Emmy Award nominee Phillipa Soo, best known for her work in "Hamilton," will join the cast of Apple TV+ original series "Shining Girls," according to a report on Thursday.
Soo has signed on to the Apple TV+ project to take on the role of Jin-Sook, an intelligent and sure-footed researcher at the Adler planetarium, reports
Deadline.
The actor was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series Musical category in 2021 for her turn in "Hamilton" and most recently played a role in Spectrum Original series "The Bite."
"Shining Girls" is described as a metaphysical, time travel thriller. Based on Lauren Beukes' 2013 best-selling novel, the story revolves around a Depression-era drifter who discovers a key to a house that unlocks to different eras in Chicago's history. In order to travel through the portal, however, he must murder women burning with potential.