Isaac Wright-Junior: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: For Life executive producer Isaac Wright Jr. – the inspiration for the ABC series about a falsely imprisoned man – has closed a deal with St. Martin’s Press to publish his upcoming memoir Marked For Life in 2022.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: For Life‘s Aaron Wallace is embarking on a new chapter, and the key art for Season 2 of the ABC drama series reflects that.It features Wallace (Nicholas Pinnock) outside the prison fence with the tagline, “Never stop fighting.” (see it below)The slogan also is at the heart of the first Season 2 trailer for the Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson-executive produced series. In it, Wallace promises a fellow inmate that he will never forget his experience behind bars as he walks to freedom.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: For Life writer/producer Sonay Hoffman is expanding her relationship with Sony Pictures TV, signing a multi-year overall deal with the studio behind the praised and timely legal drama. Under the pact, Hoffman will develop dramas across all platforms.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVFor Life is not an easy sell as a broadcast drama. Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., who was wrongfully convicted as for being a drug kingpin but got his conviction overturned while in prison and became a licensed attorney, the series’ first season was set in prison.

is getting a dose of the hard life. 

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerInspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr, ABC’s freshman legal drama For Life follows Aaron Wallace (played by Nicholas Pinnock), a prisoner who takes on the justice system by becoming a lawyer, fighting cases for other inmates while trying to overturn his own wrongful conviction.When executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson was first introduced to Wright, he knew he had stumbled on something unique.“I was blown away by it,” Jackson said during Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event, where he was joined by executive producer and creator Hank Steinberg just before the news that the network had renewed the show for a second season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“For Life” has been renewed for a second season at ABC, Variety has learned, while “The Baker and the Beauty” has been canceled after one season.Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., “For Life” is a fictional serialized  drama about an imprisoned man, Aaron Wallace (Nicholas Pinnock), who becomes a lawyer litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.“It has been a profound honor working with Isaac Wright, Jr.

Black Lives Matter movement. Inspired by the life of .,  is a legal and family drama about an imprisoned man, Aaron Wallace (), who becomes a lawyer litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. His quest for freedom is driven by his desperate desire to get back to the family he loves — his estranged wife, Marie (), and daughter () — and reclaim the life that was stolen from him. also examines the flaws and challenges in the penal and legal systems. «just got renewed for season 2 by ABC! It’s more than just a show, it’s a fight for justice and we’re keeping the fight going,» executive producer and star said in a statement. «Isaac Wright Jr.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIsaac Wright Jr. has been on both sides of the criminal justice system, both as a wrongfully convicted inmate and as a lawyer, with his life serving as the basis for the ABC drama series “For Life.”Wright spoke with Variety recently to offer his unique perspective on the protests following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and what the United States should do to move forward.Read the full conversation below.Obviously this has been an ongoing issue, but what do you make of all that’s been going on the past few weeks?I think it’s a culmination of a sequence of events that was ultimately going to get resolved and that’s what’s happening now.