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For Life

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Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., "For Life" is a fictional serialized legal and family drama about an imprisoned man, Aaron Wallace, who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. Aaron's complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden helps shine a light on the flaws and challenges in the U.S. penal and legal systems.
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Nicholas Pinnock

Aaron Wallace

Indira Varma

Safiya Masry

Joy Bryant

Marie Wallace

Dorian Missick

Jamal Bishop

Tyla Harris

Jasmine Wallace

Timothy Busfield

Henry Roswell

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Synopsis Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., "For Life" is a fictional serialized legal and family drama about an imprisoned man, Aaron Wallace, who becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. Aaron's complicated relationship with a progressive female prison warden helps shine a light on the flaws and challenges in the U.S. penal and legal systems.
Executive Producer
Hank Steinberg, 50 Cent, Doug Robinson, Alison Greenspan, Isaac Wright Jr., Russell Lee Fine
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 11, 2020