‘Agent Carter’ Cancelled, Hayley Atwell’s New Series Greenlit at ABC

12 May 2016 3:51 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »

“Agent Carter” has been cancelled at ABC after two seasons, Variety has learned.

However, “Agent Carter” star Hayley Atwell has landed another series at the network, the drama “Conviction,” which has officially been greenlit for the 2016-2017 season.

In “Conviction,” Atwell stars as a lawyer and the former First Daughter Hayes Morrison, who is about to accept a job offered from her sexy nemesis, NY District Attorney Wayne Wallis (Eddie Cahill), to avoid jail time for cocaine possession and avoid hurting her mother’s Senate campaign. Working with his team at the new Conviction Integrity Unit will let her use her brilliant mind to turn over cases where there is credible suspicion of wrongful conviction, and give her a chance to turn things around with her high-powered political family.

Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana and Daniel Ditomasso also star. The series was created by Liz Friedman (“Elementary, »

- Elizabeth Wagmeister

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