Joseph Morgan Lands Lead in 'Gone Baby Gone' TV Show!

The Originals‘ Joseph Morgan has landed a role in Fox’s untitled drama pilot based on the novel “Gone Baby Gone” by Dennis Lehane.

You may remember, the book also served as inspiration for the 2007 film directed by Ben Affleck and starring his brother Casey Affleck.

The show centers on “private detectives Patrick Kenzie (Morgan) and Angela Gennaro who, armed with their wits, their street knowledge and an undeniable chemistry, right wrongs the law can’t in the working-class Boston borough of Dorchester,” Deadline reports.

Joseph will be playing the role played by Casey Affleck in the 2007 movie.