The drama pilot, which has a series commitment at CBS, takes place in 1993, one year after the events of the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs, which starred Jodie Foster as Clarice. Now, the brilliant and vulnerable Clarice, who graduated Magna from UVA with a double major in Psych and Criminology, is described as having bravery and an inner light that draws monsters and madmen to her. Her complex psychological makeup comes from a challenging childhood, and her drive comes from her need to escape the burden of family secrets that have haunted her throughout her life.