In Justice

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In Justice
Format Drama
Created by Michelle King, Robert King
Starring Jason O'Mara
Kyle MacLachlan
Marisol Nichols
Constance Zimmer
Daniel Cosgrove
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13
Production
Running time approx. 45 minutes (per episode)
Broadcast
Original channel American Broadcasting Company
Original run January 1, 2006March 31, 2006
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

In Justice is a short-lived American television police procedural created by Michelle King and Robert King. The series began airing on January 1, 2006 on ABC as a midseason replacement, and resumed airing on its regular night and time on Fridays at 9 p.m. EST. It was cancelled after its 13-episode run on March 31, 2006. The series aired in Canada on CTV and in the UK on UKTV Gold beginning in September 17, 2006 and will be repeated on ABC1 in 2007.

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[edit] Show premise

There are many procedural shows on television about solving crimes and prosecuting wrongdoers. In Justice adds an interesting twist to the common drama—it focuses on freeing wrongly convicted criminals. Kyle MacLachlan (of the cult series Twin Peaks) stars as David Swain, the head of a high-profile organization called the National Justice Project (commonly abbreviated as "NJP") in the San Francisco Bay Area, along with his partner, Charles Conti (portrayed by Jason O'Mara). Members of the National Justice Project work together to overturn wrongful convictions, liberate the falsely accused and discover the identity of those who are really to blame. Although the NJP is fictional, there are organizations which examine cases involving people who may have been wrongly convicted (e.g. the Innocence Project).

Each new episode starts out with "what the jury believed", usually a scene in which the person who was wrongly convicted acts out the crime. Throughout the show, David and Charles unravel many clues to how and why the person they are trying to exonerate was convicted in the first place.

Each episode revolves around separate cases and addresses the various reasons for miscarriage of justice. The progress in the show relies less on the famous but largely fictious forensic procedures used in the CSI franchise and other procedural shows. The show also focus on the tragedy inflicted on wrongly accused people and their families, even tough the show is ficticous and not ment to reflect real persons or events.

[edit] Cast

Actor Role
Jason O'Mara Charles Conti
Kyle MacLachlan David Swain
Constance Zimmer Brianna
Marisol Nichols Sonya Quintano
Daniel Cosgrove Jon Lemonick
Tim Guinee Richard Rocca

[edit] Episodes

The show's "sneak-peek" episode aired on January 1, 2006, while the original series pilot was aired on January 6, 2006. According to Variety, the program won its timeslot in the January 1 sneak airing and finished second in its January 6 timeslot, the latter just slightly behind CBS's Close to Home [1].

Episode # Title Date Aired
1 Brothers And Sisters January 1, 2006
2 Pilot January 6, 2006
3 Golden Boy January 13, 2006
4 Confessions January 20, 2006
5 Another Country January 27, 2006
6 The Ten Percenter February 3, 2006
7 Cost Of Freedom February 10, 2006
8 The Public Burning February 17, 2006
9 Victims March 3, 2006
10 Badge Of Honor March 10, 2006
11 Lovers March 17, 2006
12 Side Man March 24, 2006
13 Crossing the Line March 31, 2006

[edit] International airdates

[edit] See also

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Country TV network(s) Series premiere Weekly schedule
Flag of Norway Norway TV 2 and TV 2 Zebra
Flag of Croatia Croatia HRT January 11, 2007 Thursday 10:35pm CET
Flag of Australia Australia Seven Network December 5, 2006
  • Tuesday 9:30pm (Dec-Jan 2007)
  • Tuesday 11:00pm (Apr 2007)
Flag of Hungary Hungary Viasat 3 April 6, 2006 Thursday 9:00pm (Not currently airing)
Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
and Arab World
Showtime Arabia, Tv Land (Subtitled) January 18, 2007 Thursday at 8:00 PM
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic TV NOVA July 11, 2007 Wednesday at 11:00 PM
Flag of France France TF1 July 15, 2007 Sunday at 3:55 PM
Flag of Italy Italy Rai Tre December 6, 2007 Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 PM