Vanessa Lachey to star in NCIS: Hawai'i, becoming the first female NCIS franchise lead

The Hollywood Reporter

Lachey will play Jane Tennant, the first woman to be named special agent in charge of NCIS' Pearl Harbor office. "A woman in a male-dominated profession, she's thrived in a system that’s pushed back every step of the way through equal parts confidence and strategy," according to CBS' description. "She's also a mother raising her children mostly on her own and has to balance her duty to her kids and her country." CBS also announced Yasmine Al-Bustami and Jason Antoon have also signed on as series regulars. Lachey previously starred on Fox's BH90210 and NBC's Truth Be Told. She was also a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and a host of MTV's Total Request Live.