Kelly Marie Tran Joins the Cast of Hulu's MONSTERLAND

Kelly Marie Tran is looking to move from a galaxy far, far away to somewhere a little closer to home. Tran has joined Hulu’s anthology drama series Monsterland as a woman named Lauren. The series is based on a collection of stories from Nathan Ballingrud.

The series, produced by Annapurna Television, is set in a world that involves encounters with fantasy creatures like mermaids and fallen angels, and follows broken people driven to desperate acts in an attempt to repair their lives…Tran will star in an episode titled "Iron River, MI" in which she'll play Lauren, who returns to her small Michigan hometown to be married. She had managed to build a new life for herself after her best friend, Elena, went missing when they were 16.

Monsterland is being spearheaded by Mary Laws who is creating, writing, and executive producing the series. Other cast members for the series include Mike Colter (Luke Cage), Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), and Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black).

Via: THR