EXCLUSIVE: The Residence standout Molly Griggs has been tapped to star opposite Damon Wayans Jr. in the NBC drama pilot Puzzled, from writer Joey Falco and Universal Television.
In Puzzled, based on the Danielle Trussoni novel The Puzzle Master, after barely escaping a tragic fire, once-promising college athlete Mike Brink (Wayans) is transformed by a traumatic brain injury that gives him the unique ability to see the world in an unexpected way and helps him solve crimes with local police.
Griggs will play Peyton Reece, a tightly wound Atlanta PD detective. The smartest kid in class, she always knows the answer and isn’t afraid to correct you when you’re wrong.
In addition to Wayans Jr., Griggs joins previously cast series regular Christina Elmore who plays Angela, the head of Atlanta P.D.’s Major Crimes Section.
Falco executive produces Puzzled alongside Jordan Cerf of Linden Entertainment. Trussoni is a producer. Jesse Peretz is director and executive producer on the pilot.
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Griggs most recently played a key series regular role on Netflix’s Shondaland murder mystery series The Residence headlined by Uzo Aduba. Her credits also include recurring stints on Succession, Servant, Prodigal Son and Dr. Death. Griggs, who recently starred on Broadway in the Tony Award-nominated play John Proctor Is the Villain, is repped by Paradigm and Perennial Entertainment.
