Bryan Cranston Set To Star in Showtime's Legal Thriller Series YOUR HONOR

Bryan Cranston has signed on to star in the upcoming Showtime limited series Your Honor. The series is described as a legal thriller “that rips through all strata of New Orleans society.”

Cranston will star as “a respected judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices.”

This is going to be a great project for Cranston to jump on board of. He tends to pick good projects and this is the kind of project and character that will land him some praise and acclaim.

The series is actually based on an Israeli series titled Kvodo. Peter Moffat will serve as showrunner on the show and he will also write multiple episodes. Gary Levine, president of entertainment for Showtime Networks had this to say in a statement:

“Peter, Michelle and Robert have crafted an original thriller with gut-wrenching suspense, raw emotion and moral complexity. And we are simply ecstatic that Bryan Cranston, one of the planet’s finest actors, shares our enthusiasm and has agreed to play the lead. I can’t wait to shoot ‘Your Honor’ and show it to the world!”

The series will consist of ten episodes and and it will start shooting in New Orleans later this year.

Source: Variety