"Selma" actor David Oyelowo has been cast in the television adaptation of "The President is Missing." This is Bill Clinton's and James Patterson's best-selling novel, which Showtime Network has ordered for a pilot episode for now. David Oyelowo will be taking on the lead role as the accidental president of the United States.

In `The President Is Missing,` we see a powerless and politically aimless Vice President (David Oyelowo) unexpectedly becomes President halfway into his administration's first term, despite his every wish to the contrary. He walks right into a secret, world-threatening crisis, both inside and outside the White House.

Attacked by both friends and enemies alike, with scandal and conspiracy swirling around him, he is confronted with a terrible choice: keep his head down, toe the party line and survive, or act on his stubborn, late-developing conscience and take a stand.

Gary Levine, co-president of entertainment for Showtime said in a statement, " David brings such enormous depth, sensitivity, and power to every role he plays. Having him as our lead ensures that our series will have the exhilarating suspense of a political thriller along with the juicy complexity of a character drama.` Apart from starring in the project, Oyelowo will also exec-produce alongside former President Clinton, novelist James Patterson, and Christopher McQuarrie of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and Fallout fame.