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    Mandy Moore lands female lead in CBS pilot 'The Advocates'

    By Tim Kenneally | Reuters – Thu, Mar 14, 2013 8:44 PM EDT

    By Tim Kenneally

    LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Mandy Moore has signed on for the CBS drama pilot "The Advocates," from "The Mentalist" creator Bruno Heller.

    "Saved!" star Moore will play Shannon - who was once a take-no-prisoners assistant district attorney but becomes a victims' advocate after learning the truth about her tragic past - and her connection to an unjustly incarcerated man (played by Benjamin McKenzie, who stars in TNT's current "Southland" - at least for now).

    Heller is writing and executive producing the pilot, which comes from Warner Bros. Television.

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