Kelly Reilly will play Elizabeth Black

Kelly Reilly - The British actress has been chosen for the leading role in the drama series The Black Box.

This is Kelly Reilly will play Elizabeth Black, a neuroscientist talent that hides dark secrets of his family, his fiancé and his own mental illness.

Simon Curtis will direct the project, which will include 13 episodes of this limited series.

Recently seen with Denzel Washington in Flight, Kelly said the first choice for this role.

Written by Amy Holden Jones, The Black Box will be broadcast on ABC in 2014.