By Jamie Ruby

Skyler Samuels is probably best known for her recent work on the supernatural series, The Gates. She, however, has appeared in a few series, including The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and Wizards of Waverly Place, for example, as well as films such as The Stepfather and Furry Vengeance.

For Samuels's newest project, she will be starring in the upcoming ABC Family series, The Nine Lives of Chloe King, which premieres tonight at 9pm eastern. The series is based on a series of books by the same name, written by Liz Braswell (a.k.a. Celia Thomson).

The story follows Chloe, as on her sixteenth birthday, she starts developing some strange powers. Chloe is actually part of the ancient race the Mai, who are considered both part god and part human. She must race to save her people from extinction by the assassins that have been hunting her kind for millennia.

Samuels recently sat down with the digital media, including SciFi Vision, to promote the new ABC Family series.

WHO IS CHLOE KING?

ONE BIRTHDAY CHANGES DESTINY FOR A TEENAGE GIRL, IN ABC FAMILY'S ORIGINAL SERIES "THE NINE LIVES OF CHLOE KING," PREMIERING
TUESDAY, JUNE 14 AT 9:00 PM ET/PT

New Original Series Based on Alloy Entertainment's
Successful Book Series of the Same Name

Burbank, CA (Wednesday, May 4, 2011) – A smart, pretty, slightly offbeat teen girl who lives alone with her single-mother suddenly discovers her destiny is far greater than she could have ever imagined, in "The Nine Lives of Chloe King," premiering Tuesday, June 14 at 9:00PM ET/PT on ABC Family. The new one-hour scripted action drama follows Chloe King, who is looking forward to celebrating her 16th birthday with her friends and single mother -- just like every other year – that is until she starts developing heightened abilities and discovers she's being pursued by a mysterious figure. Chloe soon learns she's part of an ancient race called the Mai, which has been hunted by human assassins for millennia — and that she may ultimately be their only hope for survival.