Station 19’s Jaina Lee Ortiz is teaming up along with her former Gray’s Anatomy co-star Scott Speedman as soon as extra for an upcoming ABC present titled RJ Decker. Speedman will star within the present, and Ortiz might be a sequence common.
RJ Decker is against the law drama that was impressed by Double Whammy, a novel written by Carl Hiaasen in 1987. The sequence will comply with its titular character (Speedman), a former photojournalist and ex-convict who reinvents himself as a personal investigator after he served his sentence. The story takes place in South Florida, the place he takes on among the strangest instances. Decker groups up together with his previous girlfriend, who remains to be a journalist, her spouse (who’s a detective within the police power), and a mysterious girl from his previous who may both assist him succeed or ship him straight again to jail.
Ortiz will painting Emi Ochoa, the daughter of a deceitful state senator who’s carefully linked to Decker’s previous. Emi is described as very sharp and risky. The character was initially presupposed to be named Shay Bennett, and Weruche Opia was initially forged for the position. Nonetheless, it was introduced in September 2025 that they have been searching for a brand new actor.
The sequence is created by Rob Doherty (Elementary). The writer of the supply materials, Hiaaseen, will function an government producer, in addition to Carl Beverly (Fleishman Is in Hassle) and Sarah Timberman (Lonely Planet). Except for Ortiz and Speedman, RJ Decker can even star Kevin Rankin (Aloysius “Want” Aiken), Bevin Bru (Melody “Mel” Romero, and Adelaide Clemens (Catherine Delacroix).
Ortiz and Speedman starred in two episodes of Gray’s Anatomy collectively. The 2 crossed paths throughout a crossover between the medical drama and its spinoff sequence Station 19. Ortiz starred as a firefighter named Andy Herrera within the latter, whereas Speedman performed transplant surgeon, Dr. Nick Marsh, within the flagship present.
ABC’s RJ Decker will premiere midseason.
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