Conviction (2016 TV series)
This article is about the 2016 American series. It is not to be confused with Conviction (2006 TV series).
For the British series, see Conviction (2004 TV series).
| Conviction | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Legal drama |
| Created by |
Liz Friedlander Liz Friedman |
| Starring | |
| Composer(s) | John Frizzell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
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| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
The Mark Gordon Company Double Fried Productions ABC Studios |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | October 3, 2016 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Conviction is an American legal drama television series on ABC.[1] It premiered on Monday, October 3, 2016.[2] The series, starring Hayley Atwell, was picked up from pilot on May 12, 2016.[3] A full trailer was released on May 17, 2016.[4] On November 8, 2016, ABC announced there will be no back-order for more than the 13 contracted episodes;[5] however, the remaining episodes will air.[6]
Premise
Former First Daughter Hayes Morrison is blackmailed into heading the Conviction Integrity Unit, a department comprising lawyers, detectives, and forensic experts who re-examine cases where there is suspicion of wrongful conviction.[7]
Cast
Main
- Hayley Atwell as Hayes Morrison, the rebellious former First Daughter of the United States and skilled defense attorney who, after a cocaine bust, is blackmailed by the District Attorney into heading the newly-formed Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU). Her mother is currently running for a New York US Senate seat.[8]
- Eddie Cahill as Conner Wallace, the New York County District Attorney who created the CIU. He has both a professional and personal history with Hayes.[8]
- Shawn Ashmore as Sam Spencer, an Assistant District Attorney who was originally selected to head the CIU. Although a team player, he is not happy about his demotion.[8]
- Merrin Dungey as Maxine Bohen, a former NYPD detective who now works for the CIU as a DA investigator.[8]
- Emily Kinney as Tess Larson, the CIU's paralegal.[8]
- Manny Montana as Frankie Cruz, an ex-con who works for the CIU as its forensic technician.
- Daniel Franzese as Jackson Morrison, Hayes' older brother and their mother's campaign manager.[9]
Recurring
- Bess Armstrong as Harper Morrison, Hayes' and Jackson's mother, who is running for the U.S. Senate.
- Sarah Allen as Lisa Crozier, a reporter digging for dirt on Hayes and the CIU.
- Nigel Gibbs as John Bohen, Maxine's father.
- Ilfenesh Hadera as Naomi Golden, Wallace's lawyer and both his and Hayes' ex-girlfriend.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Liz Friedlander | Story by: Liz Friedman & Liz Friedlander Teleplay by: Liz Friedman | October 3, 2016 | 5.17[10] |
| After lawyer Hayes Morrison, daughter of a former President of the United States, is arrested for cocaine possession, she is blackmailed by her former adversary and current district attorney into heading his new Conviction Integrity Unit. Putting her in charge provides publicity, but slights a member of the team. Hayes reluctantly accepts in order to save herself and her family from public embarrassment. She and her team take the case of Odell Dwyer, a "good-looking black poster-boy" in prison for murdering his girlfriend back when the two were in high school. Through investigation of the forensics, the case detective, and scene re-creation, Hayes and the CIU prove that Odell was not the murderer. | |||||
| 2 | "Bridge and Tunnel Vision" | Rob Seidenglanz | Liz Friedman & Liz Friedlander | October 10, 2016 | 4.23[11] |
| Hayes decides to go after one of Wallace's career-making cases, the Prospect 3. They were three boys charged with raping and assaulting a woman, Zadie Daniels, on her way from work. Zadie was hit in the head by a brick, so she does not remember the attack, but the media called her a hero. None of the members of the group—Mike, Brian, and Seamus—was a DNA match for the semen in the rape kit, but they confessed after exhaustive interrogations, each one blaming the others. After learning that the timelines did not match up, the CIU discovered that Zadie had sex with a married man the night of the assault, the source of the semen. They also learn that Brian had previously attacked other females, including his foster sister, which is why Wallace was sure that the three boys were the culprits. Hayes gets Brian to admit that he was the only person responsible for the assault, freeing Mike and Seamus. Although she proves two people innocent, Hayes feels depressed, as Zadie's reputation is now ruined. | |||||
| 3 | "Dropping Bombs" | Liz Friedlander | Thomas L. Moran | October 17, 2016 | 4.24[12] |
| To spite Wallace after his comment about "the new Hayes Morrison," Hayes digs up the case of bigoted activist Rodney Landon, convicted of planting a bomb in a mosque office and killing four men, including the Imam. The CIU team finds Landon was primarily a suspect because of an illegal search by the Counter-Terrorism Unit and that, although he didn't plant the bomb, he was planning a far more deadly attack. Because the illegal search would throw out most of the evidence against Landon and get him released, Sam talks to a skinhead in prison. Hayes is notified that Landon was attacked due to rumors of his being a snitch and stabbed his attacker with a shiv. By committing a felony on camera, he will remain in prison. The actual bomber turns out to be the wife of the Imam, who was angry because of his multiple affairs. Hayes' cocaine arrest becomes public when a video of her in jail is released to the media. | |||||
| 4 | "Mother's Little Burden" | Paul Holahan | Samantha Corbin-Miller | October 24, 2016 | 4.74[13] |
| The CIU works on the case of Penny Price, a stay-at-home mom who vlogged about taking care of her violent, autistic son, Owen. Penny was charged with second degree murder by leaving a bottle of soy sauce outside, which Owen drank entirely. However, Frankie finds out from the case's toxicologist that Owen did not die from a sodium overdose, but from a lack of sugar due to a deliberately administered insulin shot. They go to Penny's husband, Greg Price, a pharmacist who was having an affair, as well as Owen's caretaker, Eduardo, whose sister had dangerously low insulin levels on the day of Owen's murder. Hayes realizes that the only person with means and motive was Penny's daughter, Emily. Penny tells Emily to keep quiet, and says that she will take the blame, telling Hayes that her daughter deserves a life. Meanwhile, Hayes must juggle solving the case and working with her brother, Jackson, to prepare for a "mea culpa" television interview. Jackson drills her on what to wear — the right suit and her mother's pearls, what to say and how to say it. During the interview she uses her charm and the rehearsed responses, but eventually her lies and the pearls begin to choke her. She then candidly explains that she got her do-over and job as a result of her privilege, and that she is now attempting to use some of it to get innocent people free. Although this decision earns her immediate public approval, it severely hurts her mother's campaign and throws Wallace under the bus. The next night after solving the case, Hayes goes home to Jackson's apartment, only to find that he has kicked her out. | |||||
| 5 | "The 1% Solution" | Scott Hornbacher | Steve Lichtman | November 7, 2016 | 3.64[14] |
| After being kicked out, Hayes decides to sleep in the office and call Jackson every day until he forgives her. The team focuses on the case of Will Jarrett, an orphan who was taken in by the Porters, a rich family. The mother, Debra Porter, was stabbed several times, and Will was blamed. The team traces a shoeprint back to the father, David, and the gardener, Luis, both claiming innocence. Shortly after, the son, Sean, is seen on video planting the murder weapon in Luis' truck, but David claims that Will threatened Sean to do so. Will decides to say that the claim is true. Suspecting that Will is hiding something, the team walks through the crime scene, and sees that it is likely that both Sean and Will killed Debra. After Will admits he and Sean were lovers and provides video evidence of the plan, Sean is arrested. David explains that Debra knew and didn't care that Sean was gay, but believed that Will was unfit for Sean because he came from a poor family. Jackson finally forgives Hayes. Hayes also tries to confess her feelings to Wallace, but is unable to do so. She finds out that because of the Justice Department's investigation Wallace hired outside counsel, Naomi Golden, who is both his and Hayes' ex-girlfriend. Meanwhile, Frankie is conflicted about the appeal of his former cellmate, Rey. Tess looks into it and says he's guilty, but Frankie later talks to Hayes, who agrees to look at the case for him. | |||||
| 6 | "#StayWoke" | Christine Moore | Lynne E. Litt & Jewel McPherson | November 14, 2016 | 4.17[15] |
| After a black teenager is killed by a cop which causes an argument among the team, Hayes decides to choose the case of Porscha Williams, a black activist who was convicted of the shooting murder of Sergeant Kelsey Blake during a protest. Maxine feels conflicted as she is both black with a son and an ex-cop. Meanwhile, Hayes meets with Naomi, Wallace's lawyer, who flirts with Hayes. Tess tells Frankie about being an eyewitness to her aunt's murder at age 12 and identifying the wrong man. The man, Matty Tan, was cleared by DNA after five years in prison and that she has been going to his coffee-cart frequently without him knowing her connection. The team finds that one eyewitness lied under oath and that other witnesses may have confused Porscha with another woman. Then they discover that the Medical Examiner's van was near the scene longer than necessary, and that the entry and exit wounds may have been mixed up, meaning that Kelsey may have been shot from behind. Using the new angle, the team discovers that one of the other witnesses, George Stayner, was responsible. George, when confronted, says it was an accident and then commits suicide. After Porscha is released, Hayes finds Naomi and Wallace kissing each other. | |||||
| 7 | "A Simple Man" | Brad Turner | Simran Baidwan | November 21, 2016 | 4.14[16] |
| The CIU team investigates the case of a man with a low IQ, Leo Scarlata, who was convicted of setting a fire in his family's restaurant. The fire killed one man and injured another. Wallace approves a documentary film crew who have been working on Scarlata's case, to follow the team around. The investigation finds that the fire didn't start the way previously believed and that, although Leo was responsible, he just "followed the rules". Those "rules" had been deliberately altered to cause the fire for the insurance payout. Leo is released. | |||||
| 8 | "Bad Deals" | John Stuart Scott | Eduardo Javier Canto & Ryan Maldonado | November 28, 2016 | 3.36[17] |
| 9 | "A Different Kind of Death"[18] | Andrew McCarthy | Lynne E. Litt | December 5, 2016 | TBD |
Production
Conviction shooting in Bell Trinity Square, Toronto, July 2016.
In March 2016, the pilot was shot in Toronto, Canada,[19] as is the rest of the series.[20]
When the pilot was being cast, the main character's name was reported as "Carter Morrison", which could have been a reference to Atwell's former role of Peggy Carter in ABC's Agent Carter.[21] The character was renamed "Hayes Morrison" before the pilot was filmed.
Daniel di Tomasso, who was originally cast as Hayes' brother, was dropped after the pilot was filmed due to creative reasons.[22] Daniel Franzese was recast as his replacement starting with the pilot.[9]
Reception
Critical response
Conviction has received generally negative reviews from television critics. Rotten Tomatoes shows a 19% "rotten" rating with the site's critical consensus reading: "While Hayley Atwell proves a strong and likable lead, her charisma alone cannot elevate Conviction from its worn and familiar trappings."[23] The rating on Metacritic is 45 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[24]
Ratings
| No. | Episode | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | October 3, 2016 | 0.9/3 | 5.17[10] | 0.7 | 3.00 | 1.6 | 8.17[25] |
| 2 | "Bridge and Tunnel Vision" | October 10, 2016 | 0.8/3 | 4.23[11] | 0.6 | 2.49 | 1.4 | 6.74[26] |
| 3 | "Dropping Bombs" | October 17, 2016 | 0.7/3 | 4.24[12] | 0.6 | 2.45 | 1.3 | 6.69[27] |
| 4 | "Mother's Little Burden" | October 24, 2016 | 0.8/3 | 4.74[13] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | "The 1% Solution" | November 7, 2016 | 0.6/2 | 3.64[14] | 0.6 | 2.31 | 1.2 | 5.95[28] |
| 6 | "#StayWoke" | November 14, 2016 | 0.8/3 | 4.17[15] | N/A | 1.94 | N/A | 6.12[29] |
| 7 | "A Simple Man" | November 21, 2016 | 0.7/3 | 4.14[16] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 8 | "Bad Deals" | November 28, 2016 | 0.6/2 | 3.36[17] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 9 | "A Different Kind of Death" | December 5, 2016 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
References
- ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (July 3, 2016). "Fall TV First Impression: Conviction". TVLine. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (June 28, 2016). "ABC Sets 2016–17 Fall Premiere Dates for Shondaland Shows, Kiefer Sutherland's Drama & More". Variety. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 12, 2016). "Conviction Picked Up To Series By ABC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ ABC Television Network (May 17, 2016). "Conviction – Official Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 8, 2016). "Conviction Not Getting Back Order From ABC; All Existing Episodes Will Air". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (November 8, 2016). "Hayley Atwell Starrer Conviction Won't Get Additional Episodes". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Conviction Synopsis". ABC Press. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Conviction – meet the cast". ABC. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
- 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2016). "Conviction: Daniel Franzese Joins New ABC Legal Drama Series In Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (October 4, 2016). "Conviction, Timeless, Kevin and Scorpion all adjust down, Big Bang and Voice adjust up: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (October 11, 2016). "Timeless, Conviction, DWTS, Lucifer adjust down, Big Bang adjusts up: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (October 18, 2016). "Gotham, The Voice, Big Bang, DWTS adjust up, Conviction and 2 Broke Girls adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (October 25, 2016). "Kevin Can Wait adjusts up, Timeless, Supergirl, and Jane the Virgin adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (November 8, 2016). "Jane the Virgin, Odd Couple and Conviction adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (November 15, 2016). "2 Broke Girls adjusts up, Supergirl and Jane the Virgin adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (November 22, 2016). "Supergirl, Jane the Virgin, Odd Couple, Conviction adjust down: Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (November 30, 2016). "Voice adjusts up; Gotham, Lucifer, Jane the Virgin and ABC adjust down; Monday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
- ↑ "(#109) "A Different Kind of Death"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ↑ JRKM (January 29, 2016). "Taken joins list of TV projects shooting in Toronto". PopGoesTheNews. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ Mulroney, Ben; Ashmore, Shawn; Cahill, Eddie (June 8, 2016). "Eddie Cahill and Shawn Ashmore talk Conviction". etalk. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 10, 2016). "Agent Carter Star Hayley Atwell To Topline ABC Drama Pilot Conviction". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 21, 2016). "New ABC Series Conviction Recasts Role". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Conviction: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Conviction (2016): Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (October 19, 2016). "Rich get richer as Empire, Big Bang, Designated Survivor lead broadcast Live+7 ratings for Oct. 3–9". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (October 27, 2016). "This Is Us, Big Bang, Designated Survivor lead broadcast Live+7 ratings for Oct. 10–16". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (November 4, 2016). "This Is Us and Agents of SHIELD score in broadcast Live+7 ratings for Oct. 17–23". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (November 23, 2016). "Designated Survivor makes more big gains in week 8 broadcast Live+7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (December 1, 2016). "This Is Us, Big Bang, Designated Survivor are the Big Three in week 9 broadcast Live+7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
External links
- Conviction at the Internet Movie Database
- Conviction at TV.com
- Conviction at The Futon Critic
- Conviction at ABC
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