Tracee Ellis Ross has joined NBC's remake of the UK drama Bad Girls.

The CSI actress will play a corrupt businesswoman, according to Deadline.

Her character Rachel is jailed after being caught selling phoney mortgages. Despite her new situation, Rachel is desperate to become pregnant.

Other stars attached to NBC's Bad Girls include Jurnee Smollett (Friday Night Lights), Zoe Boyle (Downton Abbey), Rick Gonzalez (Reaper), Amy Smart (Crank) and Karolina Wydra (House).

Shameless showrunner John Wells will executive produce the pilot alongside Andrew Stearn and Nancy Pimental, as well as a team of British producers from Shed Media.