Sharon Leal joins cast of CBS drama ‘Instinct’

June 23 (UPI) — Dreamgirls and Why Did I Get Married? alum Sharon Leal has joined the cast of CBS’ drama series Instinct.

Set to premiere during the 2017-2018 television season, the show is based on a soon-to-be-published James Patterson book. It co-stars Alan Cumming and Bojana Novakovic.

Instinct follows “Dr. Dylan Reinhart, a former CIA operative who is lured back to his old life by tenacious New York Police Department detective Lizzie Needham when she needs his help to stop a serial killer,” a press release explained.

Leal will play Lizzie’s friend, who was recently promoted to be her boss at the NYPD.

Leal’s other credits include Supergirl, Boston Public and Hellcats.