"For Life" is an American legal drama television series directed by Hank Steinberg.
The starring cast includes Nicholas Pinnock as Aaron Wallace, Indira Varma as Safiya Masry, Joy Bryant as Marie Wallace, Mary Stuart Masterson as Anya Harrison, Tyla Harris, Glenn Fleshler as Frank Foster, Boris McGiver as Glen Maskins, Timothy Busfield as Henry Roswell, John Doman as Alan Burke, Brandon J. Dirden as Darius Johnson and others.
Here are "For Life" TV series trailer, plot summary, full cast and characters, release date, streaming services and everything we know so far.
Trailer
Is there a trailer for For Life TV series?
Sony Pictures Entertainment on Friday, January 31, 2020 released the trailer for "For Life" you can watch here:
For Life - Official Trailer.
Plot summary
What is For Life TV series plot?
Here is a short review of "For Life" TV series plot summary.
The series centers on Aaron Wallace (Nicholas Pinnock), who has been sentenced to life in prison for a crime he did not commit. While incarcerated, Wallace becomes a lawyer and works as a defense attorney for others while striving to get his own sentence overturned. The series is loosely based on the life of Isaac Wright Jr.
Cast
Who plays who in the For Life TV series cast?
Here is the full cast and characters of "For Life" TV series. Actors and actresses are sorted mostly in credits order.
Nicholas Pinnock as Aaron Wallace a former club owner convicted of drug trafficking, although in truth, the drugs actually belonged to one of his friends
Indira Varma as Safiya Masry the warden
Joy Bryant as Marie Wallace Aaron's wife
Mary Stuart Masterson as Anya Harrison (season 1), Safiya's wife
Tyla Harris as Jasmine Wallace Aaron's teenage daughter
Glenn Fleshler as Frank Foster (season 1), a senior corrections officer at the prison
Boris McGiver as Glen Maskins (season 1; guest season 2), the prosecutor
Timothy Busfield as Henry Roswell a former New York state senator
John Doman as Alan Burke (recurring season 1; starring season 2), The attorney general of the state of New York
Brandon J. Dirden as Darius Johnson Aaron's best friend
Erik Jensen as Dez O'Reilly An assistant district attorney
50 Cent as Cassius Dawkins A dangerous inmate that as transferred to Bellmore by Maskins
Peter Greene as Wild Bill Miller The leader of the white supremacy gang at Bellmore
Felonious Munk as Hassan Nawaz a prisoner at Bellmore in season one, released in season two
Joseph Siravo as Jerry McCormack The head of the prison board
Matt Dellapina as Tom Hansen Safiya's assistant
Toney Goins as Ronnie Baxter Jasmine's boyfriend and the father of her child
Sean Boyce Johnson as Scotty Williams The probation officer assigned to Aaron when he as released
Royce Johnson as Andy Josiah and Marcel's father
Amina Robinson as Elaine Josiah Andy's wife, and Marcel's mother
Jace Bently as Marcel Josiah Andy and Elaine's son
Dorian Missick as Jamal Bishop
Christopher Mormando as Prison Bus Driver
Sean Ringgold as Huey Cornell
Darik Bernard as Walter
Brandon Morris as Lassiter
Hassan Johnson as Bobby Latimer
Adam Feingold as Micelli
Brendan Burke as Gavin
John Douglas Thompson as Spencer Richardson
Alexandra Socha as Charlotte
Jeb Kreager as Anderson
Aristeo F. Kardi as Guard
Marcus LaVoi as Nathan Goodleaf
Cameron Mann as Justin Masry
Will Cobbs as Skinny John
Tommy Nohilly as Trammell
Khalil McMillan as CO Jones
JoJo Kushner as Zoe Masry
Truck Hudson as Henderson
Suzanne Savoy as Judge Gina Sorensen
Ricky Garcia as Vasquez
Natalie Jacobs as Dee Dee
Bahiyah Hibah as Surveillance Guard
Christine Renee Miller as Jesse Hinkler
Taprena Michelle Augustine as Samantha Hailey
Chance Kelly as Cyrus Hunt
Nancy Lemenager as Beth Maskins
Jordan Mahome as Michael
Salem Murphy as Irene Randell
Monica Wyche as Valerie Linwood
Colin Kilkenny as Big Mack
Denise Pillott as Carla
Rio Rocket as G-Force
Mehdi Barakchian as Jared Lewis
Annabel Capper as Monica Fallon
Robert Vincent Smith as Burt
Tyhem Commodore as J-Rose
Cassandra Freeman as Veronica Marshall
Nasser Faris as Sherwin Maloof
James McDaniel as Earl
Sharon Washington as Barbara
Marjan Neshat as Dr. Vanessa Hamid
Tobias Segal as Frankie
Gregg Daniel as Easley Barton
Shaun O'Hagan as Joe Davidson
Paul Bomba as Officer Phillip Matranga
Andrew Casanova as Jose Rodriguez
Phoenix Carnevale as Television Anchor
Lawrence Ballard as Lee Barry
Harold Surratt as Clay
Charlie Kevin as Edgar Lindsley
Caleb Z Smith as Charlie Maskins
Aaron Morton as DA Detective #2
John Viscardi as Kyle Rogers
Sue Cremin as Maggie
Michael Kelberg as Investigator Crooks
Kevin Dean Williams as Investigator Merrill
Stivi Paskoski as Davit
Mike Figueroa as Tiller
Carlos Davis as Darryl
Michael Gaston as Liam McClinchey
Crystal Dickinson as Georgia Bishop
Todd Susman as Judge Ira Wexler
Johanna Day as Andrea Kayser
Angel Desai as Janet
Turron Kofi Alleyne as Calvin Newcombe
Danny Johnson as Judge Reginald Cummings
Jade Wu as Judge Julie Tanaka
Alexis Nichole Smith as Lexi Richardson
Eric Elizaga as ADA Adam Yamada
Christina Rouner as Judge Patricia Howell
Klein Walker as Jasmine Wallace (6-8)
Adrian Alvarado as Lieutenant Diaz
Kyle Vincent Terry as Deshaun Baldwin
Richard V. Licata as Judge Thomas Lassaro
Robyn Payne as Cheryl Baxter
Ron Scott as Larry Baxter
Graham Powell as DA Detective #1
Ed Walsh as Solitary Guard
Irma-Estel LaGuerre as Jose's Abuela
Jason Nuzzo as Mike Paxton
Victor Verhaeghe as Harry Norris
Matt Baguth as Inmate #1
Carlos Arce Jr. as Jury Foreman
Gabe Vargas as Matteo
Ethan Herschenfeld as Doctor
Grim Reaper Q. as Big Saint
Lawrence Bingham as Frisking Guard
Mick O'Rourke as Monte
Hakeem Dickson Jr. as Inmate #2
Raul Torres as Mendoza
Guiesseppe Jones as Gregory Yates
Kevin McCormick as Deke
Madia Hill Scott as Reporter
dL Sams as Nurse
Vivia Font as Lawyer
Emily Dorsch as Female Patient
Bill Beydoun as State Police Rep
Heather Simms as Alice Martin
Shaun Anthony as A.D.A. Kirk
Peter Jay Fernandez as Victor Hernandez
Matthew Boston as Jordan Kent
Camila Canó-Flaviá as Paola Guerrero
America Olivo as Rose Davila
LaTonya Borsay as Neighbor
Vasile Flutur as Benjamin Terzian
Carla Brandberg as Judge Phylis Wright
Kerry Flanagan as Elise Baccus
Elena Ouspenskaia as Mrs. Terzian
Alok Tewari as Judge Nader Farhad
Jeffrey Brabant as Cop
Richard Busser as Dirk
Woody Fu as A.D.A. Andrew Sun
Franky G as Rafi Figueroa
Aime Donna Kelly as Yandi
Venida Evans as Noreen
Terence Archie as Joel
Dennis T. Carnegie as Bailiff
Lizzy DeClement as Molly Davison
Marcus Naylor as James Martin
Aurora Rowland-Martinez as Tricia Sakokete
Michael J. Burg as Dr. Mirza
Gino Cafarelli as Court Officer #1
Matt Deangelis as Joey Knox
Anna George as Dr. Davidson
Lyris Logan as Jasmine Wallace (9-12)
Jason Altman as Officer Marino
Mark Lotito as Morris Crawford
Curzon Dobell as Judge James Lawrence
Chance Smith as Josh Martin
Will Tomi as Phil Lee
Brenda McCullough as Pastor Hattley
Leticia Castillo as Martina Guerrero
Ava Eisenson as Guardian Ad Litem
JoaquÃn Maceo Rosa as Angelo
Renée Stork as Realtor
Jeorge Bennett Watson as Thomas Wilson
Juan Ayala as Reporter 1
Robert McKay as Pastor Williams
Donald Chang as Secretary
Colin Keane as Gavin
Mark Zeisler as Judge Mitchell
Henry Alford as Another Prisoner 2
Johnny Bermudez as Queens Court Officer
Paula Patiño as Court Officer
Matthew James Ballinger as Freddy Dawkins
Andrea Cirie as Sarah McCarron
Andrea Leigh as Hearing Examiner
Sean MacLaughlin as Erick
Quinn McCarthy as Angela
Gregory Dann as Chris
Rami Margron as A.D.A. McNamara
Bernard Bygott as Officer Esposito
Malachy Cleary as Judge Kacey Edgemore
Nick Basile as Dennis Banner
Erick Betancourt as Garrigus
Jeryl Ann Costello as Shirley
Julio Monge as Alberto Rodriguez
Eleanor Reissa as Monica Peters
Michelle Sohn as Nurse
Onika Day as Staten Island Court Officer
Arielle Siegel as A.D.A. Kimberly Stevens
Lori Funk as Teresa
Raymond Neil Hernandez as Corrections Officer
Allen McCullough as Priest
Philip Martin Reid as Bus Prisoner
Kareem Savinon as Giovanni Morales
Mary Callanan as Foreman
Natalie Carter as Older Black Woman
H. Foley as Hostile Customer
J. Oscar Simmons as Judge Kevin Flanagan
Logan Riley Bruner as Connor
Lou Martini Jr. as Mark Velarde
Christina Shea-Wright as Sally Braver
Liz Glazer as Reporter 2
Kendra Holloway as Ella
John Leonard Thompson as Craig Salkin
Chad Gittens as Court Officer
Kym Gomes as Patty Robinson
Tim Intravia as Hospital Detective #1
Edelen McWilliams as Jill Murray
Annie Pisapia as Alisha
Adam Ratcliffe as Officer Charlie York
Diany Rodriguez as Angry Woman
Ken Wulf Clark as Wild Eyes
Marilyn Torres as Nina Velasco
Toni Belafonte as Natasha
Asher Edgecliffe-Johnson as O'Reilly's Son
Lord Jamar as Elijah
Alexis Suarez as Hospital Detective #2
Brian Adam DeJesus as Another Prisoner 1
Jessica Blank as Kathy O'Reilly
Antoni Corone as Police Commissioner
Miyoshi Faggins as Maisha
Sarah Hayon as Gloria Fuentes
Jaiden Kaine as Green
Eric Stafford as Court Officer
Julian Thomas as Rico
James Mount as Dean Johnston
Graham Wolfe as Officer Mills
Stephen Badalamenti as Nick Sivero
Cristina Garcia Leon as Friend #1
David Oliver as Bartender
Darrell Shipley as Visitor Gate CO
Matt Weiss as Greg
Benjamin Monroe as Another Prisoner 3
Stewart Zamudio as Male Reporter
Roberto De Felice as Roberto Jimenez
Brenda Meaney as Granger
Manuel Joaquin Santiago as Club Kid #1
Shannon Weiss as Store Clerk
Ray Wiederhold as Cop
Kieran Roberts as Court Officer Roberts
Guy A. Fortt as Security Guard
Marcia Haufrecht as Eleanor Sprite
Javon Johnson as Captain Crawford
Sophie Laruelle as Club Kid #2
Lisa Ramirez as Anna Fernandez
Lucia Spina as Rachel Frankel
Danny Doherty as Court Officer
D. Dumebi Egbufor as Crying Woman
Frances Eve as ADA Mina Megalos
Jashawn Lee as Club Kid #3
Elise Santora as Judge Bertha Hermosillo
Martin Barabas as Judge Zachary Floyd
Rosario Salvador as Inmate #3
Ernest Williams Jr. as Bailiff
Michael Wolfe as Calvin's Partner
Paige Jennifer Barr as Prison Board Lawyer
Rob DeRosa as Worker
Wilton Guzman as Taxi Driver
Katt Masterson as C.O. Collins
Josh Sauerman as Attendant
Sean Weil as Prison Guard
Twinkle Burke as Lina McDonald
Malcolm A. Chavis as Pod Inmate #4
Mark Dowey as Vic the Forger
Craig Geraghty as Smitty
James Gunn as Cop #1
Lou Lentino-Rodriguez as Neighbor
Ned Van Zandt as Prison Chaplain
Esjae as Cop #2
David Hummel as Detective
Deb Radloff as Nurse Emily
Salma Shaw as Meredith Voker
Brett Bartholomew as Garrett Gardner
Jory Levine as Bailiff
Andy V. Moscat as Court Officer
Yaron Urbas as Proctor
Derek Hedlund as Court Police
Nina Kassa as Doctor
Allison F. Phillipps as Walter's Wife
Cristala Carter as Raya Clark
Femi Olagoke as Club Goer 1
George Schroeder as Aryan #1
Carly Blake Sebouhian as Nurse
Steven B. Walters as Inmate #1
Hope Blackstock as Reporter #1
Jay Hieron as Club Goer 2
Tim Lajcik as Aryan #2
Robert Mauzell as State Police
Bones Rodriguez as Angry Dad
Jonathon Ruckman as CO Steele
Josh Musgrave as Reporter #2
Mo Stark as Detoxing Patient
Dave Stishan as Inmate #3
Phillip Taratula as Reporter #3
Los Jones as Crony #1
Charlie Santiago as Man in Cell
Heinley Gaspard as Crony #2
Vivian Adams as Concerned Visitor
Terrence Glenn Thomas as Guard #2
Artie Brennan as Reporter #1
Coffey as Addict #1
Samantha Rivers Cole as Reporter #2
Morpheus Peters as Little Aaron
Mike Press as Paramedic #1
Patrick Shane as Paramedic #2
John Castagliola as CO Pete
Jessie Hooker-Bailey as Staffer
Alexander Martin Jones as Riker's Reception CO
Shawn Black as Cert Officer
Matthew Streeter as Riker's Guard #2
Thursday Farrar as Lieutenant Governor
Jennifer Brito as State Police Officer #2
Filming
What are For Life filming details?
"For Life" series are produced by Channel Road Productions, G-Unit Film & Television, Doug Robinson Productions, ABC Studios (season 1), ABC Signature (season 2) and Sony Pictures Television Studios.
The average duration of each episode is 43 minutes. Country of origin: United States. Original language: English.
Rating
What are critics and audiences saying about For Life TV series?
"For Life" TV series got high rating from critics. IMDB rating is 7.6/10.
Sources
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