NCIS: Hawaii Signs Up Vanessa Lachey As First Female Lead
TV Line,
Love Is Blind host Vanessa Lachey has landed the role of
NCIS‘s Jane Tennant, the first woman Special Agent in charge of NCIS Pearl. The upcoming
NCIS: Hawaii spin-off has made history by creating the first series in the franchise based around a female lead special agent.
The lead character is described as a single-mother who is struggling to find a balance between her work life and family life. Like previous leads on the popular CBS shows, Jane Tennant will know her way around gruesome crimes scene too. Additionally, as a woman in a male-dominated profession, the hard-charging special agent is also said to be confident and strategic.
Vanessa Lachey to headline NCIS: Hawai i
Vanessa Lachey To Headline ‘NCIS: Hawai’i; Yasmine Al-Bustami & Jason Antoon Also Cast In CBS Spinoff https://t.co/MSyDM7lUSA Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 30, 2021
Vanessa is set to play Special Agent Jane Tennant, the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor. A woman in a male-dominated profession, she’s thrived in a system that’s pushed back every step of the way through equal parts confidence and strategy. But Tennant is more than just a job and a title. She’s a mother raising her kids mostly on her own. Like any parent who loves their career and their family – she’s a master juggler – balancing the duty to both her children and her country.