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"24 actress Leslie Hope has joined Guillermo del Toro&amp;#039;s new TV pilot The Strain. The sci-fi drama follows a team of scientists who must halt the outbreak of a virus that transforms humans into vampires.  Hope will play the recurring role of Joan Luss, one of the outbreak&amp;#039;s survivors, TVLine reports. The 48-year-old - also recently cast on NCIS in a major guest role - joins Corey Stoll (House of Cards), John Hurt (Doctor Who), Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings) and fellow 24 veteran Roger Cross in The Strain.  The thriller - from del Toro and Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) - is in development for cable network FX. In contention for a 13-episode pick-up, The Strain is based on the novel series by del Toro and author Chuck Hogan. &amp;gt; Pacific Rim star cast in Guillermo del Toro&amp;#039;s vampire TV series &amp;gt; Guillermo del Toro&amp;#039;s Hulk TV show &amp;quot;on pause&amp;quot;, says Marvel "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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