iZombie Recruits Alone Together's Ruhul Kohli

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creator Rob Thomas recruited U.K. actor Ruhul Kohli (Alone Together) for a series regular role in Thomas and Diane Ruggiero's upcoming CW drama pilot iZombie, Deadline reports. Based on the Vertigo comic book series created by Chris Roberson and Mike Allred, iZombie is a supernatural crime procedural about med student-turned-zombie Olivia "Liv" Moore (played by Rose McIver), who takes a job in the coroner's office in order to have access to brains that she must reluctantly eat to keep from becoming a mindless killing machine. The twist, as in the comics, is that with each brain she eats, she inherits the corpse's memories. With the help of her medical examiner boss and a police detective, she solves homicide cases in order to quiet the voices in her head. Kohli will play Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti, a high-energy, enthusiastic nerd with a brilliant mind who becomes Liv's friend, partner and confidant.