Washington, May 15 -- Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning actor Jodie Comer has been cast in the lead role of HBO's upcoming limited series The Chain, a thriller from writer and showrunner Damon Lindelof and Media Res.

Based on Adrian McKinty's bestselling novel 'The Chain', the series follows Rachel, a suburban mother whose life is upended when her daughter is kidnapped.

As per Deadline, Comer will portray Rachel, a woman forced to confront impossible choices in a desperate bid to save her child.

Lindelof serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner on the project, which is set to expand on the mythology of McKinty's original novel.

The pilot script has been written by Lindelof and Carly Wray from a story developed by Lindelof, Wray ...