Mira Sorvino Books Recurring Role on TNT's FALLING SKIES

Mira Sorvino is joining the cast of FALLING SKIES.

According to Deadline, the Oscar-winning actress has booked a recurring role on the show's upcoming fourth season, set to premiere next summer.

Sorvino will take on the role of "Sara, a woman far removed from her former life as a graphic designer who is now dogged by death at every turn, yet she has never felt more alive, free or fearless. A chance encounter with guerrilla fighter John Pope (Colin Cunningham) leads her to join the resistance and develop a strong personal bond with the outlaw-turned-warrior."

Sorvino won an Oscar for best supporting actress in the 1995 Woody Allen film "Mighty Aphrodite." She also co-starred with Lisa Kudrow in "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" and has appeared in numerous film and television roles.

Falling Skies tells the extraordinary tale of life and survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. Wyle plays Tom Mason, a college professor who becomes an unlikely resistance leader after a massive Invasion by an alien force. The series also stars Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Connor Jessup, Maxim Knight, Seychelle Gabriel, Mpho Koaho, Colin Cunningham and Sarah Carter. Among the guest stars this season on Falling Skies are Gloria Reuben, Robert Sean Leonard, Stephen Collins and Doug Jones.

Falling Skies premiered in summer 2011 and ranked as basic cable's #1 new series of the year. The series returned with strong numbers last year, averaging 5.6 million viewers in Live + 7 and ranking as basic cable's #1 summer drama with adults 25-54.

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