Exclusive: Nicholas Pinnock and Joy Bryant Talk 'For Life' Season 2

Returning on Wednesday, NOV. 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC is the the second season of its acclaimed drama series For Life.

Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., “For Life” stars Nicholas Pinnock as Aaron Wallace, Indira Varma as Safiya Masry, Joy Bryant as Marie Wallace, Dorian Missick as Jamal Bishop, Tyla Harris as Jasmine Wallace and Timothy Busfield as Henry Roswell.

Hank Steinberg is the creator and executive producer; Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson via G-Unit Film & Television, Doug Robinson and Alison Greenspan of Doug Robinson Productions, Isaac Wright Jr. and Russell Fine are executive producers.

Wrongfully convicted prisoner-turned-litigator and social crusader Aaron Wallace (Nicholas Pinnock) continues his fight and embarks on a more personal journey in season two of “For Life.” Aaron is motivated by the hope of being reunited with his family and reclaiming a life of freedom to take up the mantle against systemic injustice from outside the prison walls. With continued help from the people who supported him—his family, a wily one-time public defender, Henry Roswell (Timothy Busfield), and his former prison warden, Safiya Masry (Indira Varma)—Aaron continues his battle against the very political machine that once put him away, undeservedly. Inspired by the life of Isaac Wright Jr., “For Life” continues to shine an unrelenting light upon the institutional wrongs of our penal and legal systems.

BlackFilmandTV.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Bryant and Pinnock about what to expect in Season 2.