American
TV
show
"Quantico",
the
pilot
of
which
was
shot
with
Bollywood
actress
Priyanka
Chopra
essaying
the
female
lead,
has
been
picked
for
telecast
by
TV
network
ABC.
It
will
air
in
fall
season
and
is
the
first
American
TV
show
of
the
Miss
World.
Confirming
the
news,
an
excited
Priyanka
took
to
micro-blogging
website
Twitter
and
shared:
"And
it's
happened
#QuanticoABC
will
air
this
fall
@ABCNetwork
@anjulaacharia
@tracybrennan007
@kcslee
God
Bless!yay!
(sic)"
The
32-year-old
actress
also
shared
a
photograph
of
the
cast
of
the
show
along
with
her
tweet.
Priyanka,
who
is
the
first
Bollywood
actress
to
star
in
a
pilot
at
ABC
and
has
made
her
space
in
the
West
with
her
singing
talent,
plays
Alex
Parrish,
a
half-Caucasian,
half-Indian
FBI
trainee
with
a
haunting
past.
The
show
centres
on
a
diverse
group
of
recruits
who
have
arrived
at
the
FBI
Quantico
Base
for
training.
Being
the
best
and
brightest
of
the
lot,
it
seems
impossible
that
one
of
them
is
suspected
of
masterminding
the
biggest
attack
on
New
York
City
since
9/11,
according
to
deadline.com.
"Quantico"
also
stars
Dougray
Scott
as
Liam,
Jake
McLaughlin
as
Ryan,
Aunjanue
Ellis
as
Miranda,
Yasmine
Al
Massri
as
Nimah,
Johanna
Braddy
as
Shelby,
Tate
Ellington
as
Simon
Asher
and
Graham
Rogers
as
Caleb
Haas.
The
series
is
written
by
Josh
Safran.
Executive
producers
are
Josh
Safran,
Mark
Gordon
and
Nick
Pepper.