Scripted series · ABC
Conviction
For the wrongly convicted, there's one last hope.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Hayley Atwell
Hayes Morrison
13 eps
Shawn Ashmore
Sam Spencer
13 eps
Eddie Cahill
Conner Wallace
13 eps
Emily Kinney
Tess Larson
13 eps
Merrin Dungey
Maxine Bohen
13 eps
Manny Montana
Franklin "Frankie" Cruz
13 eps
Nick Baillie
Detective #1
1 eps
Brian Dunstan
Reporter
1 eps
Paul De La Rosa
Middle-Aged Man
1 eps
Severn Thompson
Erin Blackstock
1 eps
Tammy Isbell
Emma Johns
1 eps
Jennifer Gibson
Sonya Kaplan
1 eps
Mike Doyle
Rodney Landon
2 eps
Elena Shaddow
May Defranco
1 eps
Sadie LeBlanc
Dr. Kelly Crawford
1 eps
Thomas E. Sullivan
Sean Porter
1 eps
Jordan Hayes
Sophie
1 eps
Melanie Nicholls-King
Elyse
1 eps
Fodé Bangoura
Delivery Guy
1 eps
Martin Roach
Detective John Moore
1 eps
Dylan Taylor
Gene Reynolds
1 eps
Rob Stewart
Paul Lund
1 eps
Kevin Hanchard
Jack Braemer
1 eps
Tony Nappo
George Stayner
1 eps
Sarah Allen
Lisa Crozier
3 eps
Patrice Goodman
Soraya
1 eps
Bess Armstrong
Harper Morrison
3 eps
Maurice Williams
Odell Dwyer
1 eps
Murray Bartlett
Victor Bonotto
1 eps
John Kapelos
Jim McNally
1 eps
Marisol Ramirez
Lupe Ramos
1 eps
JoNell Kennedy
June Dwyer
1 eps
Ian Paola
Rey Armas
4 eps
Kiana Madeira
Cindy Rosario
1 eps
Aaron Williams
Assistant
1 eps
Julien Hyacinthe
Cop
1 eps
Troy Blundell
Tactical Officer
1 eps
Sebastian Cordoba
Hector Esparia
1 eps
Cassandra Freeman
Zadie Daniels
1 eps
Carl Lundstedt
Mike Kurtzman
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Conviction actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Conviction reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A brilliant young attorney, who is also the daughter of a former U.S. president, is blackmailed to head up LA's new Conviction Integrity Unit. She and her team investigate cases where people may have been wrongly convicted.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E13
Past, Prologue & What's to Come
S01E12
Enemy Combatant
- Directed by Paul A. Edwards
- Written by Ryan Maldonado, Eduardo Javier Canto
S01E11
Black Orchid
- Directed by Samantha Corbin-Miller, Metin Hüseyin
- Written by Steve Lichtman
S01E10
Not Okay
- Directed by Jan Eliasberg
- Written by Thomas L. Moran, Simran Baidwan
S01E09
A Different Kind of Death
- Directed by Andrew McCarthy
- Written by Lynne E. Litt
S01E08
Bad Deals
- Directed by John Scott
- Written by Ryan Maldonado, Eduardo Javier Canto
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Liz Friedlander
Creator
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Liz Friedman
Showrunner
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Jewel McPherson
Writer
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Ryan Maldonado
Writer
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Samantha Corbin-Miller
Writer
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Lynne E. Litt
Writer
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Thomas L. Moran
Writer
Simran Baidwan
Writer
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Steve Lichtman
Writer
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Eduardo Javier Canto
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Jewel McPhersonWriter
- Ryan MaldonadoWriter
- Samantha Corbin-MillerWriter
- Lynne E. LittWriter
- Thomas L. MoranWriter
- Simran BaidwanWriter
Direction
- Paul HolahanDirector
- Liz FriedlanderDirector
- Jewel McPhersonDirector
- John ScottDirector
- Brad TurnerDirector
- Samantha Corbin-MillerDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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