I hate to get excited about pilots, but I admit it, I’m excited about this one, if it’s anything like the original. We posted that original pilot of Babylon Fields back in October when it was first reported that NBC was resurrecting it from its previously dead state.

It’s always encouraging to hear that casting has begun, and especially nice when it’s a familiar face from one of Our Kind of Shows. TVLine is reporting that Skeet Ulrich of gone-too-soon Jericho has been cast in the dual role of Father Harries and his addict twin brother who has returned from the dead.

Because yes, this series is one of several returned-from-the-dead-yet-not-zombies series in development or recently or about to be aired, like the French series The Returned, which A&E is remaking maybe with Carlton Cuse, and ABC’s Resurrection, which premieres March 9.

Ulrich will be joined on the show by Meagan Good (Deception, Anchorman II). According to Deadline, she’ll be playing Janine Beltran, a local doctor with an edge to her. Which could mean so many things.

In the original Babylon Fields pilot, which you can see here, the dead inexplicably come back to life, fatal wounds and blown out irises and all, but they’re like their pre-dead selves in every other way. They walk, they talk, and they do not eat living people. Their return, however, is not universally celebrated or even convenient. And it’s possible that, at least according to the treatment of the original pilot, they are the next step in human evolution.

We’ll see if that is the direction they take with the series. If in fact it becomes a series. We’ll keep you posted.