He may not be returning to HBO’s True Blood… But Kevin Alejandro could be back on television in the near future.

The 35-year-old Mexican American actor, best known for his role as Jesus Velasquez on True Blood, has been cast in an untitled CBS drama pilot, which chronicles one man’s meteoric rise from police officer to detective and eventually police commissioner.

Alejandro will play the top detective in the squad who—disturbed by the new man’s arrival—plots to derail his career.

The San Antonio, Texas-native most recently appeared as Nate Moretta on TNT’s Southland, as well as guest-starred on Fox’s Bones.