Liv Tyler has just landed her first broadcast television role. The actress has been cast as the female lead opposite Rob Lowe on the 9-1-1 spinoff, 9-1-1: Lonestar.
Tyler will play Chief Paramedic Michelle Blake, who’s a little rock ‘n’ roll, sometimes a bad girl but always boss. Equal parts compassionate and ruthless, Michelle is brilliant and wry, and the only one who can match wits with Owen in the station, where she often will put him in his place. While always on point at work, Michelle has an obsession she struggles to control: finding out what happened to her little sister Iris, who disappeared two years ago. She’ll stop at nothing to discover the truth, even if it means burning her own life down.
9-1-1: Lonestar, which is set in Austin, Texas, follows Owen (Lowe), a sophisticated New York firefighter who, along with his son, relocates to the Texas capital and must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in his own life. The series hails from 9-1-1 creators/executive producers Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Tim Minear.
While this is the first broadcast TV role for Tyler, the film actress is no stranger to the small screen. Tyler co-stars as Lady Fitzwilliam on Hulu’s Harlots, which recently wrapped its third season. She previously starred as Megan “Meg” Abbott on HBO’s The Leftovers and recently was seen in BBC miniseries Gunpowder. On the film side, she’ll be seen next week opposite Brad Pitt in Ad Astra.
