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EXCLUSIVE: Sebastian De Souza (The Great) and Adam Godley (Down Cemetery Road) person inked deals for bid regular roles in Conviction, Hulu and 20th Television’s caller ineligible play bid starring Elisabeth Moss.
Character specifications are nether wraps. Written by House and The Good Doctor creator David Shore, nan show follows criminal defense lawyer Neve Harper (Moss), a assured lawyer who yet has her changeable astatine a career-making case: a high-profile execution wherever nan hubby is accused of sidesplitting his woman by mounting their location connected fire. But erstwhile a mysterious alien originates blackmailing Neve, she is forced to discuss each legal, moral, and ethical responsibility to summation an acquittal — aliases other consequence her acheronian secrets being exposed.
The bid is based connected nan 2023 book of nan aforesaid sanction by Jack Jordan, who besides has bid adaptations of his novels Redemption (2024) and Deception (2026) successful nan works, nether a improvement woody pinch 20th TV. Jordan is exec producing, on pinch David Shore and Erin Gunn via Shore Z Productions; Moss and Lindsey McManus via Love & Squalor Pictures; Warren Littlefield, Ann Johnson and Lisa Harrison via The Littlefield Co.; and Bert Salke via Co-Lab21.
Best known for his breakout roles successful nan deed Hulu series The Great and Normal People, positive nan British teen drama Skins, De Souza astir precocious took connected 2 films for Netflix: nan rom-com The Life List, which was #1 for 3 weeks, and Chloe Domont’s seductive thriller Fair Play. Next up, he will prima successful nan BritBox revival of Tommy and Tuppence, arsenic good arsenic Alex Marx’s film Queen of Fashion opposite Andrea Riseborough and Richard E. Grant. He is represented by Waring McKenna, Verve, and Anonymous Content.
Godley is known for activity connected shows like Succession, The Umbrella Academy, The Great, Breaking Bad and Suits, positive turns successful films like The Theory of Everything, Love Actually, Nanny McPhee, and Charlie and nan Chocolate Factory. Currently, he tin beryllium seen successful nan Apple TV series Down Cemetery Road, alongside Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, and Peacock’s espionage thriller The Copenhagen Test with Simu Liu. He is repped by Sue Latimer and Sarah Spahovic astatine ARG Talent and Chris Abramson of Abramson Entertainment Law.
