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Darren Criss, Nicole Scherzinger join voice cast of 'Trese'

By Karen Butler   |   May 21, 2021 at 7:30 AM
Darren Criss is lending his voice to a character in the Netflix anime series, "Trese." File Photo by James Atoa/UPI Nicole Scherzinger attends the annual Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas in 2017. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Lou Diamond Phillips stands in the press room at the 47th International Emmy Awards in New York in 2019. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Manny Jacinto (L) and Jameela Jamil arrive for the 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2019. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Shay Mitchell arrives for the 44th annual E! People's Choice Awards in Santa Monica in 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

May 21 (UPI) -- Glee alum Darren Criss, The Masked Singer judge Nicole Scherzinger and Prodigal Son actor Lou Diamond Phillips have joined the voice cast of the Netflix anime series, Trese.

Jon Jon Briones (Ratched), Manny Jacinto (The Good Place) and Dante Basco (Avatar: The Last Airbender) will also be heard alongside Shay Mitchell (Pretty Little Liars), who was previously announced as the voice of Alexandra Trese in the English-language adaptation of the Philippine graphic novel by Budjette Tan and KaJo Baldisimo.

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Jay Oliva (Justice League Dark,The Legend of Korra) is the showrunner and director.

"Set in a Manila where the mythical creatures of Philippine folklore live in hiding amongst humans, Alexandra Trese finds herself going head to head with a criminal underworld comprised of malevolent supernatural beings," a synopsis said.

The series is scheduled to debut on the streaming service on June 11.

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