Machado to Star in ABC’s Medical Drama Pilot “Warriors”

Morena Baccarin isn’t the only Latina warrior

Justina Machado will join the former Homeland star as a series regular on ABC’s medical drama pilot Warriors.

Justina Machado

Inspired by the goings-on at the Walter Reed Military Medical Center, Warriors follows the best and brightest active-duty military doctors and nurses as they practice trailblazing medicine.

The 41-year-old Puerto Rican actress will play Anna, the chief surgical scrub nurse for Dr. George Mann (Don Hany), who is impervious to his teasing but not his bad jokes.

Machado’s previous television credits include appearances on ABC Family’s The Fosters, ABC’s Desperate Housewives, HBO’s Six Feet Under and NBC’s ER.

Baccarin Cast as Female Lead in ABC’s Medical Pilot “Warriors”

Morena Baccarin is about to prove she’s a real warrior

The 34-year-old Brazilian actress, who earned the first Emmy nomination of her career last year for her supporting role on Showtime’s Homeland, has been cast as the female lead in ABC’s medical pilot Warriors.

Morena Baccarin

The drama project, from writer Chris Keyser, Mandeville Films and Television and ABC Studios, deals with war veterans.

Inspired by the Walter Reed Military Medical Center, Warriors follow the best and brightest active-duty military doctors and nurses as they practice trailblazing medicine.

Baccarin will play Tory, a psychiatrist and expert on PTSD who suffers a mild case herself having just returned from Afghanistan.

This marks Baccarin’s return to ABC, after she starred in the sci-fi drama series V.