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.[4] The series premiered on April 10, 2018.[5] In September 2019, the series was canceled by BET after one season.[6]
Plot
The procedurals is in the fast-paced world of a legal aid office in New York City and follows Gwen Sullivan (Erica Ash), an opinionated attorney whose passion for her job and clients make her arguably the most talented public defender in her district.
Cast and characters
- Erica Ash as Gwendolyn “Gwen” Sullivan, a public defender[2]
- Richard Lawson as Earl Sullivan, Gwen’s father, a retired judge[7]
- Christian Keyes as Charles Theodore “Charlie” Riggs[2]
- Megan Hutchings as Tracy Campbell, a public defender and Gwen’s roommate[2]
- Mouna Traoré as Vanessa Winters[2]
- Tobias Truvillion as Bennett Thompson[2]
- Daniel Kash as Tom Delgado, Gwen’s boss [2]
- Ronnie Rowe. Jr. as E.J Dashay, an Assistant District Attorney[2]
Recurring
- Richard Lawson as Earl Sullivan, Gwen’s father, a retired judge[7]
- 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
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Welcome to Hell” | Farhad Mann | Terri Kopp | April 10, 2018 | 0.540[8] |
| 2 | “Combat by Agreement” | Farhad Mann | Laurence Andries | April 17, 2018 | 0.468[9] |
| 3 | “Confessions” | Sudz Sutherland | Terri Kopp & Evangeline Ordaz & Deb Swisher | April 24, 2018 | 0.466[10] |
| 4 | “The Rules of Engagement” | Sudz Sutherland | David Feige | May 1, 2018 | 0.397[11] |
| 5 | “Necessary Force” | Jill Carter | Maisha Closson | May 8, 2018 | 0.488[12] |
| 6 | “Banned” | Jill Carter | Evangeline Ordaz | May 15, 2018 | 0.360[13] |
| 7 | “Stop and Frisk” | Farhad Mann | Deb Swisher | May 22, 2018 | 0.468[14] |
| 8 | “Burned Out” | Farhad Mann | Terri Kopp & Aaron Carew | May 29, 2018 | 0.472[15] |
| 9 | “BLM, Part One” | Sudz Sutherland | Laurence Andries | June 5, 2018 | 0.501[16] |
| 10 | “BLM, Part Two” | Sudz Sutherland | Terri Kopp | June 12, 2018 | 0.539[17] |
Production
In Contempt is being written by Terri Kopp[18] and produced in Canada.[2] On September 25, 2019, BET officially canceled the series after one season.
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Goldberg, Lesley (October 19, 2017). “Erica Ash to Star in Straight-to-Series BET Legal Drama ‘In Contempt’ (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ “Bio”. Kim Derko. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ Young, Danielle (April 10, 2018). “BET’s In Contempt Confronts America’s Unjust Legal System While Giving Us a Black Leading Lady”. The Root. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.
- ^ David, Joshua (April 10, 2018). “Erica Ash Talks ‘In Contempt’ & Educating Our Community about the Judicial System”. Ebony.
- ^ Petski, Denise (September 25, 2019). “‘In Contempt’ Canceled by BET After One Season”. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ a b Wills, Cortney (April 10, 2018). “Erica Ash on her ‘In Contempt’ role and tackling the flawed legal system”. The Grio. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 11, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.10.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 18, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.17.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 25, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.24.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 2, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.1.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 9, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.8.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 16, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.15.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 23, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.22.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 30, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.29.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 6, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.5.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Metcalf, Mitch (June 13, 2018). “Updated: ShowBuzzDaily’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.12.2018”. Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ Bentley, Rick (April 9, 2018). “Erica Ash makes solid argument for BET legal drama ‘In Contempt’“. The Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.