Deadline is reporting that Eddie Cahill (CSI: NY) has signed on for the male lead alongside Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter) in ABC’s upcoming legal drama pilot Conviction.
Cahill will play “the confident and self-assured New York District Attorney Wayne Wallis. Incredibly handsome, magnetic and charismatic, Wallis radiates charm, smarts and political power; he has a clear-cut political future that is as brilliant as his million dollar smile; he is politically ambitious and sharp as a tack. Wallis announces the creation of the Conviction Integrity Unit — and appoints Hayes (Atwell) to lead the charge. There is a history between the two of them — and the dynamic is equal parts lust and hatred.”
Conviction has been created by Liz Freidman and Liz Friedlander, and stars Atwell as “the brilliant but ne’er-do-well daughter of a former president, who is blackmailed into taking a job as the head of Los Angeles’ newly created Conviction Integrity Unit. She, along with her team of lawyers, investigators and forensic experts, work together to examine cases where there’s credible suspicion that the wrong person may have been convicted of a crime.”
Also set to feature in the cast alongside Atwell and Cahill are Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney and Manny Montana.
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Originally published March 10, 2016. Updated April 14, 2018.
