Innnnteresting choice, I don’t know her work, only just googled her, but I’d screen test Sherri Saum! She does NOT look like she’s 40. I don’t remember how old Merrick was supposed to be, but I like the idea of her as a Real Adult Woman since she has to seduce Louis, and he was turned at 24, IIRC, so that could be very hawt, a slightly older lady, not yet a cougar, bewitching a younger man. We don’t see enough of that.

^She has some solid sass in the vids and gifs I saw, that’s for sure, which is a necessary component to Merrick. Superficially she is gorgeous and I love her hair! Such great volume.

^Great smile, too *u* She can already wrap you around her finger w/o resorting to Voo Doo, probably.