Little known actress Adrianne Palicki has landed one of Hollywood's most coveted roles - she has been picked to play Wonder Woman.

The Friday Night Lights star will lead the cast of David E. Kelley's new TV series about the superheroine.

She'll play Diana Prince, a Los Angeles crime fighter who has a double life as a businesswoman, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Palecki's no stranger to superheroes and strange circumstances, though: She's appeared on Smallville and Supernatural, had a role in the Aquaman TV movie and even did voice work for Robot Chicken''s Star Wars spoofs.

Palicki will also star in the remake of action film Red Dawn.

Source: Press Release