United Kingdom, July 24 -- Emmy Rossum relished the "incredibly nuanced opportunity" to star in new crime drama Furious.

The 39-year-old actress stars as FBI agent Alice Black in the show, who goes undercover in a bid to find a "mysterious and calculating female serial killer".

It's "loosely based on the 1987 movie Black Widow", according to creator Liz Meriwether, with Emmy opening up about how she approached the complex role in an interview with Moviefone.

She said: "It was a gift. Firstly, as an actor, you always start with what's on the page. Liz has a real ability to capture specificity of humanity that makes you immediately drawn to a character.

"I think whenever I see a character that I don't quite understand or something that ...