replaces Sherri Saum, who played the role in the pilot.

The show, set at an L.A. law firm, has Parker playing Susan, a smart and sexy attorney whose husband, Clifford (Billy Zane), is the firm’s new managing partner.

Also, Michael Benjamin Washington will join the cast of NBC’s comedy ‘100 Questions’ which is also slated for midseason.

‘100 Questions’ will feature Sophie Winkleman as the lead character, Charlotte, who, joins an online-dating site. Washington plays her dating guru, a role Amir Talai played in the pilot.