For Life

A prisoner becomes a lawyer and fights to overturn his life sentence for a crime he didn't commit.

Cast:Nicholas Pinnock , Indira Varma , Joy Bryant , Dorian Missick , Tyla Harris , Timothy Busfield , Christopher Mormando , Boris McGiver , Brandon J. Dirden , Toney Goins , Mary Stuart Masterson , Glenn Fleshler , Erik Jensen , Sean Ringgold , Felonious Munk , Darik Bernard , Brandon Morris , Peter Greene

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Pilot

Tue, Feb 11, 2020

A prisoner becomes a lawyer and fights to overturn his life sentence for a crime he didn't commit.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Promises

Tue, Feb 18, 2020

Aaron Wallace's fight to overturn his conviction to a life sentence continues. District Attorney Maskins ups his game when Aaron sues the NYPD in an attempt to gain access to his case file.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Brother's Keeper

Tue, Feb 25, 2020

Aaron makes a strategic move to get his police file; District Attorney Maskins and Assistant District Attorney O'Reilly close in on proof of Aaron's malfeasance during Jose Rodriguez's trial, targeting Marie as a way to get to Aaron.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Marie

Tue, Mar 10, 2020

In a unique episode taking us back nine years, Marie struggles in her marriage to Aaron as she deals with the turbulence of Aaron's arrest, trial and incarceration.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Witness

Tue, Mar 17, 2020

While litigating on behalf of an inmate locked up on a robbery charge, Aaron is torn between doing what's right and what's best for his case. Heartened by Aaron's new lead, Marie recommits to his case.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Burner

Tue, Mar 24, 2020

Aaron confronts O'Reilly in court, targeting the search warrant used in Aaron's arrest. Maskins arranges for a dangerous inmate, Cassius Dawkins, to be transferred to Bellmore in hopes that he'll cause problems for Safiya and Aaron.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Do Us Part

Tue, Mar 31, 2020

Aaron struggles to balance the demands of his own case with the needs of an inmate who's fighting for the right to marry his dying girlfriend. Safiya defies the prison board.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Daylight

Tue, Apr 7, 2020

In order to maintain his lifeline to the outside world, Aaron is forced to defend Cassius Dawkins when he puts three white supremacists in the hospital.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Buried

Tue, Apr 14, 2020

Aaron pushes to represent longtime inmate Easley Barton, hoping that winning this 23-year-old case against Maskins will strengthen his own.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Character and Fitness

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

Flashing back to the previous nine years of his incarceration, Aaron's journey from terrified novice prisoner to attorney and social crusader unfolds.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Switzerland

Tue, Apr 28, 2020

Aaron bolsters his case with newfound information from Marie but finds himself torn between two worlds when Cassius suspects Aaron is a snitch and seeks retribution.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Closing Statement

Tue, May 5, 2020

Aaron finally gets his chance to argue for his retrial in court but it's thwarted by the return of prison warden Cyrus Hunt.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Fathers

Tue, May 12, 2020

When Maskins and Cyrus Hunt try to thwart Aaron's attempt at a retrial, Aaron is forced to attempt a desperate move, risking the wrath of a powerful new adversary.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Never Stop Fighting

Wed, Nov 18, 2020

Aaron Wallace's fight continues as he embarks on a more personal journey -- to reunite with his family and reclaim a life of freedom.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Homecoming

Wed, Nov 25, 2020

A newly liberated man, Aaron acclimates to family life outside of prison; as Aaron attempts to help Jamal with his case, he encounters Jamal's sister who needs legal help of her own.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Necessity Defense

Wed, Dec 2, 2020

At the urging of Spencer Richardson, Aaron defends a woman charged with holding hospital workers at gunpoint to secure lifesaving treatment for her son; a young social justice warrior joins Aaron and Roswell's firm.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Time to Move Forward

Wed, Dec 9, 2020

As a favor to Jamal, Aaron defends a man in a witness tampering case; tensions rise at home in the run-up to the Wallace family Thanksgiving.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Collars for Dollars

Wed, Dec 16, 2020

After Aaron and Roswell agree to help a young woman facing deportation for a minor crime, they realize her case could be a key to exposing a broad pattern of police corruption; Jasmine begins to spend more time at Ronnie's house.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ 354

Wed, Jan 27, 2021

After an urgent call from Bellmore concerning the growing pandemic, Aaron enlists Safiya's help and heads back to the prison to investigate; Marie must decide between exposing her family to the virus and going all-in at the hospital.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Say His Name

Wed, Feb 3, 2021

Aaron takes on the case of an unarmed man shot by a police officer; Safiya represents Ronnie after he's arrested and roughed up by law enforcement; the family struggles with whether to have Aaron Jr. Baptized.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ For the People

Wed, Feb 10, 2021

Aaron faces pressure from all sides when he is forced to decide which charges to bring against the officers responsible for the killing of an unarmed civilian; Safiya pursues video evidence that could change her case.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ The Blue Wall

Wed, Feb 17, 2021

With Aaron and Marie facing threats from an increasingly hostile community, Aaron and his team double down by pursuing criminal charges against a high-ranking police officer they believe tried to cover up the shooting.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Andy Josiah

Wed, Feb 24, 2021

Aaron and his team face their toughest trial yet as they attempt to prosecute the officers who shot and killed an unarmed black man.