Missy Peregrym Lands Female Lead In Reaper

Hot off her recurring role on NBC’s Heroes, Missy Peregrym has landed the female lead on the CW’s upcoming one-hour series Reaper. The show centers on a 21-year-old slacker who becomes a bounty hunter for the devil. Peregrym will play the slacker’s pretty co-worker on whom he has a crush. She replaces Nikki Reed, who played the role in the pilot. Peregrym played Linderman’s “illusionist” associate Candice Wilmer, who could take on the appearance of other people.