While we wait for official word of whetherBryan Cranstonwill reprise his role as Walter White in AMC/Sony TV’sBreaking Badmovie, the Emmy-winning actor has signed on to make his official return to television in the Showtime limited seriesYour Honor, the network announced Thursday.
Based on the Israeli seriesKvodo, the 10-episode legal thriller will find Cranston playing a respected New Orleans judge (accent alert!) whose son is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices. Based on that description, it feels like Cranston’sHouse of Cards, which itself markedKevin Spacey’s return to television following the late-’80s seriesWiseguy. The idea of Cranston using his high-powered connections to save his son is exciting and I’m eager to see just how dark this show gets. After all, CranstonisThe One Who Knocks.
Peter Moffat(Doctor Who) will serve as showrunner on Your Honor as well as write multiple episodes, including the first one.RobertandMichelle King(The Good Wife) will executive produce via their King Size Productions banner along withLiz Glotzer,Alon AranyaandRob Golenbergof Scripted World,James Degus, and Cranston himself. The series hails from CBS Television Studios and will be shot on location in New Orleans later this year.
Cranston won four Emmys for his dynamite turn onBreaking Bad, and her earned three more Emmy nominations for his work onMalcolm on the Middle– a show I once interned for, by the way. He recently co-created the TV seriesSneaky Pete, which he executive produces and has popped up on from time to time in an uncredited role. Cranston also has plenty of fans from his appearances onSeinfeldandCurb Your Enthusiasm.
Cranston most recently starred inNetworkon Broadway, and his feature credits includeBen Affleck’s Best Picture winnerArgo, theDalton TrumbobiopicTrumbo,and a pair of underrated indie films – crime dramaThe InfiltratorandRichard Linklater’sLast Flag Flying. He’s represented by UTA.
