Jacki Weaver to star in US Broadchurch Australian actress Jacki Weaver has been cast in the US remake of British crime series Broadchurch. AUSTRALIAN actress Jacki Weaver has been cast in the US remake of the critically acclaimed British TV crime series Broadchurch. The two-time Academy Award nominee will join Breaking Bad actress Anna Gunn and British actor David Tennant, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Tennant starred in the original series. Broadchurch tells the story of a small coastal town devastated by the mysterious murder of a boy. Gunn is set to play Detective Ellie Miller, a happily married wife and mother, who is assigned to the homicide investigation led by Detective Emmett Carver (Tennant). Weaver will play the role of Susan Wright, a secretive woman who knows the identity of the killer but refuses to tell police. The Fox network announced earlier this year it would adapt the drama for American audiences, who are likely to see it towards the end of 2014. Britain's ITV has already announced it is making a second series of Broadchurch.