SMALLVILLE Actress Serinda Swan Joins Marvel's INHUMANS as Medusa
Marvel’s upcoming series Inhumans has just cast one of its lead actresses. Smallville alum Serinda Swan will take on the role of Medusa, the Queen of the Inhumans and wife of Black Bolt (Anson Mount) in the series. If for some reason you don't recognize her, Swan caught the eyes of fanboys everywhere when she played Zatanna in Smallville.
The character is described as being Black Bolt’s most trusted advisor, "a fiercely resilient warrior who has the ability to move and control her hair the way most people use their hands and fingers."
Marvel TV head and executive producer Jeph Loeb had this to say in a statement to EW:
"Serinda empowers Medusa’s regal glory and still maintains a relatability that synced perfectly with the character. She is nothing short of wonderful."
Showrunner Scott Buck added:
"Serinda Swan brings a regal elegance, as well as a sense of great inner strength and fierce determination, to the role of Medusa. I couldn’t be happier to have her as our Queen of Attilan."
Marvel’s Inhumans follows a race of superhumans with diverse and unique powers and explores the never-before-told epic adventure of Black Bolt and the Royal Family.
Feature director Roel Reine (Death Race 2, The Marine 2, The Lost Tribe, The Scorpion King 3) is set to helm the first two episodes of the series, which will be shot in IMAX and premiere in IMAX theaters on Labor Day weekend. The series will then start its eight-episode run on ABC on Tuesday, September 26th, 2017. All eight episodes are expected to run on the network over consecutive Tuesdays, which means that the finale will air on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017.