4.6 /10 1 Votes
45% Metacritic Genre Legal drama Country of origin United States First episode date 3 October 2016 | 7.3/10 IMDb 19% Rotten Tomatoes Composer(s) John Frizzell Original language(s) English Cast Hayley Atwell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Created by Liz Friedlander
Liz Friedman Starring Hayley Atwell
Eddie Cahill
Shawn Ashmore
Merrin Dungey
Emily Kinney
Manny Montana
Daniel Franzese Network American Broadcasting Company Program creators Liz Friedlander, Liz Friedman Executive producers Liz Friedlander, Liz Friedman, Mark Gordon Similar Notorious, Suits, In Justice, Michael Hayes, Lethal Weapon Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conviction is an American legal drama television series on ABC. It premiered on Monday, October 3, 2016. The series, starring Hayley Atwell, was picked up from pilot on May 12, 2016. A full trailer was released on May 17, 2016. On November 8, 2016, ABC announced there would be no back-order for more than the thirteen contracted episodes; however, the remaining episodes of the season aired until its conclusion on January 29, 2017.
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Premise
Former First Daughter Hayes Morrison is blackmailed into heading the Conviction Integrity Unit, a department of the New York County District Attorney's Office comprising lawyers, detectives, and forensic experts who re-examine cases where there is suspicion of wrongful conviction.
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Production
In March 2016, the pilot was shot in Toronto, Canada, as is the rest of the series.
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. 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. Daniel Franzese was recast as his replacement starting with the pilot.
In January 2017, two of the cast members, Emily Kinney and Manny Montana, left the series for other projects, with Montana appearing as a regular on the potential NBC series Good Girls and Kinney switching to already ordered ABC series Ten Days in the Valley.
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." The rating on Metacritic is 45 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews".