IsAgent Carterin trouble? While we still wait to hear of a possible season 3 pick-up amid the Marvel series’ struggling ratings, news has arrived that its lead,Hayley Atwell, will star in a new ABC pilot for a potential new legal drama,Conviction.
As first reported byTV Lineand confirmed byEW, Atwell will take the role of a “brilliant-but-rebellious daughter of a Clinton-like political family” who is forced to head up L.A. newly established Conviction Integrity Unit. She and her team of investigators, lawyers, and forensic experts have two weeks to examine cases in which there’s potential that the wrong person was convicted.
The series was co-created byLiz Friedman(Jessica Jones), who wrote the pilot, andLiz Friedlander(The Following), who will direct. They are joined inConviction’s group of executive producers byMark Gordon(Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) andNick Pepper.
Does this automatically meanAgent Carteris dunzo? No. There’ve been actors who committed to two shows at the same time. Assuming Lincoln doesn’t bite the dust onThe 100,Ricky Whittlewould be the most recent havingsigned on for the lead in Starz’s adaptationofNeil Gaiman’sAmerican Gods. TV Line and EW sources also note that, should ABC pick upConvictionto series, the network would have Atwell star in both.
Still, the future forAgent Carterremains cloudy. The series was part of a major push from Marvel to expand the small-screen offerings beyondAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.WhileDaredevilandJessica Jonesboth received quick renewals following their debuts as Marvel sets more TV plans into motion, the cancellation ofAgent Carterwould mark the superhero conglomerate’s first major loss. The ratings were still low whenthe series premiered the first episode of its second season, so fans will have to keep their fingers crossed for the time being.
