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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

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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.

Main

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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.

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.

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.

Merrin Dungey as Maxine Bohen, a former NYPD detective who now works for the CIU as a DA investigator.

Emily Kinney as Tess Larson, the CIU's paralegal.

Manny Montana as Franklin "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.

Recurring

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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.

Alex Mallari Jr. as Matty Tan, who was falsely convicted of murder based on Tess' eyewitness testimony as a child. After five years in prison he was exonerated by DNA evidence.

Mike Doyle as Rodney Landon, a bigoted activist planning terrorism attacks against Muslims who later attempts to discredit Sam and the CIU.

Production

In March 2016, the pilot was shot in Toronto, Canada, as is the rest of the series.

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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".

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