Bryan Cranston, who won four Emmys playing Walter White onBreaking Bad, is back on television in Showtime’s limited seriesYour Honor, and while I can’t speak for the show itself, my ruling on the trailer is that it is guilty of looking awesome.
Cranston plays Michael Desiato, a respected New Orleans judge whose teenage son, Adam (Hunter Doohan), is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices. It turns out that the victim was the son of much-feared crime boss Jimmy Baxter (Michael Stuhlbarg) and his wife Gina (Hope Davis), who may be even more dangerous than her husband.
Stuhlbarg and Davis are both excellent actors, and the strong supporting cast featuresCarmen Ejogo(Selma),Isiah Whitlock Jr.(The Wire), andSofia Black-D’Elia(The Night Of), while guest stars includeAmy Landecker(Transparent),Margo Martindale(The Americans),Lorraine Toussaint(Orange Is the New Black),Chet Hanks(Empire),Lamar Johnson(The Hate U Give) andLilli Kay(Chambers).
I love these kinds of legal thrillers, and networks don’t make nearly enough of them. Amazon is all-in on guys likeTom Clancy(Jack Ryan),Lee Child(Jack Reacher) andJames Patterson(Alex Cross), but the author whose work also lends itself to limited series adaptations is actuallyJohn Grisham.Your Honoris based on the Israeli seriesKvodorather than a book, let alone a Grisham title, but the point is, I’m a sucker for this genre, which also includesChris Evans' recent Apple seriesDefending Jacob.
Your Honor was produced by CBS Television Studios in association with King Size Productions. The series hails fromThe Good Fighttrio ofRobert and Michelle KingandLiz Glotzer, as well as writer/showrunnerPeter Moffat. That quartet executive produced the show alongside helmerEdward Berger(Patrick Melrose), who directed the first three episodes.James Degus,Rob Golenberg,Alon Aranya,Ram Landes,Ron Eilon,Danna Sternand Cranston also serve as executive producers along withKvodocreatorsRon NinioandShlomo Mashiach.
The 10-episode series will air in December, so watch the trailer below and let me know in the comments section ifYour Honoris more your speed thanBreaking Bad, and whether you think Cranston will get an Emmy nom for this next year. Cranston also talked about his signature series in a recent interview pegged to the release ofThe One and Only Ivanon Disney+, and you canclick hereto read that piece.
