Blair Underwood has announced that he will direct and star in the upcoming independent feature “Viral,” written by
Joe McClean, who will produce the film.
Per Deadline, Underwood stars as Andrew, who falls into paranoia after his wife goes missing. The only way out of the self-destructive cycle seems to be through his new girlfriend Emilia, but she has her own psychological trauma to deal with. Are they strong enough to get past their own nightmares and mental illnesses to find true happiness together?
“Every once in a while, a script comes along that is a rare gem,” Underwood said. “The characters are undeniably rich, flawed and fascinating,” Underwood said. “This page-turner kept me engaged from its first few lines. I’m excited and humbled to bring this murder mystery mixed with a psychological thriller wrapped in a love story, to the screen.”
L.A. Law Sequel With Blair Underwood in the Works at ABC
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The law firm of McKenzie Brackman is reopening.
ABC is developing a sequel to
L.A. Law, with Blair Underwood set to reprise his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins. He ll also be an executive producer on the project.
Arrow-verse veterans Marc Guggenheim and Ubah Mohamed are writing the update and will executive produce. Emmy winner Anthony Hemingway (
The People v. O.J. Simpson) is attached to direct and will also be an EP. The project comes from Disney s 20th Television, which produced the original series.
Arrow s Marc Guggenheim is Bringing Back LA Law
Arrow and
Legends writer Ubah Mohamed to revive
L.A. Law, one of TV s most venerable legal dramas. The series is being characterized as a sequel rather than a reboot, meaning that it will take place in the same world as the original and keep the door open for guest appearances from the classic cast. It will star Blair Underwood, who played Jonathan Rollins in the original
L.A. Law from 1987 to 1994. The new version will apparently see McKenzie Brackman reinventing itself as a litigation firm specializing in high-profile and controversial cases.
One of television’s most iconic legal dramas is poised for a comeback. ABC is developing LA Law, a new incarnation of the Emmy-winning Steven Bochco series, with Tony nominee Blair Underwood set to reprise his role as attorney Jonathan Rollins and executive produce.
The new LA Law is written/executive produced by Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow co-creator/executive producer Marc Guggenheim and Arrow/Legends writer Ubah Mohamed, and directed/executive produced by Emmy winner Anthony Hemingway. In it, the venerable law firm of McKenzie Brackman reinvents itself as a litigation firm specializing in only the most high-profile, boundary-pushing and incendiary cases. Underwood reprises his role as Rollins, who has gone from idealistic to more conservative as he clashes with millennial JJ Freeman to decide the best path forward for the firm to effect political and legal change.