Breaking Bad star Anna Gunn has signed on to join David Tennant in Gracepoint, the U.S. version of Broadchurch.

Anna will play Detective Ellie Miller, played by Olivia Colman in the original ITV series, and David will reprise his lead role, though in the U.S. version he will go by the name Detective Emmett Carver and sport an American accent.

“We start shooting in Vancouver and somewhere near Santa Cruz in January and I’m looking forward to that. I have watched it (the British version) and it’s amazing. I am thrilled the amazing David Tennant will be joining us,” Gunn added.

To be more specific, the Greater Victoria, B.C. area will be the show’s primary filming location and will masquerade as a “picturesque American seaside town where a young boy’s mysterious death sparks an intense police investigation and a nationwide media frenzy.”

Though there will be similarities to the original series, the U.S. version will stand on its own. “It’s going to go along the same storyline but it’s going to be its own creation, its own project,” Gunn added.

Source: @lemon_buzz, belfasttelegraph.co.uk, TimesColonist