New show: Notorious
When/where: Sept. 22, 9 p.m., ABC
Cast: Piper Perabo, Daniel Sunjata
Premise: The producer of a big time cable news show gives airtime to clients of a celebrity attorney in exchange for inside scoop on the clients and their crimes.
Verdict: I’ll keep watching for awhile. “Notorious” is fast-paced with lots of twists, plus there’s a ripped-from-the-headlines appeal. It’s inspired by the real-life relationship between “Larry King Live” producer Wendy Walker (her proxy is played by Perabo’s character) and celebrity lawyer Mark Geragos (played by Sunjata’s character), and there’s a fleeting “Scandal” vibe in the lawyer’s stories, since he’s basically a fast-talking, deal-making fixer. The show will present new stories each week, but there’s also an underlying mystery from the pilot that will likely thread throughout the season.
Read our complete guide to what to watch and what to skip for the 2016 Fall TV season.
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