Mena Suvari (“American Beauty”) has been cast as the lead in an Amazon drama pilot, deadline.com reports.
The actress will star in “Hysteria” as Dr. Logan Harlow, a charming but socially awkward neurologist/psychiatrist at the University of Texas medical school who travels to her hometown of Austin to investigate a mysterious epidemic among high school girls that may be spreading through technology.
Suvari’s other credits include the “American Pie” franchise, “Six Feet Under” and a recent guest arc on “Chicago Fire.”