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Season 1 – Conviction

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When lawyer and former first daughter Hayes Morrison is faced with the choice of taking a job with her nemesis, New York District Attorney Conner Wallace, or going to jail for cocaine possession -- hurting her mother's Senate campaign in the process -- the choice is easy. As part of the new Conviction Integrity Unit, Hayes gets the opportunity to put her intelligence to good use by helping overturn court decisions in cases where there is credible suspicion of a wrongful conviction. It doesn't hurt that the new position gives her a shot at turning things around with her powerful political family in the process.
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Conviction — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

While Hayley Atwell proves a strong and likable lead, her charisma alone cannot elevate Conviction from its worn and familiar trappings.

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Amber Dowling TheWrap Because while there is certainly great, emotional drama to be mined from a show that overturns wrongful convictions and perhaps makes a larger social commentary about the state of the justice system, Conviction sadly isn't it. Jun 13, 2018 Full Review John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture ... I am also reminded, and not in a good way, of the short-lived ABC series Equal Justice... Jan 18, 2018 Full Review Tom Shales Washington Post Bang bang -- you're bored. Oct 17, 2017 Full Review Cade Taylor Tell-Tale TV I love Hayes and Wallace's relationship and watching them admit their genuine love to each other is amazing. Rated: 4/5 Jun 22, 2018 Full Review Jade Budowski Decider It's more than little baffling that ABC canceled the much-stronger Agent Carter to put [Hayley] Atwell on a cliche-ridden mess like Conviction. Dec 20, 2017 Full Review Molly Freeman Screen Rant Atwell's Hayes Morrison is equally the dramatic, entitled daughter of a former president and the genuinely exceptional lawyer -- with enough self-doubt and self-destruction to rival TV's male anti-heroes. Oct 4, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Spencer W An absolute perfect watch. Has everything you’d want to see from a Crime-Drama. Wish it didn’t get cancelled. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/25 Full Review steve d They try so hard to make Atwell (an extremely likable actress) unlikable it is simply baffling to me. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Liz Friedman

Creator

Liz Friedlander

Creator

Hayley Atwell

Hayes Morrison

Eddie Cahill

Conner Wallace

Shawn Ashmore

Sam Spencer

Merrin Dungey

Maxine Bohen

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 3, 2016 Pilot Hayes Morrison makes a deal to take a job with the Conviction Integrity Unit in exchange for getting out of a drug charge; the CIU must determine the validity of evidence in the case of a man imprisoned eight years for the murder of his girlfriend. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 10, 2016 Bridge and Tunnel Vision A young woman's character takes a hit in the press during the investigation of three men who confessed to raping and robbing her 10 years earlier. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 17, 2016 Dropping Bombs The CIU team works to exonerate a political activist who is serving a life sentence for planting a bomb at a mosque, killing a prominent Imam and three worshippers; just when Hayes and Wallace begin to get close, their worst nightmare is realized. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 24, 2016 Mother's Little Burden The team takes the case of a mother convicted of killing her autistic son; Hayes must do a prime-time interview in an attempt to save her job. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 7, 2016 The 1 Percent Solution Hayes tries to control the damage of her controversial TV interview; a young man is accused of killing a woman whose wealthy family took him in as one of its own; a person from Hayes' past is representing Wallace in a government investigation. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 14, 2016 StayWoke A racial firestorm ensues after a young African-American boy is shot and killed by a cop; Hayes re-examines a controversial case involving a civil rights activist jailed for killing a white female cop. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 21, 2016 A Simple Man Hayes and the CIU team take on the case of a man with diminished mental capacity, imprisoned for setting a fatal fire to his family's restaurant; a documentary crew begins following the team. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 28, 2016 Bad Deals The team revisits a kidnapping case that Sam prosecuted, leading Hayes to question whether he should be involved in the investigation; Hayes interferes in the investigation into Wallace's professional misconduct. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 5, 2016 A Different Kind of Death The CIU investigates the case of a death-row inmate convicted of murdering a friend of Wallace's who did not believe in capital punishment. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 1, 2017 Not Okay Hayes urges the CIU team to pursue the case of a woman serving a life sentence for murdering a popular college basketball player whom she accused of raping her; Tess tries to make things right with Matty. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 8, 2017 Black Orchid Hayes and Wallace are called to a crime scene that matches the M.O. of the infamous Black Orchid Killer; the CIU investigation is spearheaded by unlikely serial killer expert Tess. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 15, 2017 Enemy Combatant Hayes is asked by former President Morrison to take the case of a Muslim-American being held in a military facility for allegedly planning a terror attack; Hayes' father questions her and Wallace's long-term viability. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 29, 2017 Past, Prologue & What's to Come Hayes revisits a failed case from her past, during which she first met Wallace; illicit actions taken in the Rodney Landon case resurface for one team member. Details

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Season Info

Director
Liz Friedlander, Paul Holahan, Christine Moore, Jan Eliasberg, Scott Hornbacher
Creator
Liz Friedman, Liz Friedlander
Executive Producer
Liz Friedman, Liz Friedlander, Mark Gordon, Nicholas Pepper
Screenwriter
Simran Baidwan, Eduardo Javier Canto, Lynne E. Litt, Liz Friedlander, Ryan Maldonado, Liz Friedman, Samantha Howard Corbin, Steve Lichtman, Thomas L. Moran
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-14 (S|V)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 3, 2016