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For Life

For Life

Father. Prisoner. Lawyer. Warrior.

20207.82 Seasons23 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A prisoner becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.

NetworksABC

Top Cast

Nicholas Pinnock

Nicholas Pinnock

Aaron Wallace

Indira Varma

Indira Varma

Safiya Masry

Joy Bryant

Joy Bryant

Marie Wallace

Dorian Missick

Dorian Missick

Jamal Bishop

Tyla Harris

Tyla Harris

Jasmine Wallace

Timothy Busfield

Timothy Busfield

Henry Roswell

Themes & Keywords

prisonerlawyerwrongful convictionlegal drama

About For Life

For Life is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of prisoner, lawyer, wrongful conviction, legal drama. it stars Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, Joy Bryant. A prisoner becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.

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