Lisa Edelstein is heading to Lifetime. The former “House” actress and recurring “Good Wife” guest star will headline Lifetime’s new TV movie, “Blue-Eyed Butcher.”
Edelstein will play Texas prosecutor Kelly Siegler in the new film based on the true story of a young wife and mother who kills her husband in their Houston home. Sara Paxton and Justin Bruening also star.
Since leaving “House” at the end of Season 7, Edelstein joined the cast of CBS’s “The Good Wife” as a recurring guest star. On the legal drama, Edelstein plays attorney Celeste Serrano, Will’s (Josh Charles) ex. She’s also lent her voice to numerous episodes of Fox’s “American Dad.”
Paxton recently appeared in “Shark Night 3D” and Bruening is coming off of a guest role on The CW’s “Ringer.”
“Blue-Eyed Butcher,” which premieres Wed., March 3 at 8 p.m. EST.
(Source: The Huffington Post)