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| Synopsis: "Reasonable Doubt":
Not convinced of a defendant's guilt to a moral certainty. Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson ("Rain Man"), Emmy Award-winning writer Tom Fontana ("Homicide: Life on the Street") and Peabody Award-winning writer James Yoshimura ("Homicide: Life On The Street"), team up to bring suspenseful and unique storytelling to FOX with their intense new courtroom drama THE JURY, a series that looks at criminal cases from the jury's point of view. Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer right into the jury room to watch the deliberators shout, beg, squirm, persuade, vote, then vote again until they reach a verdict in each gripping case. The first scene of each episode opens at the end of a trial. For the remainder of the episode, the viewers follow the jury in their deliberations as the facts of the case are revealed through flashbacks of expert testimony, pre-trial conferences, witnesses' recollections and police interrogations. As facts are exposed, viewers can complete the puzzle and form their own opinions about the guilt or innocence of the defendant and the validity of the jury's ultimate verdict. Although the case and jury change in every episode, the officers of the court are series regulars. As they anxiously wait for the jury's decision, we learn their personal views on the case. And as we learn more about the case, we learn more about them and discover the roles they have played. Among the key players are the fiery prosecutors, JOHN RANGUSO (Billy Burke) and O'BRIEN (Jeff Hephner); the defense attorney MELISSA GREENFIELD (Shalom Harlow), who has gone into private practice after a long tour of duty in the legal aid office; and her former colleague, legal aid defense attorney MEGAN DELANEY (Anna Friel). Other courtroom regulars include STEVE DIXON (Adam Busch), the loquacious court bailiff, and MAUGERITE CISNEROS (Cote de Pablo), the legal intern. Executive producer Barry Levinson plays HORATIO HAWTHORNE, the upstanding, no-nonsense judge whose unrelenting purpose is to direct the jury to consider only the facts, not their emotions, in rendering a verdict. Throughout the season, THE JURY will feature riveting cases full of twists and turns that will keep the audience guessing. Following each verdict, a final flashback will let viewers see the crime as it actually happened and reveal whether or not the jury made the right decision. But the heart of the series lies in the jury's deliberations. Whether they are ranters and ravers or timid men and women of conscience who stand their ground, the jurors ultimately have the responsibility to render a verdict based on their personal principles, their honesty and the merits of the law -- putting aside their own prejudices in order to see that justice prevails. The show offers a glimpse into a world that is rarely depicted on television. The Cast: Shalom Harlow as Melissa Greenfield Billy Burke as John Ranguso Anna Friel as Megan Delaney Jeff Hephner as Keenan O'Brien Adam Busch as Steve Dixon Cote de Pablo as Maugerite Cisneros Barry Levinson as Horatio Hawthorne Production Credits: DIRECTED BY: Barry Levinson PRODUCED BY: 20th Century Fox Television CREATORS/WRITERS: James Yoshimura, Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Jim Finnerty and James Yoshimura. The Episodes: |
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