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ABC has firmed up its midseason schedule, setting up early 2021 premiere dates for its scripted series. That includes ABC’s returning scripted series and new comedy Call Your Mother, starring Kyra Sedgwick. Call Your Mother and The Rookie, which were originally on ABC’s fall schedule before being pushed, are slated in…

Once again, Fox’s “Kensday” ruled Wednesday, with The Masked Singer delivering a 1.6 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.16 million viewers, which was up from last week, and I Can See Your Voice (1.0, 3.69M) following and also climbing in the numbers. The duo giving the network the top spot in the demo overall on a…

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: For Life‘s Aaron Wallace is embarking on a new chapter, and the key art for Season 2 of the ABC drama series reflects that. It features Wallace (Nicholas Pinnock) outside the prison fence with the tagline, “Never stop fighting.” (see it below) The slogan also is at the heart of the first Season 2 trailer…

ABC has rounded out its fall schedule with changes and premiere dates involving its drama series. Five ABC dramas — returning Grey’s Anatomy, Station 19, The Good Doctor and A Million Little Things as well as straight-to-series newcomer Big Sky — which were featured on the fall 2020 schedule unveiled by the network in…

UPDATE Sunday AM: Filming on ABC’s For Life won’t resume Monday as previously scheduled after multiple positive test results for individuals working on the series late last week. To comply with local government guidelines and to ensure the safety of the cast and crew, For Life producer Sony Pictures TV has made a…

New York is officially back in the TV production business. Cameras have started rolling ABC’s drama series For Life, starring Nicholas Pinnock, and HBO Max’s limited series The Flight Attendant, headlined and exec produced by Kaley Cuoco. For Life, from Sony Pictures Television, is believed to be the first series to…

EXCLUSIVE: For Life writer/producer Sonay Hoffman is expanding her relationship with Sony Pictures TV, signing a multi-year overall deal with the studio behind the praised and timely legal drama. Under the pact, Hoffman will develop dramas across all platforms. Additionally, Hoffman will continue her work on For Life,…

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…

ABC has ordered a second season of midseason legal drama series For Life. The show, from creator Hank Steinberg, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Sony Pictures TV and ABC Studios, was one of two freshman series left on the bubble by ABC after it made the bulk of its renewals and cancellations last month. The other, The Baker…