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Syfy’s Haven has added another member to its main cast for its fifth season, currently shooting in Nova Scotia.

Mennell will play Dr Erin Reid, an epidemiologist from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention who fears the town of Haven is on the verge of a deadly viral outbreak. The actress played Nina Theroux on the superhero show Alphas, and has also appeared in many Canadian-made productions, including Millennium, Stargates SG-1 and Atlantis, Flash Gordon, Eureka, Smallville, Fringe and Supernatural.

According to Syfy, “Reid is a worldly scientist whose focus is investigating the diseases that plague mankind. She’s a force to be reckoned with, as Audrey Parker (Emily Rose), Nathan Wuornos (Lucas Bryant) and Duke Crocker (Eric Balfour) quickly discover. Meanwhile, Dwight Hendrickson (Adam Copeland) works overtime to keep the troubles hidden from Erin. But, when she unknowingly uncovers a genetic marker found only in Troubled people, the residents of Haven realize her discovery could lead to a scientific cure for the Troubles that plague the town.”

The twenty-six episode fifth year of Haven, based on The Colorado Kid by Stephen King, will begin airing in the autumn in America.