FOR THE PEOPLE Picked up to series STUDIO: ABC Studios TEAM: Paul William Davies (w, ep), Don Todd (ep), Shonda Rhimes (ep), Betsy Beers (ep), Tom Verica (d) LOGLINE: Set in the Southern District
of New York Federal Court, aka «The Mother Court,»
legal drama follows brand - new lawyers working on
opposite sides — for both the
defense and the prosecution — as they handle the most high - profile and high - stakes cases in the country, all as their personal lives intersect.