Emmy winner Michael Chiklis (The Commish, The Shield, Gotham) is set to headline the premiere episode of Fox’s upcoming crime anthology drama, Accused. Fellow Emmy winner Michael Cuesta (Homeland) has been tapped to direct the premiere, reuniting with Homeland executive producers Gordon and Gansa.
Accused, co-produced by Fox Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television, is based on the BBC’s BAFTA-winning crime anthology. “It opens in a courtroom on the accused, with viewers knowing nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. Told from the defendant’s point of view through flashbacks, Accused depicts how an ordinary person gets caught up in an extraordinary situation, ultimately revealing how one wrong turn leads to another, until it’s too late to turn back.”
Chiklis will play Dr. Scott Corbett, a successful brain surgeon with a seemingly perfect family. He faces the limits of unconditional love when he discovers his teenage son may be planning a violent attack at school.
This sounds like a compelling drama, and I think Chiklis is a fantastic actor. I look forward to checking it out. Accused is set to premiere in the 2022-23 broadcast season, so we can expect to watch it this Fall.
via: Deadline