Ben Lawson of 13 Reasons Why fame has joined Katherine Heigl in Netflix's Firefly Lane.

The series follows Kate and Tully (Heigl), who meet as young girls and become inseparable best friends of 30 years. When a betrayal breaks them apart, the two women go their separate ways, and it is unclear whether they will ever reconcile. The series is based on the bestseller of the same name by Kristin Hannah.

Lawson will play Kate's former husband Ryan, who has a long professional history with Tully.

Maggie Friedman will write, showrun and executive produce the 10-episode series, with Peter O'Fallon directing the first episode.