ABC developing legal drama “Con Law” from Joey Falco and 20th Television

ABC is developing an original legal drama titled “Con Law,” with writer and executive producer Joey Falco and 20th Television behind the project, according to Deadline. The series is described as a narrative about a high-powered corporate attorney whose life collapses after she is wrongfully convicted of murdering her husband, leaving her to face the loss of her freedom, her career, and her daughter.

The premise, as outlined in the announcement, places the central character on a years-long timeline that moves from conviction to eventual exoneration. After six years, she is cleared of the murder charge and is able to resume her life, but the series’ framework ties her return to legal work to a different setting and a different style of advocacy than the corporate world she previously inhabited.

Following her exoneration, the character joins a “scrappy Brooklyn defense firm,” with the series description indicating that she brings “ruthless” legal skills to a team operating outside the polished power corridors of corporate litigation. The project’s stated dramatic arc focuses on what her wrongfully convicted past means for her relationships and professional standing, as well as the practical and legal challenges of rebuilding a life after a conviction that sends her to prison and separates her from her daughter.

The announcement frames “Con Law” as an ABC development project, meaning it is in the early stages prior to any confirmed production schedule or series order. In that phase, networks typically finalize writers’ rooms, scripts, casting plans, and production commitments before moving to pilot or straight-to-series decisions, though no such next-step dates were provided in the initial report.

The creative team tied to the project includes Falco as both writer and executive producer, with 20th Television also listed as the studio partner. The concept suggests the series will use its legal and courtroom structure as a vehicle for broader questions of institutional accountability and the human costs that unfold when a legal system fails to reach the correct outcome, particularly for families separated by incarceration.

As ABC develops the series, the practical next steps will depend on approvals and scheduling at the network and studio level. Any further details, including whether the show advances to production, who will appear in the cast, and how the network plans to position the series within its programming slate, would likely come after additional commitments beyond the initial development announcement.