Sept. 18, 2020 / 7:03 AM

Tatiana Maslany to star in 'She-Hulk' series

Tatiana Maslany is to play the titular superheroine in the Disney+ series, "She-Hulk."  File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI

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Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Orphan Black alum Tatiana Maslany is to play the lead role in the Disney+ series, She-Hulk.

"Welcome to the family, cuz! @tatianamaslany #SheHulk," Mark Ruffalo tweeted Thursday.

Ruffalo plays Bruce Banner/The Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Kat Coiro -- whose credits include Dead to Me and Modern Family -- is to direct the upcoming show's pilot and several other episodes.

Rick and Morty scribe Jessica Gao is the lead writer for She-Hulk.

The drama follows Jennifer Walters, who in Marvel comic books is an attorney who gains superpowers after a blood transfusion from her cousin, Banner.

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