Wynonna Earp, brought to life in Beau Smith’s comic book series, is getting her own live-action show on the SyFy channel. The supernatural series follows Wynonna Earp, descendant of “the” Wyatt Earp, who is a special agent for the U.S. Marshalls’ Monster Squad. Earp battles supernatural threats including vampires, zombies, demons and mummies.
Wynonna Earp will be played by Melanie Scrofano, who has appeared in films such as 2014’s RoboCop, Saw VI and Wolves. Scrofano will also be appearing in the upcoming series Damien. Tim Rozon (End of the Line) will play the role of Doc Holliday and Defiance actor Shamier Anderson has been cast as Agent Dolls.
The Synopsis of the new series:
“After years on the run and in juvenile detention, Wynonna Earp is finally coming home. The only problem is no one back home wants her to return. But when she becomes the town’s only hope of eradicating mysterious demons, Wynonna must chose which side of the law she wants to fight on in order to clear the name of her legendary great grandfather Wyatt Earp, once and for all.”
Season one of Wynonna Earp is set to premiere on the SyFy channel on April 1st.