Los Angeles, Feb. 27 -- Michaela McManus has joined the ensemble of NBC's pilot for "The Rockford Files", which stars David Boreanaz in the title role.
The project is a contemporary update on the classic series of the same name. Newly paroled after doing time for a crime he didn't commit, James Rockford (Boreanaz) returns to his life as a private investigator using his charm and wit to solve cases around Los Angeles. It doesn't take long for his quest for legitimacy to land him squarely in the crosshairs of both local police and organised crime.
McManus will play Kate, an East Hollywood detective whose romantic relationship with Rockford got complicated after he publicly accused fellow officers of framing him. Kate is a new character crea...