Legendary Jewish actor Henry Winkler is set to star in a new comedy series being developed by NBC, titled Last Chance Lawyer, which he will also executive produce.
According to Deadline, the show “centres on Howard Greenberg (Winkler), a hard-driving and unconventional criminal defence attorney who is a fierce advocate for his underdog clients, believing that no matter what they are accused of, the system is always guiltier.”
Greenberg is a real attorney in Brooklyn, who was the subject of a BBC documentary, which dubbed him“New York's most infamous, outlandish and feared” defender.
"He may be the maverick of the New York courtrooms, yet at home his wife is judge and jury,” read the programme description.
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