I'm not even through the pilot, and it hard to watch. The main character is a black man supposedly wrongfully sent to prison for life who then becomes a lawyer in jail. He can go to court as an attorney, but then must return to prison. The concept is completely absurd! Also, it is so strange watching him in court with a full beard, knowing damn well prisoners have full access to razors! Just like defendants, lawyers have to look the part in court, not only to get the jury's respect, but to SHOW respect to the judge and courtroom itself! If I had a lawyer come to my trial with a beard I'd fire him.
And another thing . . . I don't know if this is the fault of the script or the actor, but they make him so loud and frankly, combative all the time! Now I know prison can toughen people, but you have to believe he's smart enough to know to keep his cool within the courtroom! It was actually STRESSFUL watching, and I'm only 23 mins in! It's almost like they wanted to portray an quintessential ANGRY BLACK MAN. Well, congratulations writers, you did it! And as a black person, I find it offensive! There are more subtle ways to show that a man supposedly wrongly jailed can be upset that having him scowl and shout every 3 mins. It's tiring!
Doubt I can get through very much of this show. If writers want to learn how to write an intelligent black but flawed protagonist, they should go watch Scandal and take notes.