Sarah Jones Set to Star in CBS Drama Pilot L.A. CONFIDENTIAL

According to Deadline, Sarah Jones is set to play Lynn in CBS drama pilot L.A. Confidential, based on James Ellroy's classic noir novel. It comes from Arnon Milchan, producer of the acclaimed 1997 movie; CBS TV Studios; New Regency; and Lionsgate TV.

Written by Harper and directed by Michael Dinner, L.A. Confidential follows three homicide detectives, a female reporter (Alana Arenas) and a Hollywood actress (Jones) whose paths intersect as the detectives pursue a sadistic serial killer among the SECRETS AND LIES of gritty, glamorous 1950s Los Angeles.

Lynn Bracken is a sharp Veronica Lake-like beauty, an aspiring Hollywood actress - and not one to compromise her principles. When she finds a best friend brutally murdered and Jack Vincennes (Walton Goggins) unexpectedly at the scene before she's had time to call the police, Lynn knows she has something on the LAPD detective - and decides to use it to help solve the horrible crime.

The role of Lynn was played by Kim Basinger in the 1997 movie L.A. Confidential, earning her an Oscar. In addition to Goggins and Arenas, Jones joins in the pilot previously cast Brian J. Smith, Mark Webber and Shea Whigham.

Sarah Jones appeared in television shows Huff, Ugly Betty, and Big Love. She played the youngest of three sisters who run a wedding planner business in Fox's short-lived dramedy series The Wedding Bells. She has also been in two independent movies, Still Green and The Blue Hour. She can also be seen in the Cary Brothers music video Who You Are. Jones became best known for playing the role of Det. Rebecca Madsen in the FOX TV series Alcatraz. The show premiered on January 16, 2012. Despite an impressive start, the series was officially cancelled by FOX on May 9, 2012, due to dropping viewership throughout its run. However, Jones was featured in a May 2012 spread for Vanity Fair magazine, and she quickly returned to series television, being cast as a regular on Vegas. Other roles she has gained attention for, are Alison in the Hulu original series The Path and Amelia Davenport in the usa network TV series Damnation.

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