New futuristic law series beginning March 16 on CBS. Looks cool:
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From acclaimed executive producers Paul Attanasio (Homicide: Life On The Street, Gideon's Crossing), Katie Jacobs (Gideon's Crossing, A Father For Charlie) and Ed Zuckerman (Law & Order, The Agency) comes Century City, a thought-provoking drama series infused with unprecedented moral dilemmas, groundbreaking legal topics, unpredictable plot twists and the differing personal and professional perspectives of six unique lawyers.
Century City stars Nestor Carbonell, Viola Davis, Ioan Gruffudd (yummmmmmmmm), Kristin Lehman, Eric Schaeffer and Hector Elizondo. The one-hour drama is produced by Heel & Toe Films in association with Universal Network Television and airs Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) beginning Tuesday, March 16 on the CBS Television Network.
Set in the year 2030, Century City follows the legal team of Crane, Constable, McNeil & Montero. At the helm are the firm's four partners, the founder and senior partner Hannah Crane (Davis, Traffic); veteran attorney Marty Constable (Elizondo, Chicago Hope); the handsome and pleased-with-himself attorney Darwin McNeil (Schaeffer, If Lucy Fell); and the former California Congressman and newest partner, Tom Montero (Carbonell, Suddenly Susan). The team is supplemented by the ambitious enthusiasm of two young associates, the self-critical and earnest Lukas Gold (Gruffudd, Hornblower II) and the flawless first-year Lee May Bristol (Lehman, Judging Amy).
With the developments of cloning cells, genetic profiling, mind-altering antibiotics and even virtual rape, the attorneys of Crane, Constable, McNeil & Montero find themselves with an ongoing case load of precedent setting cases. In a time when lawyers can go before judges as holograms, the firm takes on such morally and ethically ambiguous cases as parents suing their doctor for withholding critical results of their unborn child's genetic mapping; defending a man accused of robbery for "stealing" back his identity from his ex-fianc who has uploaded his presence and personality; protecting the rights of a woman who has been virtually raped through nanotechnology; and defending a rock star who refused to alter the laws of human nature to help his band stay on top. The attorneys are exceedingly aware that progress and development bring both luxuries and challenges. Tackling uncharted legal territory, Century City provides an eye-opening look into the issues confronting society in the year 2030 -the not so distant future.
