As first reported in The Hollywood Reporter, actor Sean PatRick Thomas has joined the cast of the upcoming CW drama pilot THE SELECTION. The actor joins previously announced cast members Ethan Peck, grandson of actor Gregory Peck, and Aimee Teegarden. Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain will write and executive produce the drama from Warner Bros. Television.

The actor has appeared in film in 'Save the Last Dance'. His TV credits include the long-running drama series 'Friday Night Lights as well as The CW's Ringer, Lifetime's 'Army Wives' and the CBS drama, 'The District'.

THE SELECTION tells the tale of "an epic romance set 300 years in the future in which a poor young woman is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads." Thomas will portray Sylvan Santos, described as "a close adviser to the current queen and an expert in royal etiquette who advises the participants in the competition."

CW电视网将制作一部类似于《饥饿游戏》的新剧《命定女王》，而这部剧集近日添加了一个“顾问”，他就是曾出演《留住最后一支舞》的西恩·帕特里克·汤玛斯(Sean Patrick Thomas)。

这个剧集被定位为浪漫史诗讲述了在300年后的未来，一个清贫的年轻女孩被选定成为一个饱受战火摧残正处在不知前路方向的国家的女王。Thomas扮演的角色是Sylvan Santos，一个现任女王身边的贴身顾问同时也是竞选者的王室礼仪专家。

在Thomas之前，来自《胜利之光》的艾米·缇加登(Aimee Teegarden)和《对面的恶女看过来》的伊森·派克(Ethan Peck)已经加盟了这个项目。他们分别饰演女主角，也就是“命定女王”；后者则扮演一个被无数女孩梦想嫁给自己的Maxon王子。