LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Renowned actress Alfre Woodard has joined the cast of the upcoming Netflix drama Marvel's Luke Cage, opposite Mike Colter as the series' superpowered title character.
Woodard will play Mariah Dillard, "a local Harlem politician -- and cousin to recently announced Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes, played by Mahershala Ali -- who is looking to bring a new era of change to the streets she grew up on," a news release said. "Her personal life and professional career are thrown into turmoil by both Harlem's newest hero Luke Cage, as well as her cousin Cottonmouth's nefarious acts."