EXCLUSIVE: Michaela McManus (You) has joined Fox‘s forthcoming drama series Memory of a Killer, from writers Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone, in a heavily recurring role opposite Patrick Dempsey, Michael Imperioli, Richard Harmon and Odeya Rush.

Inspired by the award-winning 2003 Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer (La Memoire Du Tueur), Memory of a Killer stars Dempsey as a hitman, Angelo Doyle, leading a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret — he has developed early onset Alzheimer’s. Imperioli co-stars as Dutch, Angelo’s oldest friend and an accomplished chef whose restaurant is a front for criminal enterprise.

McManus will portray Nicky, the manager of the Silverstrand Club, a gathering place for mobsters on the take. Motivated by a secret agenda of her own, Nicky and Angelo fall into a dangerous romance.

Set for a midseason premiere, the show is being produced by Warner Bros Television and Fox Entertainment. Whitmore and Malone are exec producing alongside Cathy Schulman of Welle Entertainment and David Schulner, as well as Arthur Sarkissian, Martin Campbell, and Peter Bouckaert of Eyeworks.

Seen on shows like You, The Orville, and SEAL Team, McManus most recently starred in the indie sci-fi thriller Redux Redux, which premiered at SXSW earlier this year. She was a series regular on NBC’s The Village, Aquarius, and Awake, and was a season regular on shows like The Vampire Diaries, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and One Tree Hill. Additional TV credits include guest star roles on 9-1-1: Lone Star, Hawaii Five-0, Castle, Necessary Roughness, and both CSI franchises.

On the film side, McManus has starred in Netflix’s horror pic The Block Island Sound and led the indie thriller 13 Cameras. Her film work also includes roles in Into the Grizzly Maze, Funeral Kings, and Café opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt. She is repped by Strand Entertainment and CESD.