Jessica Stroup to Join Fox's THE FOLLOWING

A 90210 alum is headed to Fox's THE FOLLOWING.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Jessica Stroup has signed on for the second season of the hit drama, taking on the role of "Max, the niece of Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon). She's an NYPD cop, currently working in the Intel Division. Max reconnects with Ryan and she becomes a valuable ally."

The series has also enlisted BEAUTIFUL CREATURES' Tiffany Boone, "who will play Mandy, an impressionable young girl who finds herself to be the newest cult member following Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) - whether she likes it or not."

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The series comes from creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson ("The Vampire Diaries," "Dawson's Creek," the "Scream" franchise) out-rated all freshman series, finished the 2012-13 season as the No. 1 drama on broadcast television among Adults 18-49, Men 18-49 and Men 18-34 and drew an average audience of 16.3 million viewers across key live and time-shifted platforms.

The second season of THE FOLLOWING is set to premiere on Fox in January 2014.

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