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EXCLUSIVE: Fox has given a straight-to-series order to medical procedural drama Doc, a U.S. adaptation of the popular Italian series Doc — Nelle tue mani, to premiere during the 2023-24 season. The project, which landed at the network in February in a competitive situation with a script-to-series…

EXCLUSIVE: The murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich and the wild conspiracy theories it spawned is the subject of a limited series in development at Sony Pictures Television. Titled #I Am Seth Rich, the series, inspired by Andy Kroll’s book A Death on W Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy, hails from…

As the COVID-19 pandemic threw the world into months of uncertainty, the freshman season of ABC’s For Life left viewers with questions about what awaits wrongfully convicted inmate-turned lawyer Aaron Wallace in the criminal justice system. Executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson revealed on Wednesday that the For…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television is expanding its relationship with Hank Steinberg in a big way. The studio has signed a big five-year overall deal with the creator of the praised — and timely — Sony TV legal drama series For Life, which has been renewed for a second season by ABC. Under the pact, Steinberg will…

For Life is not an easy sell as a broadcast drama. Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., who was wrongfully convicted but got his conviction overturned while in prison and became a licensed attorney, the series’ first season was set in prison. It followed Aaron Wallace (Nicholas Pinnock) as he represents himself…

Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr, ABC’s freshman legal drama For Life follows Aaron Wallace (played by Nicholas Pinnock), a prisoner who takes on the justice system by becoming a lawyer, fighting cases for other inmates while trying to overturn his own wrongful conviction. When executive producer Curtis “50…

EXCLUSIVE: The new ABC legal drama series For Life, from Hank Steinberg, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan, will have a companion podcast series, set for premiere February 11, the same day as its linear premiere. Produced in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television and  ABC, For Life: The…

ABC’s new legal drama For Life tackles a topic that is all too well known. Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright, Jr, the show centers on Aaron Wallace (played by Nicholas Pinnock), a victim of a flawed legal system who takes matters into his own hands. As a prisoner, Aaron becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other…

ABC has picked up an additional drama and comedy series for the 2019-2020 season. The network has ordered hourlong legal drama For Life (fka Hank Steinberg/Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Project) and multi-camera family comedy United We Fall. Both hail from Sony Pictures TV, which will co-produce with ABC Studios. United We…

Deborah S. Craig (The Blacklist) is set as a series regular opposite Ken Jeong in CBS' multi-camera comedy pilot The Emperor of Malibu, from Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan, former 2 Broke Girls executive producer Michelle Nader and Warner Bros. TV. In addition, veteran multi-camera comedy director Andy Ackerman…

Boris McGiver (House of Cards) and Tyla Harris (Fear the Walking Dead) are set as series regulars in ABC's legal/family drama pilot from The Last Ship co-creator/executive producer Hank Steinberg, Power executive producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, The Goldbergs executive producer Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan…

Mary Stuart Masterson (Benny and Joon) is set as a lead opposite Nicholas Pinnock and Indira Varma in ABC's untitled legal/family drama pilot from Hank Steinberg, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan. Also executive producing is Isaac Wright Jr., who was wrongfully convicted as drug kingpin but…