The Jane The Virgin spinoff has found its lead. Jacqueline Grace Lopez has been cast in Jane the Novela, a spinoff of its parent series that received a pilot order as a potential series pickup.
Written by Jane writer Valentina Garza and directed by Brad Silberling, Jane the Novela is envisioned as a soapy, telenovela-inspired anthology series in the tradition of Jane the Virgin, where each season is based on a different fictional novel “written by” Jane Villanueva and narrated by the author herself. The first installment takes place at a Napa Valley Vineyard, where family secrets (and family members) don’t stay buried for long. It centers on Estela (Lopez), an up and coming art curator who has spent years playing it safe and coloring within the lines. But a shocking secret changes everything and forces her to live a double life.
The telenovela anthology series project hails from Jane the Virgin creator/executive producer Jennie Snyder Urman, star Gina Rodriguez, exec producers Ben Silverman and director Brad Silberling. as well as studio CBS TV Studios. Buzz suggests that the pilot script is very strong and that The CW is confident in a pickup if that script translates to a strong pilot.
Lopez has a handful of acting credits, most recently a guest spot on Hulu’s Light as a Feather. Her short film The Girl Without Cats, which she wrote and produced, also made the festival circuit.
