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Also known as | Sullivan's Travels |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 ( list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Kim Derko [3] |
Running time | 42 minutes |
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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. [4] The series premiered on April 10, 2018. [5] In September 2019, the series was canceled by BET after one season. [6]
The procedurals is in the fast-paced world of a legal aid office in New York City and follows Gwen Sullivan ( Erica Ash), an opinionated attorney whose passion for her job and clients make her arguably the most talented public defender in her district.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "Welcome to Hell" | Farhad Mann | Terri Kopp | April 10, 2018 | 0.540 [8] | |
A female defense attorney defends a client accused of attempted rape after the attorney was handcuffed in court for brawling. One of the group's male attorneys supervises a rookie female associate. A court judge, the married lover of a female defense attorney, denies bail to her client. This causes frustration to grow for her. | ||||||
2 | "Combat by Agreement" | Farhad Mann | Laurence Andries | April 17, 2018 | 0.468 [9] | |
After a fatal gang bus shooting, Gwen must defend a 14 year old, while also reconnecting with her former law professor and secret crush, Bennett. Vanessa, under Charlie's wing, goes through public defender boot camp. | ||||||
3 | "Confessions" | Sudz Sutherland | Terri Kopp & Evangeline Ordaz & Deb Swisher | April 24, 2018 | 0.466 [10] | |
Gwen and Tracy defend a client who confessed to murdering his mother. Bennett and Gwen have a romantic dinner until a surprise guest arrives. | ||||||
4 | "The Rules of Engagement" | Sudz Sutherland | David Feige | May 1, 2018 | 0.397 [11] | |
In the aftermath of finding out that Bennett is engaged, Gwen defends a Frotteurist. Charlie wins an unwinnable stash and cash drug case but gets arrested. | ||||||
5 | "Necessary Force" | Jill Carter | Maisha Closson | May 8, 2018 | 0.488 [12] | |
Gwen and Tracy struggle to deal with events from their past when they defend a mother accused of child abuse. Charlie deals with the aftermath of his unfair arrest. | ||||||
6 | "Banned" | Jill Carter | Evangeline Ordaz | May 15, 2018 | 0.360 [13] | |
Gwen uses an extra-judicial strategy to outwit an overzealous judge. Bennett invites Gwen to his wedding shower, where she discovers Bennett's true feelings about her. | ||||||
7 | "Stop and Frisk" | Farhad Mann | Deb Swisher | May 22, 2018 | 0.468 [14] | |
Still fiery from his own run-in with racial profiling, Charlie and Vanessa try a stop and frisk case. Bennett takes Gwen on a get away to determine the next steps in their relationship. | ||||||
8 | "Burned Out" | Farhad Mann | Terri Kopp & Aaron Carew | May 29, 2018 | 0.472 [15] | |
Gwen's commitment is put to the test when she defends a man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire. Meanwhile, Bennett learns to cope with Gwen's work-first mentality when she moves into his condo. | ||||||
9 | "BLM, Part One" | Sudz Sutherland | Laurence Andries | June 5, 2018 | 0.501 [16] | |
In a case that closely mirrors Eric Garner's, Gwen, Charlie and Tracy defend a young Black man who, in the course of being arrested, inadvertently kills a cop. | ||||||
10 | "BLM, Part Two" | Sudz Sutherland | Terri Kopp | June 12, 2018 | 0.539 [17] | |
Gwen's defense of a young Black man who killed a police officer in self-defense continues, and she is forced to come up with an unorthodox theory in order to win. |
In Contempt is being written by Terri Kopp [18] and produced in Canada. [2] On September 25, 2019, BET officially canceled the series after one season.
In Contempt | |
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Also known as | Sullivan's Travels |
Genre | |
Created by |
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Written by |
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Directed by | |
Starring |
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Composer | |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 ( list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Cinematography | Kim Derko [3] |
Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company |
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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. [4] The series premiered on April 10, 2018. [5] In September 2019, the series was canceled by BET after one season. [6]
The procedurals is in the fast-paced world of a legal aid office in New York City and follows Gwen Sullivan ( Erica Ash), an opinionated attorney whose passion for her job and clients make her arguably the most talented public defender in her district.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "Welcome to Hell" | Farhad Mann | Terri Kopp | April 10, 2018 | 0.540 [8] | |
A female defense attorney defends a client accused of attempted rape after the attorney was handcuffed in court for brawling. One of the group's male attorneys supervises a rookie female associate. A court judge, the married lover of a female defense attorney, denies bail to her client. This causes frustration to grow for her. | ||||||
2 | "Combat by Agreement" | Farhad Mann | Laurence Andries | April 17, 2018 | 0.468 [9] | |
After a fatal gang bus shooting, Gwen must defend a 14 year old, while also reconnecting with her former law professor and secret crush, Bennett. Vanessa, under Charlie's wing, goes through public defender boot camp. | ||||||
3 | "Confessions" | Sudz Sutherland | Terri Kopp & Evangeline Ordaz & Deb Swisher | April 24, 2018 | 0.466 [10] | |
Gwen and Tracy defend a client who confessed to murdering his mother. Bennett and Gwen have a romantic dinner until a surprise guest arrives. | ||||||
4 | "The Rules of Engagement" | Sudz Sutherland | David Feige | May 1, 2018 | 0.397 [11] | |
In the aftermath of finding out that Bennett is engaged, Gwen defends a Frotteurist. Charlie wins an unwinnable stash and cash drug case but gets arrested. | ||||||
5 | "Necessary Force" | Jill Carter | Maisha Closson | May 8, 2018 | 0.488 [12] | |
Gwen and Tracy struggle to deal with events from their past when they defend a mother accused of child abuse. Charlie deals with the aftermath of his unfair arrest. | ||||||
6 | "Banned" | Jill Carter | Evangeline Ordaz | May 15, 2018 | 0.360 [13] | |
Gwen uses an extra-judicial strategy to outwit an overzealous judge. Bennett invites Gwen to his wedding shower, where she discovers Bennett's true feelings about her. | ||||||
7 | "Stop and Frisk" | Farhad Mann | Deb Swisher | May 22, 2018 | 0.468 [14] | |
Still fiery from his own run-in with racial profiling, Charlie and Vanessa try a stop and frisk case. Bennett takes Gwen on a get away to determine the next steps in their relationship. | ||||||
8 | "Burned Out" | Farhad Mann | Terri Kopp & Aaron Carew | May 29, 2018 | 0.472 [15] | |
Gwen's commitment is put to the test when she defends a man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire. Meanwhile, Bennett learns to cope with Gwen's work-first mentality when she moves into his condo. | ||||||
9 | "BLM, Part One" | Sudz Sutherland | Laurence Andries | June 5, 2018 | 0.501 [16] | |
In a case that closely mirrors Eric Garner's, Gwen, Charlie and Tracy defend a young Black man who, in the course of being arrested, inadvertently kills a cop. | ||||||
10 | "BLM, Part Two" | Sudz Sutherland | Terri Kopp | June 12, 2018 | 0.539 [17] | |
Gwen's defense of a young Black man who killed a police officer in self-defense continues, and she is forced to come up with an unorthodox theory in order to win. |
In Contempt is being written by Terri Kopp [18] and produced in Canada. [2] On September 25, 2019, BET officially canceled the series after one season.