Carrie Coon to star in 'The Sinner' Season 2

May 4 (UPI) -- The Leftovers and Fargo actress Carrie Coon is to star in Season 2 of The Sinner, USA Network's mystery anthology, which is to return in August.

"Carrie Coon is set to play Vera, a formidable, mysterious woman who struggles between upholding the ideals of the community she leads and fulfilling her own desires," a news release said about Coon's latest character.

Natalie Paul and Hannah Gross have also joined the cast for the eight new episodes.

Jessica Biel, who appeared in Season 1, is executive producing Season 2. The cable network said in March that Biel's co-star, Bill Pullman, would reprise his role of Detective Harry Ambrose in Season 2.