With last week's news of actor Dominic Cooper taking the lead role in Seth Rogen's comic book adapted 'Preacher' series, more news on the casting of a female lead character has come about.

The network has just confirmed that 'Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D' actress Ruth Negga will be taking on the role as Reverend Jesse's ex-girlfriend, Tulip.

Tulip is described as "a volatile, action-packed, sexified force of nature, a capable, unrepentant criminal with a love of fashion and ability to construct helicopter-downing bazookas out of coffee cans and corn shine who's not afraid to steal, kill or corn cob-stab her way out of a bad situation," writes Deadline.

The series will be focused on a troubled preacher that somehow merges with a creature from Heaven, granting him the ability to make people do what he wants. In pursuit to find the answers to his newfound powers, him, Tulip, and a vampire named Cassidy, embark on an epic quest to find God.

Some fans are expected to be unimpressed with the decision to cast a minority actress as Tulip is depicted as a blonde white woman in the comics, however none can deny Negga's comic book acting chops.

"Negga has comic book credentials with her recurring role as Raina on ABC's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. In features, she shot the titular role of the Irish drama Iona, directed by Scott Graham. Negga, repped by ICM Partners and Principal Entertainment LA, was recently seen in the Jimi Hendrix biopic All Is By My Side and next plays Lady Taria in another high-profile genre project, Warcraft," writes Deadline.

On that note, the series has not yet been given a release date.