CSI: Vegas Season 2 Officially Casts Original Series Star Marg Helgenberger
Marg Helgenberger has become the latest original series star to join the cast of CSI: Vegas season 2, according to reports. After first shooting to fame with the lead role in the soap opera Ryan's Hope (1982-86), Helgenberger went on to enjoy a prolific TV career, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2000, the Nebraska native took the role of Catherine Willows in the forensic crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the original CSI series, and would portray the character for 12 years across 264 episodes. Willows is a single mother and crime scene investigator who was a prominent part of the CSI team until she takes a job at the FBI.
Helgenberger and Willows returned for a guest appearance in the CSI season 14 episode «Frame By Frame», and also for the feature length season 15 and series finale episode, «Immortality». There have been several CSI spin-off shows over the years, including CSI: Miami, CSI: New York, and CSI: Cyber. The most recent, CSI: Vegas, is a spin-off of the original series, which also takes place in Las Vegas, and the first season saw the return of legacy characters Gil Grissom and Sarah Sidle. Originally meant as a limited series, CSI: Vegas was renewed for a season 2 in December 2021, but it's since been revealed that William Petersen will not return as Gil Grissom.
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However, fans were met with good news when it was revealed that Helgenberger would return to the franchise for the second season, following a seven year absence. Deadline reports that the Erin Brockovich actress has signed on to join the cast, and is contracted to be a series regular on a 1-year deal. The move is a huge plus for the network after the
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