ABC Wednesday 10:00pm
debuts Wednesday, September 22, 10pm
concept
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This unique legal drama chronicles the way a case is built from the perspective of both the defense and prosecution. Showing each side equally keeps the audience guessing, shifting allegiances and opinions on guilt or innocence until the very final scene.

Kathryn Peale, the product of a New England background and a sheriff father, is the Deputy Bureau Chief in the New York State District Attorney's office. Jimmy Brogan, born and raised in Hell's Kitchen and a friend of Kathryn's since their days at Yale Law School, is one of New York's rising criminal attorney stars. Buoyed by their respective teams, these evenly matched lawyers - each with a strong streak of competitiveness, a fervent belief in their clients and an equally intense passion for the law - go about creating two different stories from the same set of facts. As this up-close, behind-the-scenes look at the legal process mirrors the excitement of a championship match, it becomes evident that truth has nothing to do with innocence or guilt - at the end of every trial, the only thing that matters is what the jury believes. 
stars Rob Morrow (Numb3rs), Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck), Eamonn Walker (Oz), Sean Wing, Anthony Ruivivar (Third Watch), Christine Adams
producers Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed
studio Bonanza Productions in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television
my take
Rob Morrow, fresh off his six-season run on Numb3rs, is a lawyer in what ABC is calling a "unique legal drama." Only problem? It's sort of been done before. Murder One (ABC, 1995-96) followed a case from beginning to either conviction or acquittal for an entire season. Folks didn't care a whole lot to see one case for five or so months. The Whole Truth seems to be doing that, but in (seemingly) self-contained episodes. I take it to be looking at the machinations of both the prosecution and defense and how each play out in the courtroom. It's got a Bruckheimer pedigree, so that automatically gives it a boost, but I'm just not feeling this one. The slot is wide open as ABC, CBS and NBC are all debuting new shows.
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