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Los Angeles, Aug 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) “Beverly Hills, 90210” star Jason Priestley has been cast in A&E’s Bag of Bones miniseries. The story follows the life of a writer who tries to come to terms with the sudden death of his wife and child.

The main character of the miniseries will be played by Pierce Brosnan with Priestly playing his agent. In the series, Pierce will stay in the family lakeside retreat home in Maine believing that his late wife has something to tell him. Suffering from writers’ block, Pierce goes through painful moments as he thinks about his loss. The story is based on the novel written by Stephen King. Bag of Bones was first published in 1998.

The miniseries which will start airing later in the year. Other stars in the miniseries are William Schallert and Melissa George.

In 2003, Priestley had a racing accident that nearly claimed his life. Earlier this month, he told CNN’s Pierce Morgan that, “after I had my big racing accident and I was really trying to get back on my feet… They actually had to take my eyeball out and rebuild part of my skull.”

Bag of Bones will air on A&E later in the year.