EXCLUSIVE: Essence Atkins (First Wives Membership), Melissa Ponzio (Chicago Fireplace) and Vaughn W. Hebron (The Oval) have signed on to recurring roles in Season 2 of Onyx Collective‘s Reasonable Doubt.
From govt producers Raamla Mohamed, Kerry Washington and Larry Wilmore, Cheap Doubt facilities on Los Angeles-based high-powered prison protection legal professional Jacqueline “Jax” Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) as she offers with previous traumas, a failing marriage, motherhood and a homicide case, all whereas making an attempt to maintain her life collectively.
In Season 2: After making an attempt to heal from her wounds from final season’s arduous trial and lethal affair, Jax Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) is making an attempt to get her life again on observe. That’s till one among her closest buddies reveals that she has killed her husband. Her good friend is claiming self-defense, however an uncompromising prosecutor thinks in any other case. Needing all the assistance she will get, Jax brings in an bold protection legal professional to guide the case, however issues get tense in a short time. Can Jax defend her good friend, save her marriage and defend her power whereas being catapulted into the most important case of her profession? Or will she lose all of it?
Atkins will play Dr. Brandy Michaels. She is an professional on home violence which is abundantly clear when she is on the stand, pointedly explaining to the court docket what number of victims keep in abusive relationships.
Ponzio will painting Lucy Wargo, a brand new District Legal professional who’s simply come to Los Angeles from Las Vegas. By-the-book, officious, Lucy is extraordinarily bold and pushed, however hides these qualities behind an icy willpower to do the correct factor.
Hebron will play Adrian Hunter. An NFL participant and the late JT’s mentee, he assists Jax in going by way of his mentor’s memorabilia and affixing worth tags to gadgets.
Atkins, Ponzio and Hebron be part of beforehand introduced visitor star Kandi Burruss. She recurs as Eboni Phillips, the mom of JT’s baby Natasha, who was wild in a former life however has since cleaned herself up.
As beforehand introduced, Morris Chestnut joins the cast this season within the function of Corey Money. The forged additionally contains McKinley Freeman as “Lewis Stewart,” Tim Jo as “Daniel,” Angela Grovey as “Krystal,” Thaddeus J. Mixson as “Spenser” and Aderinsola Olabode as “Naima.”
Cheap Doubt is created, written and govt produced by Raamla Mohamed. Kerry Washington executive-produces alongside Pilar Savone for Simpson Road, Larry Wilmore through Wilmore Movies, and Anton Cropper. Shawn Holley, Jon Leshay, Tamara Gregory, Lena Cordina, TASH Grey and Resheida Brady function co-executive producers. The sequence hails from Onyx Collective and is produced by ABC Signature, part of Disney Tv Studios.
Atkins was most lately seen in recurring roles on First Wives Membership, The Firm You Maintain and in a praised guest-starring function as Renee Holcomb on the ultimate season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. She’s repped by Buchwald and Kathy McComb Administration.
Ponzio starred in Teen Wolf for six seasons and lately reprised her function as Melissa McCall Paramount+’s Teen Wolf: The Film revival. She recurs within the second season of the Apple TV+ comedy The Huge Door Prize. Different current credit embody action-comedy sequence Die Hart reverse Kevin Hart and the Netflix authentic characteristic movie Thunder Drive. Ponzio is represented by Kass Administration.
Hebron was most lately a sequence common on the Paramount+ reboot of The Recreation for 2 seasons. He additionally was additionally a sequence lead on the Tyler Perry White Home drama The Oval for 3 seasons on BET. On the movie facet, Hebron was a supporting lead in Lionsgate’s The Satan You Know. He’s repped by Stewart Expertise, CGEM Expertise, and legal professional Mark S. Temple.
Season two of Cheap Doubt premieres Thursday, August 22 on Hulu, with two episodes. New episodes stream Thursdays.
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