It looks like Victoria Justice will be returning back to television to star in MTV's upcoming cyber-thriller show, "Eye Candy."
After wrapping her Nickelodeon show "Victorious" which ended its run in February, it was announced on October 14th that the 20-year-old actress was cast in the lead role for the show based on an RL Stine's best-selling book of the same name, according to Hollywood Life.
According to the celebrity gossip site, Victoria Justice will play Lindy, a "cyber whizz" who is convinced by her roommate to try her luck at online dating. However, it all goes wrong when she begins to suspect that one of her online suitors is a deadly stalker.
A new serial killer soon appears in Manhattan, where the show is set to take place and of the clues, all signs point to the suspect being one of Lindy's dates from online.
In an effort to fight back, Lindy decides to join a team of top hackers and track down the guy while in the process unleashing her own form of justice on New York City.
Following the announcement, MTV programming president Susanne Daniels said, "Victoria Justice is exactly someone we want to be in business with. Not only does she resonate with our audience, she has a huge fan base and is extremely talented. We are very lucky to have her."
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