Christina Milian is set to take over Naya Rivera's role in the Step Up television series.
Rivera played the character of Collette Jones on the show before she drowned in a boating accident at a lake in Southern California in July last year.
Speaking about taking on the role, 39-year-old Milian said she knows she has "massive shoes to fill".
"I am so excited to join the Step Up family. I know I have massive shoes to fill. Naya was incredible," she said.
"I hope to honour Naya, her family, friends and fans with a great performance."
Step Up is a reimaging of the film series of the same name and is set at a performing arts school in Atlanta, Georgia, where filming is under way on the new series.
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan, who co-starred in the original Step Up film in 2006, serve as executive producers on the TV show.
