A&E Greenlights Longmire, Return of Katee Sackhoff

Katee Sackhoff is officially on her way back to television, in more than just guest-starring capacity.

The beloved Battlestar Galactica actress, who has appeared on CSI and 24 since that Syfy drama went off the air, will anchor Longmire on A&E, a Western-themed drama that features Robert Taylor as a Wyoming sheriff and Sackhoff a deputy named Victoria Moretti.

The network has ordered a 10-episode first season of a show that will also star Cassidy Freeman, Lou Diamond Phillips and Bailey Chase. It is based on a a series of Craig Johnson novels.