Well, this is an interesting development in FOX's US remake of Broadchurch . Doctor Who's David Tennant, the star of the original (and very acclaimed) UK version of the series has now signed on to star in the US version as well, EW reveals.

As in the original, Tennant will play the lead role of Alex Hardy, a detective investigating the death of a boy in a small, seaside town. Of course, in this version, Hardy is an American, with the show now set in the US. Doctor Who and Torchwood veteran Chris Chibnall, who created Broadchurch, is also executive producing the new version and writing the first episode, with Dan Futterman (Capote) and Anya Epstein (In Treatment) serving as executive producers and showrunners.What makes this all more interesting is a second season of the UK series is planned. It's unclear if Tennant will be back for that, but it certainly would be funny if he was playing the same role in two versions of the same show near simultaneously.Chibnall told EW last month, "I’m very, very fascinated to see this story in a different landscape with an acting ensemble that’s just as strong but taken from really great American actors. The DNA of the original is absolutely intact and filtered through a new prism, so it should still feel just as vibrant, and interesting, and strange, and unique, and beautiful, but just in a different setting — and then it’s exploring the dramatic opportunities that that offers up. We’re not gonna do the terrible version. We’re gonna do a great version.”