Jess McLeod has scored a series regular role on AMC's tech-thriller The Audacity for season two, per Deadline.
McLeod plays Harper, the pink-haired Chief Technology Officer of the data-mining startup Hypergnosis. Harper is a programmer who created an algorithm capable of uncovering protected private information.
Fresh off roles in Normal and She's Nonbinary, McLeod's promotion signals momentum. Networks do not elevate talented newcomers to series regular unless they are essential to the story.
The Audacity has high-stakes tension and morally complicated characters. Adding McLeod as a locked-in cast member for season two indicates where the writers are taking the show next.
Fans have praised McLeod's ability to make Harper feel both brilliant and human. The internet is already speculating about what Harper will do when the show returns.
This is the kind of breakout moment that changes careers.
