Production on the pilot and the […] Smash alumna Debra Messing is back at NBC as the lead of another hourlong project, pilot The Mysteries Of Laura, lifting the project’s cast-contingency.

Josh Lucas has been tapped to join the NBC/WBTV pilot "The Mysteries of Laura." The one-hour drama follows the life and relationships of the titular female homicide detective, played by Debra Messing.

Debra Messing will headline the new NBC drama pilot “The Mysteries of Laura,” playing a homicide detective who can handle killers — but not her devilish twin sons. Messing previously starred ...