Courtney B. VanceFranklin Roberts
Series2022–2024TV-MA
61st Street
Moses Johnson is a promising high-school athlete with a bright future who’s accused of murdering a police officer during a drug bust gone wrong. Swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system, Moses’ case is taken up by ageing public defender Franklin Roberts, who sees this as his chance to finally challenge the institutional racism at the heart of the judicial system.
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After the Morning After
Officer Logan becomes the subject of a departmental cover-up; Franklin exposes police brutality.
Trust Me
Logan goes searching for answers and asks Franklin to represent him against the police department.
Do No Harm
Martha urges the mayor's office to apply more pressure; the department looks for a scapegoat.
Kamikaze
Franklin's decision to represent Officer Logan turns the community--and Martha--against him. Joshua grows suspicious about Big Phil. Logan's relationship with his father is tested.
Two Truths and a Lie
The State Attorney sets Franklin in her sights. While reckoning with his guilt, Officer Logan weighs the consequences of going to trial. Lieutenant Brannigan tries to stack the court in his favor.
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