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. E! News has exclusively learned Diggs will guest star on CBS\'s

, will play Dean Levine-Wilkins. His character is described as a "meticulous" and "talented" equity partner at Lockhart/Gardner who decides to join Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) at Florrick/Agos, the firm run by Alicia (Julianna Margulies) and Cary (Matt Czuchry)

"We couldn\'t be more excited to have Taye on the show," Robert and Michelle King, executive producers and showrunners of

, said in a statement. "We\'ve been huge fans for years, and love his ability to play comedy and drama with equal ease."

In addition to its main cast including Margulies, Baranski, Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Matthew Goode, Zach Grenier, Makenzie Vega and Alan Cumming,

has been home to many recurring faces. Matthew Perry, Nathan Lane, Martha Plimpton, Carrie Preston and Maura Tierney have all popped up during the show\'s celebrated tenure.

is coming off of what many have hailed its best season yet. The fifth season saw Alicia leave her law firm home, split from her husband (Chris Noth) and deal with the devastating death of her former lover/boss Will Gardner (Josh Charles). The season ended with Diane leaving Lockhart/Gardner and Canning and joining Florrick/Agos. In the very last moments, Eli Gold asked Alicia to run for state\'s attorney.

season six premieres Sunday, Sept. 21 at 9 p.m. on CBS.

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