Mekia Cox ("Crazy, Stupid, Love") has been cast opposite Juliette Lewis and Michael Ealy in Season 2 of ABC's anthology crime drama "Secrets & Lies," according to Deadline.

Cox will play Amanda Warner, sister of Eric Warner (Ealy) and wife of a prominent surgeon. Her character works as a criminal attorney for the Public Defender's office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

It was previously reported that the plot in Season 2 revolves around Eric, who is still in the newlywed phase with his wife Kate. During a party to honor Eric's father passing control of the family's private equity firm over to him, tragedy strikes -- Kate is murdered.

Cox's Amanda, who idolizes Eric, fiercely defends him when detective Andrea Cornell (Lewis) targets him as the prime suspect. Cox has previously starred in other TV series, including "Grey's Anatomy," "Gotham," "Mob City" and "Almost Human."

Meanwhile, Lewis is the only cast member from "Secrets & Lies" Season 1 to return, though the actress has expressed some discomfort playing the police detective.

"She's never comfortable for me to play. It's so different from myself and that's what makes it exciting and strange and challenging," Lewis said in a recent Associated Press interview.

Lewis said the one thing she can relate to is Cornell's obsessive nature.

"To be a homicide detective you have to be slightly obsessive. You're sleeping, eating, dreaming the case until it's solved," Lewis said. "They can't afford to be emotionally involved yet their whole pulse is about this case. I understand that as a creative personality, especially when you're younger, your whole drive to do anything artistically is all against the odds. You have to sort of be a bit obsessive about that and relentless. I also understand (the meaning of) a work ethic from a very young age."

Lewis' character will have to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Eric murdered his beautiful new wife.

If Kate had life insurance or an inheritance, perhaps Eric was motivated by greed. If there was another woman, maybe Kate gave him an ultimatum. On the other hand, if Eric is not the murderer, a family member could have arranged Kate's death to keep her from a share in the family firm. Or Kate could have been trying to protect Eric from something or someone.

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