In Contempt

*In Contempt*
In Contempt
Also known as	Sullivan's Travels
Genre	Legal drama;
Created by	Terri Kopp;
Written by	Terri Kopp;
Directed by	Farhad Mann;
Starring	Erica Ash; Christian Keyes; Richard Lawson; Mouna Traoré; Megan Hutchings; Tobias Truvillion; Eugene Clark;
Composer	Kurt Farquhar;
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Daniel Iron; Terri Kopp; Lance Samuels;
Producers	Mary Anne Waterhouse; Brian Campbell; Priscilla Galvez; Stephen Raglow; Jamey Sinanan;
Cinematography	Kim Derko
Running time	42 minutes
Production company	Blue Ice Pictures;
Original release
Network	BET
Release	April 10 –; June 12, 2018

In Contempt is a television show on BET created by Terri Kopp and starring Erica Ash. BET ordered 10 episodes straight-to-series. The series explores injustice in the American legal system. The series premiered on April 10, 2018. In September 2019, the series was canceled by BET after one season.

Plot

Gwen Sullivan (Erica Ash) is an outspoken public defender working in a legal aid office in New York City. She manages her platonic, familial, and complicated past romantic relationship while navigating her fast-paced career.

Cast and characters

Erica Ash as Gwendolyn "Gwen" Sullivan, a public defender
Richard Lawson as Earl Sullivan, Gwen's father, a retired judge
Christian Keyes as Charles Theodore "Charlie" Riggs
Megan Hutchings as Tracy Campbell, a public defender and Gwen's roommate
Mouna Traoré as Vanessa Winters
Tobias Truvillion as Bennett Thompson
Daniel Kash as Tom Delgado, Gwen's boss
Ronnie Rowe. Jr. as E.J Dashay, an Assistant District Attorney

Recurring

Richard Lawson as Earl Sullivan, Gwen's father, a retired judge
Jonathan Langdon as Jim Johnson, a court officer
Rob Stewart as Judge Dotson
Joy Tanner as Audrey Dotson, Judge Dotson's wife
Shawn Lawrence as Judge Adler
Genelle Williams as Alison Bontemps, Bennett's fiancé

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Welcome to Hell"	Farhad Mann	Terri Kopp	April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10)	0.540
2	"Combat by Agreement"	Farhad Mann	Laurence Andries	April 17, 2018 (2018-04-17)	0.468
3	"Confessions"	Sudz Sutherland	Terri Kopp & Evangeline Ordaz & Deb Swisher	April 24, 2018 (2018-04-24)	0.466
4	"The Rules of Engagement"	Sudz Sutherland	David Feige	May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01)	0.397
5	"Necessary Force"	Jill Carter	Maisha Closson	May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)	0.488
6	"Banned"	Jill Carter	Evangeline Ordaz	May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)	0.360
7	"Stop and Frisk"	Farhad Mann	Deb Swisher	May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)	0.468
8	"Burned Out"	Farhad Mann	Terri Kopp & Aaron Carew	May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29)	0.472
9	"BLM, Part One"	Sudz Sutherland	Laurence Andries	June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05)	0.501
10	"BLM, Part Two"	Sudz Sutherland	Terri Kopp	June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)	0.539

Production

In Contempt is being written by Terri Kopp and produced in Canada. On September 25, 2019, BET officially canceled the series after one season.

References

↑ Haddad, Jalal (February 8, 2018). "Composer Kurt Farquhar on What Sets 'Black Lightning' Apart from Other Superhero Shows". Awards Daily. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Goldberg, Lesley (October 19, 2017). "Erica Ash to Star in Straight-to-Series BET Legal Drama 'In Contempt' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
↑ "Bio". Kim Derko. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
↑ Young, Danielle (April 10, 2018). "BET's In Contempt Confronts America's Unjust Legal System While Giving Us a Black Leading Lady". The Root. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.
↑ David, Joshua (April 10, 2018). "Erica Ash Talks 'In Contempt' & Educating Our Community about the Judicial System". Ebony.
↑ Petski, Denise (September 25, 2019). "'In Contempt' Canceled by BET After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
1 2 Wills, Cortney (April 10, 2018). "Erica Ash on her 'In Contempt' role and tackling the flawed legal system". The Grio. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 11, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.10.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 18, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.17.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 25, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.24.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 2, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.1.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 9, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.8.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 16, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.15.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 23, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.22.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (May 30, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.29.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (June 6, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.5.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
↑ Metcalf, Mitch (June 13, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.12.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
↑ Bentley, Rick (April 9, 2018). "Erica Ash makes solid argument for BET legal drama 'In Contempt'". The Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.

External links

Official Website
In Contempt at IMDb

[Composer-1] Haddad, Jalal (February 8, 2018). "Composer Kurt Farquhar on What Sets 'Black Lightning' Apart from Other Superhero Shows". Awards Daily. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

[THR_1-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Goldberg, Lesley (October 19, 2017). "Erica Ash to Star in Straight-to-Series BET Legal Drama 'In Contempt' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

[3] "Bio". Kim Derko. Archived from the original on April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

[root-4] Young, Danielle (April 10, 2018). "BET's In Contempt Confronts America's Unjust Legal System While Giving Us a Black Leading Lady". The Root. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.

[5] David, Joshua (April 10, 2018). "Erica Ash Talks 'In Contempt' & Educating Our Community about the Judicial System". Ebony.

[6] Petski, Denise (September 25, 2019). "'In Contempt' Canceled by BET After One Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[grio-7] 1 2 Wills, Cortney (April 10, 2018). "Erica Ash on her 'In Contempt' role and tackling the flawed legal system". The Grio. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.

[8] Metcalf, Mitch (April 11, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.10.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018.

[9] Metcalf, Mitch (April 18, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.17.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[10] Metcalf, Mitch (April 25, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.24.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018.

[11] Metcalf, Mitch (May 2, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.1.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.

[12] Metcalf, Mitch (May 9, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.8.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

[13] Metcalf, Mitch (May 16, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.15.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[14] Metcalf, Mitch (May 23, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.22.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[15] Metcalf, Mitch (May 30, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.29.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 4, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

[16] Metcalf, Mitch (June 6, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.5.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.

[17] Metcalf, Mitch (June 13, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.12.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.

[houston-18] Bentley, Rick (April 9, 2018). "Erica Ash makes solid argument for BET legal drama 'In Contempt'". The Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018.