LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michaela McManus, who played book editor Lindsey on "One Tree Hill," is joining "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" as an assistant district attorney.

McManus, who follows Diane Neal in the prosecutor's role, joins a cast headed by Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni, series creator Dick Wolf announced Tuesday.

The show is part of NBC's "Law & Order" family.