Jurnee Smollett-Bell to join cast of NBC drama 'Parenthood'
Actress Jurnee Smollett-Bell will be joining the cast of the NBC drama 鈥淧arenthood鈥� for the show鈥檚 fifth season, according to .
Smollett-Bell will be playing a character named Heather Hall who becomes Kristina (Monica Potter)鈥檚 campaign manager. On the show, Kristina running for political office will reportedly be a large part of the fifth season.
TVLine described the part as a 鈥渕ajor recurring role.鈥�
Smollett-Bell is currently appearing on 鈥淭rue Blood鈥� as Nicole Wright, a member of a group that wants to protect vampires and other supernatural beings like shapeshifters and werewolves from those who believe them dangerous. Nicole has also become a love interest for bartender Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell).
The actress guest-starred on the recent TV series 鈥淭he Mob Doctor鈥� and starred on the NBC drama 鈥�Friday Night Lights鈥� near the end of the show鈥檚 run. She has also guest-starred on shows such as 鈥淭he Defenders,鈥� 鈥淕rey鈥檚 Anatomy,鈥� and 鈥淗ouse.鈥�
鈥�Parenthood,鈥� which is based on the 1989 film starring Steve Martin, has aired on NBC since 2010 and revolves around an extended family, the Bravermans. It stars 鈥�Coach鈥� actor Craig T. Nelson, 鈥淪ix Feet Under鈥� actor Peter Krause, 鈥淗it and Run鈥� star Dax Shepard, and 鈥淕ilmore Girls鈥� star Lauren Graham.
The show has been well-received by critics and was nominated once for an Emmy award, for actor Jason Ritter鈥檚 guest turn on the show. It has often placed on reviewers鈥� list of the best shows of the year since it began airing.
As noted by TVLine, many other former 鈥淔riday Night Lights鈥� actors have guest-starred on 鈥淧arenthood,鈥� including Minka Kelly, Derek Phillips, and Michael B. Jordan. 鈥淔riday Night Lights鈥� head writer and executive producer Jason Katims is the head writer for and developed 鈥淧arenthood.鈥�
