Grey's Anatomy alum Katherine Heigl stars as Sadie Ellis on CBS' legal drama Doubt, a smart, chic, and successful defense lawyer who starts to fall for her client Billy Brennan who is accused of murdering his girlfriend 24 years ago.
Her romantic relationship with Billy puts her career and happiness in danger, so she needs to prove reasonable doubt -- even if she has some herself. "A guy who's been accused of murder should maybe be a deal breaker, but I suppose if you're a defense attorney, the accusation part can be a little like, 'Well, we can let that slide,'" she joked of the premise to On Air with Ryan Seacrest on Wednesday. "She believes he's innocent!"
The show will also star Steven Pasquale, Dule Hill, Dreama Walker, Elliott Gould, Kobi Libii, and Orange Is The New Black's Laverne Cox, who will play a transgender attorney made specifically for a trans actress.
Doubt premieres tonight at 10/9c on CBS.
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