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EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is processing Opposing Counsel, a ineligible play based connected Sheldon Siegel’s critically acclaimed book series, from Lauren Fields (The Flash), Morgan Faust (The Company You Keep, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Rideback.
Written by Fields and Faust, Opposing Counsel is described arsenic a character-driven ineligible prestigural group successful modern-day San Francisco. The show centers connected recently elected District Attorney Rosie Fernandez and her ex-priest-turned-defense-attorney hubby Mike Daley arsenic they navigate their matrimony surviving connected other sides of nan law. Mike, Rosie and their teams of richly drawn colleagues regularly look off successful tribunal arsenic they each conflict for what they judge is correct successful an unpredictable ineligible climate. In play one, nan mates is forced to look off successful tribunal erstwhile their champion friend is accused of a sadistic double homicide. What originates arsenic a high profile murder proceedings becomes a collision people betwixt matrimony and justice-pushing them to their master and individual limits.
Fields and Faust executive nutrient on pinch Jonathan Gabay, Jonathan Elrich and Michael LoFaso for Rideback.
The task is based connected Siegel’s 17-book series; nan first book titled Special Circumstances, which is simply a New York Times Bestseller.
Rideback, which is producing nan project, is besides producing nan drama Last Second Chance, based connected a Japanese format, for Hulu, via 20th Television, from Corey Nickerson and Nahnatchka Khan.
Fields has written for Berlanti Productions’ The Flash, and a comic book for DC Comics (Earth-Prime #3). A USC Film & TV Production grad, Fields has had scripts beforehand for information successful nan Sundance Episodic Lab and Black List / WIF Feature Residency, arsenic good arsenic a short movie surface at HollyShorts and WME arsenic portion of an upcoming directors’ showcase. She besides has worked connected bid including, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Blindspotting, among others. Fields is repped by head Abigail Palmer at Elevé Entertainment.
Faust astir precocious served arsenic co-executive shaper connected ABC’s The Company You Keep and supervising shaper connected CW’s DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Additional credits see Gimme nan Loot and Funny Ha Ha. Faust is repped by Steve Simons astatine The Shuman Company and Chase Northington astatine Paradigm Talent Agency.
