Brand new Sky Atlantic drama, Your Honor, is starting this week in the UK and the tense 10-episode mini-series has had rave reviews in the US, where it aired on the Showtime channel.
It's based on the Israeli series, Kvodo and is written by former barrister Peter Moffat, who's penned British legal dramas Silk, Criminal Justice and North Square.
The series started filming in 2019 and had to break for the coronavirus outbreak, with star, Bryan Cranston contracting the virus soon after. Filming resumed in autumn 2020.
When does Your Honor air and how can I watch it?
The 10-part, limited series starts on Tuesday, March 2 at 9pm on Sky Atlantic.
It airs on the Sky channel, 108 if you have Sky TV. Or you can watch it via NOW TV, more on that here.
What's it about?
Your Honor follows New Orleans judge Michael Desiato, played by Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston, who faces a life or death choice when his son is involved in a hit-and-run.
Desiato's son kills another teen in the hit-and-run, the judge urges him to turn himself in to the police.
However, he reneges on his advice upon hearing that the victim was the son of a prominent local mafia kingpin. The effort to dispose of any evidence leads to tragic consequences.
Who is in Your Honor?
Bryan Cranston (aka Breaking Bad's Walter White) as mentioned above, is the lead in Your Honor. Cranston was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role as Desiato.
Also in the show are Hunter Doohan as Adam Desiato and Hope Davies as Gina Baxter.
Boardwalk Empire and Traitors (filmed in Wales) star, Michael Stuhlbarg is Jimmy Baxter, the crime lord whose son is killed in the hit-and-run.
