Rachelle Lefevre Lands Female Lead on Under the Dome

Rachelle Lefevre is headed Under the Dome.

The actress (Twilight, Off the Map, A Gifted Man) will portray Julia on this CBS summer series, an investigative reporter who just moved to Chester Mills and has grown close to Mike Vogel's Army veteran when a mysterious force field engulfs the New England town.

Based on a Stephen King novel, Under the Dome will also feature Dean Norris, Jolene Purdy, Nicholas Strong, Britt Robertson, Alex Kotch and Natalie Martinez. It premieres on June 24.

And we cannot wait.

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