The second season will debut on Thursday, August 22 with its first two episodes. New episodes will then be released weekly every Thursday.
After trying to heal from her wounds from last season's arduous trial and deadly affair, Jax Stewart is attempting to get her life back on track. That is until one of her closest friends reveals that she has killed her husband. Her friend is claiming self-defense, but an uncompromising prosecutor thinks otherwise. Needing all the help she can get, Jax brings brings in an ambitious defense attorney to lead the case, but things get tense very quickly. Can Jax defend her friend, save her marriage and protect her energy while being catapulted into the biggest case of her career? Or will she lose it all?
The drama stars Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman, Morris Chestnut, Tim Jo, Angela Grovey, Thaddeus J. Mixon and Aderinsola Olabode.
Raamla Mohamed created the drama. She executive produces with Kerry Washington, Pilar Savone, Larry Wilmore and Anton Cropper, ABC Signature, Onyx Collective, Simpson Street and Wilmore Films produce.
