NBC announced today that actress Angélica Celaya has joined the cast of NBC's Constantine, playing Zed from the original Hellblazer comic books.
.@AngelicaCelaya is coming to #Constantine as Zed. pic.twitter.com/Kii4BAV5Zd
— Constantine (@WBConstantine) July 13, 2014
Lucy Griffiths played the female lead character Liv in the pilot episode, but we reported last week that the character is being written off the show, to be replaced with a character from the comic books. Liv was created specifically for the show, but the creators decided to go in a different direction, which lead to Angélica Celaya's casting.
In the DC Comics title Hellblazer, Mary "Zed" Martin is an artist who first met John Constantine in a London alleyway. She was recruited by an extreme Christian group known as the Resurrection Crusade, to bear the second coming of Christ, although that was stopped by Constantine himself. She joins John and helps him stop the Fear Machine, while also assisting John with finding his twin.
In related news, the official Twitter account for Constantine revealed new details about the show's TCA panel earlier today, which you can take a look at below.
"The thing that I loved about #Constantine is that he was always a smart ass," EP David S. Goyer says on the character's appeal #NBC#TCA14
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) July 13, 2014
.@HaroldPerrineau describes his character as an "angel of questionable intent." #Constantine
— Constantine (@WBConstantine) July 13, 2014
The first season arc of #Constantine is about the rising darkness. #TCA14
— Marisa Roffman (@marisaroffman) July 13, 2014
#TCA14 breaking news: @mattryanreal is British, as reported by @HaroldPerrineau#Constantine
— Constantine (@WBConstantine) July 13, 2014
.@mattryanreal's favorite comic growing up was Batman. #Constantine
— Constantine (@WBConstantine) July 13, 2014
@NBCConstantine so honored to be in such an amazing series!!!! @nbc going to make #Zed kick some ass!
— Angélica Celaya (@AngelicaCelaya) July 13, 2014
#Constantine's "friends drop like flies" says EP David Goyer.
— Constantine (@WBConstantine) July 13, 2014
#Constantine pilot will have a half dozen easter eggs for DC comic book fans in the pilot #TCA14#NBC
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) July 13, 2014