Outlander fans have said they "can't wait" after star Laura Donnelly bagged a showy role in ITV serial killer thriller The Dark.

The actress - who is known for playing Janet "Jenny" Fraser Murray in the fantasy TV series - will star as detective Monica Kennedy, who is investigating after a crime that strikes fear in a rural community.

Monica gets involved after the body of a young man is found eerily staged in the Scottish wilderness, and according to a synopsis, she "quickly becomes entangled in a heightened game of cat and mouse with a cunning killer".

"Only she can stop this monster before he claims any more victims," the description continues.

"But when her own history creeps up on her, she begins to lose trust in her own judgement. Will it be her own actions that are the bigg

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