Well known for playing strong female characters on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Dollhouse, Eliza Dushku has joined the fourth season of Cinemax drama Banshee as Agent Veronica Dawson. A tough, sexy and shockingly reckless FBI profiler with no shortage of personal demons, Dawson will join forces with Sheriff Lucas Hood (Antony Starr), an ex-con and master thief, to hunt down a killer. The series returns in 2016. [Deadline]

John Noble is leaving the apocalypse behind, at least for the time being, with a guest-starring role on the May 5th season finale of ABC’s Forever. The Fringe and Sleepy Hollow alum will play Aubrey Griffin, the world’s leading expert of history and antiquities. When a museum curator is found dead possessing a Roman dagger, Aubrey attempts to solve the mystery of this ancient weapon, all from within the confines of his wheelchair. [EW]

A fan-favorite character from CBS’ Person of Interest is coming back from the grave for one episode only on April 14th. Empire star Taraji P. Henson is set to reprise her role as NYPD detective Joss Carter in the episode titled ‘Terra Incognita.’ Yet because Detective Carter was killed in a November 2013 shooting, Henson will only appear in newly filmed flashbacks, while Reese (Jim Caviezel) works a cold case his old partner left unsolved. [TVLine]