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Measuring end-of-life anxiety with an open heart if not the most disciplined head, science-fiction-tinged drama Omni Loop serves up a couple nice moments for its lead performers, but otherwise relies on a viewer’s offscreen feelings about mortality to supply its punch. The result, pleasant enough but frustratingly bland, exists in a soupy,...

After starring in five films and eleven TV series last year, Ayo Edebiri’s 2024 is just slightly less crazy. Following up The Bear and Inside Out 2 this summer, she’ll next be seen in Omni Loop, a sci-fi feature that premiered at SXSW earlier this year. Now set for a September 20 theatrical and digital release from Magnolia Pictures, the first trailer has arrived.

Written and directed by Bernardo Britto, the film follows a quantum physicist (Mary-Louise Parker) who finds herself stuck in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. When she meets a gifted student (Edebiri), they team up to save her life – and to unlock the mysteries of time travel.

Also starring Hannah Pearl Utt, Chris Witaske, Carlos Jacott, Harris Yulin, Steven Maier, and Eddie Cahill, see the trailer and poster below.

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“Omni Loop” is a new live-action, science fiction comedy feature, directed by Bernando Britto, starring Ayo Edebiri, Mary-Louise Parker, Hannah Pearl Utt, Chris Witaske, Carlos Jacott, Harris Yulin, Steven Maier, and Eddie Cahill, opening September 20, 2024 in theaters:

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“Groundhog Day,” but make it about an inescapable terminal illness. In writer/director Bernardo Britto’s “Omni Loop,” Mary-Louise Parker plays a quantum physicist who learns she has only a week to live. Except she learns that many times over, and as she says in the trailer, “This has happened before. Many times.” IndieWire shares the exclusive trailer for “Omni Loop,” which premiered at SXSW and will hit theaters from Magnolia this fall, below.

Here’s the official synopsis: “A quantum physicist (Mary-Louise Parker) finds herself stuck in a time loop, with a black hole growing in her chest and only a week to live. When she meets a gifted student (Ayo Edebiri), they team up to save her life — and to unlock the mysteries of time travel.”

The cast also includes Hannah Pearl Utt, Chris Witaske, Carlos Jacott, Harris Yulin, Steven Maier, and Eddie Cahill.

At SXSW, Mary-Louise Parker...

If you could choose to be in a Groundhog Day scenario with any two actors, who would you choose? You could certainly do a lot worse than Mary-Louise Parker and Ayo Edebiri, the stars of the new time travel dramedy Omni Loop. To lean into millennial parlance, this is a...

History repeats itself in this ingenious but surprisingly heartfelt sci-fi, which takes the premise of Groundhog Day and fashions from it a poignant statement about life and mortality. Refreshingly for the genre, it focuses on a middle-aged woman — a scientist-slash-physicist, even — whose 55th birthday and final breath will occur within the same week. But though there is an element of resistance to the latter, Omni Loop is unusual in that it isn’t simply about breaking the cycle; Bernardo Britto’s film is about facing the inevitable, gently phasing out the genre elements to reach an understated but emotional climax.

Zoya Lowe, when we first meet her, is a little girl who, a voiceover tells us, is predicted “to do incredible things one day” and “change the world”. The next time we see her, Zoya is now played by Mary-Louise Parker and things are not so positive: X-rays show a...

For 10 years, Friends‘ annual Thanksgiving episodes were a beloved tradition for fans of the NBC sitcom. And even after the series ended in 2004, fans have continued to rewatch these holiday installments on DVDs, syndication and streaming.

While the series skipped a proper Thanksgiving episode in season two (despite the Mockolate treats Courteney Cox’s Monica prepares, the main storyline revolves around the love triangle between Rachel Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel, David Schwimmer’s Ross and Lauren Tom’s Julie), the other nine seasons brought memorable moments ranging from Rachel’s beef-filled trifle to an action-packed yet comedic touch football game to a guest appearance from Aniston’s then real-life husband Brad Pitt, who played her high school nemesis.

These mostly standalone episodes also advanced the plot (Monica and Chandler, played by the late Matthew Perry, found out they were getting a baby and Chandler declared his love for Monica) and...

Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan in ‘Blue Bloods’ season 13 episode 10

Danny and Eddie team up on a new case on CBS’s Blue Bloods season 13 episode 10, “Fake It ‘Til You Make It.” Directed by Robert Harmon from a script by Ian Biederman, episode 10 will air on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt.

The cast is led by Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan, Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan, and Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan. Will Estes stars as Jamie Reagan, Len Cariou is Henry Reagan, Sami Gayle is Nicky Reagan-Boyle, Marisa Ramirez plays Det. Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray is Officer Eddie Janko.

Season 13’s recurring guest stars include Abigail Hawk, Gregory Jbara, Robert Clohessy, Steven Schirripa, Andrew Terraciano, Ian Quinlan, Steven Maier, and James Hiroyuki Liao.

“Fake It ‘Til You Make It” Plot: Jamie and his new intel team officer infiltrate a high-tech car smuggling ring. Also, Frank faces off...

Ten years ago, actor Sean Hayes and playwright David Adjmi were working together to develop a play based on the life of Oscar Levant, the actor, pianist and notorious wit of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Now Hayes is preparing to bring Good Night, Oscar to Broadway next spring. The play is written by Doug Wright.

Exactly how, why and when Hayes and Adjmi split up their partnership on the project is being disputed by both sides in an unusually public way. Adjmi wrote a long Facebook post detailing his perspective earlier this week, as publicity for Good Night, Oscar is just beginning to emerge. Theater twitter took note, as did The New York Times.

In response, Hayes, Wright and their producer Beth Williams have released their own extensive statement, obtained by Deadline. The two accounts of exactly how Levant came into Hayes’ life are notably different.

Adjmi, perhaps best known as the author of 3C,...

Elena Roarke is about to be visited by a ghost — albeit a hot one — of Christmas past.

TVLine has an exclusive first look at the promo for Fox’s two-part Fantasy Island holiday special, premiering Monday, Dec. 20 (8/7c), in which Elena is reunited with her ex-fiancé (played by CSI: NY‘s Eddie Cahill).

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And how do we know who he is, you ask? Because Elena, when questioned about her erratic behavior,...

The Gary Sinise Foundation hosted its second virtual Snowball Express event on Monday, connecting 750 families of fallen military service members.

As the original Snowball Express would fly military families out to Disney World, the virtual event gifted participants with videos of thanks and appreciation from various celebrities, many of which gave their messages as their characters from productions like “Toy Story” and “Ted Lasso.”

This year’s Snowball Express included special messages from Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Steve Buscemi, Matthew McConaughey, Kristen Bell, Simone Biles, Caeleb Dressel, Jordan Chiles, Brett Goldstein, Joe Mantegna, Norman Reedus, Tom Kenny, Zachary Levi, Stephen Boss, Allison Holker Boss, Kelli Erdmann, Preston Arsement, Laurie Metcalf, Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Eddie Cahill, Dean Cain, Gary LeVox and Mike Rowe.

Additionally, the children and attendees were treated to virtual experiences, as well as an appearance by Penn & Teller, a look t an animal sanctuary from Bindi and Robert Irwin,...

John Gabriel Rodriquez is coming in for a permanent landing with a series-regular promotion ahead of Fantasy Island‘s second season, TVLine has learned.

The Fox reboot stars Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids) as Elena Roarke, the grand-niece of the original Fantasy Island‘s Mr. Roarke, famously played by Ricardo Montalban. Kiara Barnes (The Bold and the Beautiful) also stars as Ruby Akuda, who becomes Elena’s permanent second-in-command after coming to the island as a guest. And then there’s Rodriquez as Javier, officially the island’s head of transport… and unofficially Elena’s friend with benefits.

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Fox has booked a return visit to Fantasy Island.

The network on Thursday officially ordered a second season of the hit Roselyn Sanchez-led drama, while also revealing a two-hour special would premiere in December.

“Thanks to the fantastic Roselyn Sanchez and charming Kiara Barnes and the captivating stories that tapped into the core tenets of emotion and aspiration, Fantasy Island was the perfect wish fulfillment and escape we all needed this summer,” said Michael Thorn.

“[Showrunners] Liz Craft, Sarah Fain and everyone at Sony and Gemstone did an excellent job on this series and, like all good things, it left us wanting more."

"We’re so happy to have Elena Roarke, Ruby Akuda and everyone on Fantasy Island open their world again for a brief visit this winter and for a longer stay next year.”

“We are thrilled to be back for a season two,” said Gemstone Studios executive vp Marie Jacobson.

Fox has picked up a second season of its popular summer drama series Fantasy Island.

The renewal announced today follows strong ratings for the contemporary version of the classic 1977-84 series, from writer-producers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain. This past summer, the reboot starring Roselyn Sanchez and Kiara Barnes ranked as the No. 1 new scripted program among adults 18-49 and was Fox’s most streamed new drama series since 9-1-1: Lone Star in January 2020.

Fantasy Island takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Delving into the “what if” questions — both big and small — that keep us awake at night, each episode will tell emotional, provocative stories about people who arrive with dreams and desires.

The series stars Sanchez as Elena Roarke, a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke, who set aside her own ambitions,...

“Fantasy Island” has been renewed for Season 2 at Fox.

A modern reimagining of the original 1970s series, the Fox version takes place at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Roselyn Sanchez stars as Elena Roarke, a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalbán), who set aside her own ambitions, and the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy. Along with Sanchez, Kiara Barnes will also return in the role of Ruby Akuda, a young woman with an old soul who arrived on Fantasy Island with a terminal illness and was given a new lease on life as Roarke’s right hand.

“Thanks to the fantastic Roselyn Sanchez and charming Kiara Barnes and the captivating stories that tapped into the core tenets of emotion and aspiration, ‘Fantasy Island’ was the perfect wish fulfillment and...

Fox is keeping Fantasy Island open for business. Not only has the reboot been renewed for a second season in 2022, but fans will also return to the iconic locale even earlier with a two-hour holiday special next month, TVLine has learned.

Titled “Welcome to the Snow Globe,” the festive episode (Dec. 21, 8/7c) guest-stars Lindsey Kraft (Grace and Frankie) as a busineswoman whose “fantasy of a perfect Christmas and meeting ‘Mr. Right’ tests Roarke in unexpected ways. Meanwhile, Mr. Jones faces his past, while a new Secret Santa tradition has Ruby and Javier looking to the future,” according to the official logline.

Fantasy Island is bulking up its guest star roster with Lindsey Kraft, Eddie Cahill, and Benjamin Stockham in upcoming episodes of the Fox reboot. Cahill who is best known for roles in CSI: NY, Friends, and Felicity among others will join Lindsey Kraft in back-to-back installments titled “Welcome to the Snow Globe” Parts 1 and 2. While they have no exact airdate yet, there’s a definite holiday theme going on. In the episodes, Cahill will play Jake/James, who is described as being straight out of a “Festive Channel” movie. Jake/James is rugged, kind, and handsome, but his presence on Fantasy Island may turn out to be the one thing that throws Elena Roarke (Roselyn Sánchez) into a tailspin. (Credit: Miller Mobley/Fox) As for Kraft, she’ll portray Allison Holmes, a stressed CEO of her family’s major hotel chain. She travels to Fantasy Island to live out her...

Hey, "NCIS: New Orleans" fans. We are back with another new spoiler article for you guys since episode 8 is officially in the history books. These spoilers will cover the next, new episode 9 of this current 6th season. Thanks to CBS, we've got a main storyline teaser for episode 9. We've also got a couple of preview photos for episode 9. So, we're going to go over all of that good stuff and give you guys a link to the preview photos so you can see them for yourself. To get things started, the official title for episode 9 is called, "Convicted." Yep, the producers kept this title nice and simple this time. It sounds like episode 9 will feature some very intense, interesting, possible dramatic and action-filled scenes. In the new episode 9,Eddie Barrett is going to come up with an alibi witness at some point. In light of this new revelation, agent Pride...

Hey, "NCIS: New Orleans" fans. It's that time of the year again. We've got some terrible news for you in this article. It's one of those nights where ,for some reason, CBS has elected not to air a new episode of your favorite show. So, the new episode 6 will not air tonight, October 29, 2019. Instead, you will want to look for it to air next Tuesday night, November 5, 2019 at approximately 9 pm central standard time on CBS of course. So, be sure to mark down that very important date on your TV show calendars. What is CBS airing tonight instead of NCIS: New Orleans? According to the TV Guide listings,CBS is actually airing NCIS: New Orleans tonight, but it will be a rerun. The rerun that they are airing is the 14th episode of last season 5. That episode is titled, "Conspiracy Theories." CBS' official description for it reads like this,...

Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Tuesday, August 20.

Netflix is taking viewers to The I-Land in just a few short weeks.

The streamer has confirmed that the seven-part limited series will premiere Thursday, September 12.

All episodes will be available to stream on that date.

"When ten people wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of who they are or how they got there, they set off on a trek to try to get back home," reads the official description of the series.

Related: The I-Land Ordered at Netflix

"They soon discover this world is not as it seems. Faced with the I-Land’s extreme psychological and physical challenges, they must rise to their better selves -- or die as their worst ones."

The cast includes Natalie Martinez, Kate Bosworth, Alex Pettyfer, Ronald Peet, Kyle Schmid, Kota Eberhardt, Sibylla Deen, Anthonly Lee Medina,...

A new season of Riverdale is almost upon us, which means it’s time for yet another shady adult to develop a creepy interest in noted teen Archie Andrews. Juan Riedinger — whose previous small-screen credits include roles on Claws, Good Behavior and Narcos — will recur in Season 4 as Dodger, a new nemesis of Archie’s, our sister site Deadline reports.

As previously reported, Sam Witwer (Supergirl, Once Upon a Time) is also joining Riverdale‘s fourth season, playing Mr. Chipping, a questionable creative writing teacher at Jughead’s new prep school. Additionally, Shannen Doherty — who currently stars on Fox’s...

Adam's back, definitely the worse for wear.

And he was right smack in the middle of a storyline on Hawaii Five-0 Season 9 Episode 6.

Shockingly, someone is trying to set him up.

I sure couldn't see that coming. Could you?

So someone planted that gun at Adam's house, the gun that's had Tani in an ethical tizzy since late last season.

The gun that she appealed to Captain Keo to test off the books for her.

Related: Hawaii Five-0 Season 9 Episode 5 Review: A'ohe mea 'imi a ka maka (Nothing More for the Eyes to Search For)

That likely same someone then tipped Five-0 about the gun being at Adam's, where Tani had returned it just that morning. Convenient, huh?

It likely wasn't a coincidence that Duke showed up with the search warrant that day. After all, before then, there was no Adam on whom to serve the warrant.

Was it a...

Adam Noshimuri resurfaces this week on CBS’ Hawaii Five-0, in bad shape — and not because of any potential sororicide rap.

In the episode “Is Borne on the Back; Is Borne in the Arms,” airing tonight at 9/8c, it is revealed that Adam’s wife Kono — who for over a year has been chasing sex traffickers on the mainland — has given him the hook. In the exclusive clip above, Danny (played by Scott Caan) shows up to rouse Adam (Ian Anthony Dale) from a self-pitying slumber, and then possibly raise his spirits with a proposition.

How is Adam feeling after the split from Kono?...

Who designed The Flash‘s new duds? What’s new(d) with Lucifer? Should Riverdale‘s “Varchie” fans be worried? Does Supernatural‘s Sam have an overdue date with an angel? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows!

Now that Barry has his job back on The Flash, are we going to see more CSI Barry? —Peter

You will, and pretty soon into this week’s Season 5 premiere, in fact. Provided, that is, that a certain superfast offspring doesn’t solve the backlog of cases on his desk first! Bonus scoop: Tuesday’s episode will...

It’s a little Iceboy!

Shawn Ashmore, known for his role as Bobby Drake/Iceman in the X-Men film series, has welcomed a son, he announced Tuesday on Instagram.

The new addition rounds out the household of Ashmore, 37, and his wife Dana, 33, who are also “parents” to dogs — including one named Lucky.

“Couldn’t be more in love with my new baby boy and my incredible wife,” Ashmore captioned a photo of himself holding his son’s hand. Added Dana, “We did it guys!! So in love.”

Further details, including baby’s name and date of birth, were not immediately available.

Network: ABCEpisodes: 13 (hour)Seasons: OneTV show dates: October 3, 2016 -- January 29, 2017Series status: CancelledPerformers include: Hayley Atwell, Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.TV show description: This legal drama series follows what happens when the daughter of a former President gets "blackmailed" into joining the Conviction Integrity Unit. It’s an NYC department that’s comprised of lawyers, detectives and forensic experts who re-examine cases when there is suspicion of wrongful conviction.Former First Daughter and attorney Hayes Morrison (Hayley Atwell) is as cynical as she is smart. She is best known for her wild teenage years in the White House and proclivity to wind up on TMZ. But a cocaine bust is one misstep with consequences this former First Daughter can't dodge.

While the news is not official, it seems the Conviction and Notorious TV shows are cancelled after just one season each, on ABC. The network's press site has removed both TV series from its list of primetime shows, which makes it clear there will be no season two for either drama. In addition, previously accessible press releases, videos, and photography are no longer available for these shows.Conviction centers on attorney Hayes Morrison (Hayley Atwell), who joins the Conviction Integrity Unit to keep her cocaine bust a secret. The ABC cast also includes: Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.Notorious tells the story of attorney Jake Gregorian (Daniel Sunjata) and TV producer Julia George (Piper Perabo). Kate Jennings Grant, Aimee Teegarden, J. August Richards, Sepideh Moafi, Ryan Guzman, and Kevin Zegers also star.Read More…...

"Do you believe I'm innocent?" ABC has released a new preview, photos, and synopsis for the upcoming season one finale of Conviction.The legal drama stars Hayley Atwell as Hayes Morrison, an attorney and former president's daughter who is blackmailed into joining an organization that investigates possible wrongful convictions. The cast also includes Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.Read More…...

Well, it's official. Deadline reports ABC is moving the final episodes of Conviction to Sunday nights starting in January.The legal drama stars Hayley Atwell as Hayes Morrison, a lawyer and daughter of a former U.S. president who is "blackmailed" into joining an organization that re-examines wrongful convictions. The cast also includes Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.Read More…...

As previously reported, The Alphabet Network has not ordered additional episodes of its Conviction TV show, beyond the original 13. To be clear, ABC has not officially cancelled Conviction. It is keeping the cast on contract, to keep its options open. That said, not ordering the back nine has been the opening salvo of many a cancellation saga.Conviction stars Hayley Atwell, Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Franzese, and Merrin Dungey. Sidebar: Dungey is the sister of ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey. Conviction episode 1.09, "A Different Kind of Death," is scheduled for Monday, December 5th. ABC has not slated further installments. When will the network burn off the four remaining episodes of the legal drama? Check out the latest Conviction rumor, after the jump.Read More…...

Conviction is coming to a close. Recently, star Merrin Dungey told TVGuide the low-rated ABC TV series will air an open-ended finale.The legal drama stars Hayley Atwell as Hayes Morrison, the daughter of a former U.S. president who is "blackmailed" into examining wrongful conviction cases. The cast also includes Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.Read More…...

ABC has made a decision about the fate of their new Conviction TV show. The network has decided not to order any episodes beyond the initial 13 episodes. Has the series been cancelled? Could it return for a second season?A legal drama series, Conviction follows what happens when attorney Hayes Morrison (Hayley Atwell), the daughter of a former President, gets "blackmailed" into joining the Conviction Integrity Unit. It's a NYC department that re-examines cases when there is suspicion of wrongful conviction. The rest of the cast includes Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.Read More…...

Hayley Atwell's last ABC series, Marvel's Agent Carter, lasted two seasons before being cancelled. How will Conviction do in the ratings? Will it be renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.A legal drama series, Conviction follows what happens when attorney Hayes Morrison (Hayley Atwell), the daughter of a former President, gets "blackmailed" into joining the Conviction Integrity Unit. It's a NYC department that re-examines cases when there is suspicion of wrongful conviction. The rest of the cast includes Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.Read More…...

Marvel's Agent Carter drew low ratings and was cancelled but star Hayley Atwell was often praised for her work on the series. Now, she has a new TV show on called Conviction and the network has given it Castle's old timeslot. Is this new TV series worth watching? Cancel or keep it?A legal drama series, Conviction follows what happens when attorney Hayes Morrison (Hayley Atwell), the daughter of a former President, gets "blackmailed" into joining the Conviction Integrity Unit. It's a NYC department that re-examines cases when there is suspicion of wrongful conviction. The rest of the cast includes Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.Read More…...

Conviction is going international. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new ABC series has been sold to several countries overseas.The legal drama stars Hayley Atwell as Hayes Morrison, a former president's daughter who is blackmailed into re-examining cases for possible wrongful conviction. The cast also includes Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.Read More…...

What happened with Marvel's Agent Carter? Recently, star Hayley Atwell spoke with Cbr about the cancelled ABC series and her new show, Conviction.In the new ABC drama, Atwell plays Hayes Morrison, a lawyer and former First Daughter who must help the wrongfully convicted in order to avoid jail time herself. Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, and Emily Kinney also star.Read More…...

From a human resources standpoint, Conviction‘s Hayes Morrison is kind of a nightmare. In her first five days on the job, Hayley Atwell’s character called her co-worker a “moron,” day-drank in her office and pretended to do coke in front of her boss.

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Fortunately, Hayes is also a damn good investigator, which might explain why New York District Attorney Conner Wallace (CSI: NY‘s Eddie Cahill) was so quick to pluck her from a jail cell — Hayes is #SorryNotSorry for partying! — and...

ABC clearly loves Hayley Atwell, though not enough to keep Agent Carter on the air. So after giving Peggy her walking papers in May, ABC has Atwell fronting this fall’s Conviction, a snappy, Scandal-esque legal drama (premiering Monday at 10/9c). But is it worthy of Atwell’s considerable talents, or your time? The jury, as they say, is still out.

When we meet Hayes Morrison (Atwell), she’s stretching and dancing in a jail cell. She’s been there before, you see: She’s the wild-child daughter of a powerful political family — her mom’s a U.S.

One episode was provided prior to broadcast.

Important note: I’m a complete fanatic for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and everything even remotely related to it. That’s why I was simultaneously distraught when ABC canceled my favorite McU cable network show, Marvel’s Agent Carter, and elated when it kept the divine Hayley Atwell around for one of its new crime shows Conviction, which is a notch above Betrayal and a step below Notorious as far as generically meaningless titles go. Alas, it’s a near tragedy to discover that Atwell’s role in the series, which she at least prevents from being a complete waste of time with one or two moments of charm, could essentially be played by anyone and elicit the same result.

Unlike the coterie of incarcerated innocents at the center of the show, Conviction does no one participating one iota of good: everyone is...

ABC is at this point so enamored with the idea of television that weaves in melodrama and struggles under the weight of dragging along its own gimmick that it can’t leave an interesting premise alone.

Such are the problems you have to hope drift to the sidelines as Conviction maneuvers through further episodes.

The heart of the show revolves around a new investigative unit in New York City – the Conviction Integrity Unit – that gets five days per case to go over convictions to see if they can find any innocent people who are sitting behind bars. The team consists of a prosecutor, a star defense attorney, a crack investigator, and a specialist in forensics and all things science related.

It’s not a bad premise, and it gives us a chance to explore police drama from a fresh perspective and stay on top of headlines and/or the relevant niche of the zeitgeist.

Hayley Atwell is back at ABC. Recently, the network released new photos from the premiere of the Agent Carter star's upcoming series Conviction.The drama stars Atwell as Hayes Morrison, a lawyer and former First Daughter who must help the wrongfully convicted in order to avoid jail time herself. Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, and Emily Kinney also star.Read More…...

A version of this interview with Hayley Atwell and Eddie Cahill first appeared in the print edition of TheWrap Magazine’s Fall TV Issue. In ABC’s “Conviction,” 34-year-old Hayley Atwell (Marvel’s “Agent Carter“) plays Hayes Morrison, a former First Daughter who is found with cocaine and strong-armed by a Da (Eddie Cahill, 38) into heading New York’s Conviction Integrity Unit in this ABC drama. What makes this show special? Hayley Atwell: This is a fast-paced legal procedural, but at the center of it is a woman who is pretty blurry around the edges. She’s very close to pushing the self-destruct button.

Hayley Atwell & Co. stand with Conviction in this exclusive look at the poster for ABC’s new legal drama debuting this fall.

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Co-created by Liz Friedman (Marvel’s Jessica Jones) and director Liz Friedlander (The Following) and counting Mark Gordon (Criminal Minds) among its EPs, Conviction stars Atwell (Marvel’s Agent Carter) as Hayes Morrison, a hard-living lawyer and former First Daughter who dodges a cocaine bust by agreeing to shepherd New York City Da Conner Wallace’s (CSI:ny’s Eddie Cahill) new Conviction Integrity Unit, which investigates potentially erroneous incarcerations.

The broadcast networks have nearly 20 shows debuting this fall, including new sitcoms from Kevin James and Matt LeBlanc, Kiefer Sutherland as Potus and Michael Weatherly’s NCIS follow-up. To help you prep for it all, TVLine is offering First Impressions of the not-for-review pilots.

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The Show | ABC’s Conviction (Mondays at 10/9c, premiering Oct. 3)

The Competition | CBS’ Scorpion and...

The broadcast networks have nearly 20 shows debuting this fall, including new sitcoms from Kevin James and Matt LeBlanc, Kiefer Sutherland as Potus and Michael Weatherly’s NCIS follow-up. To help you prep for it all, TVLine is offering First Impressions of the not-for-review pilots.

Next up on our list….

The Show | ABC’s Conviction (Mondays at 10/9c, premiering Oct. 3)

The Competition | CBS’ Scorpion and NBC’s Timeless (new)

The Cast | Hayley Atwell (Marvel’s Agent Carter), Eddie Cahill (CSI: NY), Shawn Ashmore (The Following), Merrin Dungey (Alias), Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead) and Manny Montana (Graceland)

The Set-up | “Bad girl...

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Daniel Ditomasso has left the Conviction TV show at ABC, starring Hayley Atwell as attorney Hayes Morrison. Atwell played the title character in Marvel's Agent Carter, which was cancelled by ABC after two seasons. Ditomasso played younger brother, Jackson Morrison, in the Conviction TV series pilot. The cast of Conviction also includes Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, and Manny Montana.

The Morrison siblings are the children of a former U.S. President and their mother is running for the Senate. Deadline says the Jackson character is, ..."the family’s golden child, who also happens to be a top-end lawyer. Initially conceived as a guest star, the role was upgraded to a series regular in the pilot and cast with Ditomasso." Reportedly, the part will now be taken in another direction.

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Well, unfortunately, it happened. ABC has officially cancelled Marvel’s Agent Carter after two fantastic seasons. In my opinion, they cancelled the wrong Marvel series. Agent Carter was far superior to anything that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been doing, and it’s sad that such a great series has prematurely come to an end. For some strange reason, people just stopped watching! I guess fans should have seen this coming. After all, they literally buried Agent Carter in Captain America: Civil War. Oh well, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will go on.

I guess there’s kind of a silver lining to this news, though, and that is that Agent Carter star Hayley Atwell is set to star in a new series for ABC called Conviction, which just got a green light for the 2017-2017 season.

In Conviction, “Atwell stars as a lawyer and the former First Daughter Hayes Morrison, who...

Peggy Carter, we already miss you. Agent Carter has been canceled by ABC after two seasons, and we're so upset over it. Still, there is a silver lining as Hayley Atwell, who will forever be Peggy Carter to us, is staying on our TV screens, as the network picked up her drama pilot, Conviction, to series.  Attwell will star as Hayes Morrison, a lawyer and former First Daughter, who is about to accept a job offered from her sexy nemesis, NY District Attorney Wayne Wallis (Eddie Cahill), to avoid jail time for cocaine possession and avoid hurting her mother's Senate campaign. Per ABC, she will work with his team at the new Conviction Integrity Unit and use her brilliant mind to turn over cases where...

Despite Agent Carter‘s fresh termination, Hayley Atwell will be on ABC next TV season, now that the network has ordered the legal drama Conviction to series.

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TV’s erstwhile Peggy Carter stars on the new series as Hayes Morrison, a lawyer and former First Daughter who is about to accept a job from her sexy nemesis, New York District Attorney Wayne Wallis (CSI: NY‘s Eddie Cahill), to avoid jail time for cocaine possession and avoid hurting her mother’s Senate campaign. Working with Wayne’s team at the new Conviction Integrity Unit,...

Daniel Ditomasso has joined the Conviction TV series pilot at ABC. Per Deadline, He has been cast in the series regular role of Jackson Morrison. Ditomasso played Killian on Lifetime's The Witches of East End TV series, which was cancelled in 2014, after two seasons.

Agent Carter's Hayley Atwell, stars in Conviction as Carter Morrison. Per Deadline, she is "...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." Ditomasso's character is her younger brother. The cast also includes: Shawn Ashmore, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, Merrin Dungey, and Eddie Cahill.

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