Adrianne Palicki cast in 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' as Mockingbird 

Adrianne Palicki cast in \'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.\' as Mockingbird

At last, Adrianne Palicki is going to play a TV superhero.

actress has been cast as fan favorite Bobbi Morse (a.k.a. Mockingbird) in

For fans of the comics, she’s a S.H.I.E.L.D. field agent who used the costumed identity of the Huntress and also Mockingbird (image below).

guest star Patton Oswalt first announced Morse was coming to the show in a video that played at Comic-Con panel, while

Palicki previously had the starring role in NBC’s infamous

pilot that didn’t got to series, plus had a role in the The WB’s

pilot. The plan is to introduce Morse in the fifth episode of the show’s upcoming second season, which gets underway Sept. 23. She’ll join fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. new hires Kyle MacLachlan as Skye’s (Chloe Bennet) father and Lucy Lawless as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Isabelle Hartly.

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