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\t\t<\/p>\n Jaina Lee Ortiz<\/strong><\/a> has joined the cast of the upcoming ABC series RJ Decker<\/em><\/strong>, which will star Scott Speedman<\/strong><\/a> in the title role.<\/p>\n The new series will premiere in the mid-season and Jaina <\/strong>joins the cast as part of a recasting.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Jaina<\/strong>\u2018s role, which has been renamed, was originally played by Weruche Opia<\/strong> in the pilot. She will now play \u201cEmi Ochoa, the shrewd-if-unpredictable daughter of a very powerful, very corrupt state senator with ties to RJ\u2019s past,\u201d according to Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n Scott<\/strong> and Jaina<\/strong> are veterans of the ABC network following their roles in Shonda Rhimes<\/strong><\/a> shows Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> and Station 19<\/em>, respectively.<\/p>\n RJ Decker<\/em> \u201ccenters on the eponymous RJ Decker (Speedman<\/strong>), a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida. The series follows him tackle cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police detective wife, and a shadowy new benefactor, a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally\u2026 or his one-way ticket back to prison.\u201d<\/p>\n Last year, it was confirmed that Jaina <\/strong>was dating<\/a> a Station 19<\/em> co-star. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n