Tim Minear has made it has the shooting star Rachel Nichols in the cast for his new Fox series. He will write and produce the series featuring that awesome and sexy woman.

Some basic information:

Minear will write and film a new pilot for the series, which is being targeted for an early 2005 debut. Rachel Nichols and Peter Facinelli still are set to star in the hour, which revolves around a law enforcement agent (Nichols) who poses as a student at a trouble-plagued high school.


Fox execs have been high on the concept of "The Inside" and are said to be particularly confident in Nichols' status as a potential breakout star. The original pilot didn't wow execs, however, leading to the change in showrunners.


In addition to working on Joss Whedon's "Angel" and "Firefly," Minear most recently exec produced the critically hailed Fox skein "Wonderfalls."