In Contempt
2018 TV series or program
In Contempt is a television show on BET created by Terri Kopp and starring Erica Ash. BET ordered 10 episodes straight-to-series. The series explores injustice in the American legal system. The series premiered on April 10, 2018. In September 2019, the series was canceled by BET after one season.
01Plot
Gwen Sullivan (Erica Ash) is an outspoken public defender working in a legal aid office in New York City. She manages her platonic, familial, and complicated past romantic relationship while navigating her fast-paced career.
02Cast and characters
- Erica Ash as Gwendolyn "Gwen" Sullivan, a public defender
- Richard Lawson as Earl Sullivan, Gwen's father, a retired judge
- Christian Keyes as Charles Theodore "Charlie" Riggs
- Megan Hutchings as Tracy Campbell, a public defender and Gwen's roommate
- Mouna Traoré as Vanessa Winters
- Tobias Truvillion as Bennett Thompson
- Daniel Kash as Tom Delgado, Gwen's boss
- Ronnie Rowe. Jr. as E.J Dashay, an Assistant District Attorney
Recurring
- Richard Lawson as Earl Sullivan, Gwen's father, a retired judge
- Jonathan Langdon as Jim Johnson, a court officer
- Rob Stewart as Judge Dotson
- Joy Tanner as Audrey Dotson, Judge Dotson's wife
- Shawn Lawrence as Judge Adler
- Genelle Williams as Alison Bontemps, Bennett's fiancé
03Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Welcome to Hell" | Farhad Mann | Terri Kopp | April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10) | 0.540 |
| 2 | "Combat by Agreement" | Farhad Mann | Laurence Andries | April 17, 2018 (2018-04-17) | 0.468 |
| 3 | "Confessions" | Sudz Sutherland | Terri Kopp & Evangeline Ordaz & Deb Swisher | April 24, 2018 (2018-04-24) | 0.466 |
| 4 | "The Rules of Engagement" | Sudz Sutherland | David Feige | May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01) | 0.397 |
| 5 | "Necessary Force" | Jill Carter | Maisha Closson | May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08) | 0.488 |
| 6 | "Banned" | Jill Carter | Evangeline Ordaz | May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15) | 0.360 |
| 7 | "Stop and Frisk" | Farhad Mann | Deb Swisher | May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22) | 0.468 |
| 8 | "Burned Out" | Farhad Mann | Terri Kopp & Aaron Carew | May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29) | 0.472 |
| 9 | "BLM, Part One" | Sudz Sutherland | Laurence Andries | June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05) | 0.501 |
| 10 | "BLM, Part Two" | Sudz Sutherland | Terri Kopp | June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12) | 0.539 |
04Production
In Contempt is being written by Terri Kopp and produced in Canada. On September 25, 2019, BET officially canceled the series after one season.
Sources and credits
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