Australian actress Josephine Langford is set to follow in the footsteps of her rising star sister - 13 Reason Why actress Katherine Langford - after landing a leading role in a teen drama.

The 20 year old has been cast to play Tessa in the adaptation of publishing phenomenon After, author Anna Todd's online book series about a first year college student who is led astray by a mysterious rebel called Hardin (played by fellow rising star Hero Fiennes Tiffin). The tale crashed fan fiction sharing site Wattpad when it was published, and speculation over who should play the coveted role in the film, which shoots in summer 2018, has been rife.