A huge number of diversion illuminators are complimenting veteran TV star and leader maker Daniel Dae Kim on an achievement many accept is ” well overdue” and “so deserved.”

On Wednesday, National Geographic declared that Kim and “Scandal” alum Tony Goldwyn have been tapped to star in the second period of its treasury spine chiller “The Hot Zone.” And on Twitter, “Lost” and “Hawaii Five-0” entertainer Kim commended the projecting update with a shocking certainty:

“Hardly the biggest news given what’s going on in the world today,” he tweeted. “But after 31 years of working in TV, this is my first series lead.”

Screenwriters, amusement columnists and individual entertainers the same rushed to extol Kim, who spellbound crowds as Flight 815 survivor Jin-Soo Kwon in the long-running “Lost,” before he got known as Detective Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly in the crush wrongdoing dramatization “Hawaii Five-0.”

Kim has since showed up in other TV projects, including “Flack,” “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” and the hit clinical dramatization “The Good Doctor,” which he additionally leader produces.

“30 years overdue,” tweeted “Crazy Rich Asians” screenwriter Adele Lim. “Can not WAIT!!!”

“Ahh!” tweeted “Late Night With Seth Meyers” author Karen Chee, alongside some celebratory gathering cap emoticons. “This is SO deserved!!!!”

“Kim’s Convenience” entertainer Jean Yoon brought up that the declaration broke Jan. 13, Korean American Day, “no less,” which Kim called “a beautiful coincidence.”

The following portion of “The Hot Zone,” named “Anthrax,” will star Kim as Matthew Ryker, a FBI specialist who works in microbiology. Set in the prompt repercussions of 9/11, the new season will see Kim’s character collaborate with microbiologist Bruce Ivins (Goldwyn) to find and expose the 2001 Bacillus anthracis executioner.

“Tony and Daniel are both wonderfully versatile and dimensional actors who will bring complexity and depth to these characters,” said Carolyn Bernstein, chief VP of scripted and narrative movies for National Geographic, in an assertion. “We can’t wait for their star turns in this startling, authentic and timely scientific thriller.”

“Anthrax” follows the extraordinary first period of the Nat Geo show, which featured Emmy victor Julianna Margulies as a veterinary pathologist battling to contain the spread of Ebola. Creation on the sophomore period of “The Hot Zone” is set to start this colder time of year in Toronto.

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