The first season of For Life aired between February 11 and May 12, 2020 on ABC in the United States.
Premise[]
Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., For Life is a fictional serialized legal and family drama about Aaron Wallace, a prisoner 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.
Plot summary[]
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Cast[]
- Nicholas Pinnock as Aaron Wallace
- Indira Varma as Safiya Masry
- Joy Bryant as Marie Wallace
- Glenn Fleshler as Frank Foster
- Dorian Missick as Jamal Bishop
- Tyla Harris as Jasmine Wallace
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Anya Harrison
- Boris McGiver as DA Glen Maskins
- Timothy Busfield as Henry Roswell
Episodes[]
- "Pilot"
- "Promises"
- "Brother's Keeper"
- "Marie"
- "Witness"
- "Burner"
- "Do Us Part"
- "Daylight"
- "Buried"
- "Character and Fitness"
- "Switzerland"
- "Closing Statement"
- "Fathers"