Jeanine Mason Opens Up About Playing a Latina Liz in 'Roswell, New Mexico'

We’re just a week away from Roswell, New Mexico‘s premiere on The CW and star Jeanine Mason is opening up about taking on the role of Liz.

“I like to say that Liz is like a jaded-A.F. Lorelai Gilmore,” the 27-year-old actress shared with EW in a new interview. “She’s a fast talker, she’s sarcastic and dry, and life has been hard on her.”

She adds that the show is really “a love story at its core, but the spine of this show is murder mystery.”

When viewers meet Jeanine‘s Liz, she’s back in town after it’s revealed there’s much more to that story.

“Liz is very in touch with her intuition and is going to speak up when she thinks she’s been wronged,” she says. “She’s not set on the story that she’s been told for 10 years. That murder mystery runs through the entire show and is also what complicates things for Liz and Max and keeps them apart.”

Roswell, New Mexico premieres on Tuesday, January 15th on The CW.