Bluff City Law

Bluff City Law is an American crime, thriller and legal drama television series created by Dean Georgaris and Michael Aguilar for NBC. The series was produced by David Janollari Entertainment and Universal Television, the hour-long program was picked up by NBC, which added it to its 2019–2020 television schedule lineup. It was aired on Monday nights starting September 23, 2019.

Premise
Set in Memphis, Tennessee, "the series follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis law firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases, led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller."

Cast

 * Jimmy Smits as Elijah Strait
 * Caitlin McGee as Sydney Strait
 * Barry Sloane as Jake Reilly
 * Michael Luwoye as Anthony Little
 * Stony Blyden as Emerson
 * Jayne Atkinson as Della Bedford
 * MaameYaa Boafo as Briana Logan
 * Mo Gallini as Edgar Soriano

Development
On January 10, 2019, it was announced that NBC had given the production a pilot order. The pilot was written by Dean Georgaris who executive produces alongside David Janollari and Michael Aguilar. Production companies involved with the pilot include David Janollari Entertainment and Universal Television. On May 6, 2019, it was announced that the production had been given a series order, together with Sunnyside. A day after that, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2019 and air on Monday night entry in the 2019–2020 television season at 10:00 p.m. The daily newspaper in Memphis, The Commercial Appeal, reported by June that the series would likely be filmed on location in the city, beginning on July 22, for its initial order of 10 episodes. The series is set to debut on September 23, 2019. On August 8, 2019, NBC ordered six extra episodes, bringing the episode order to 16.

Casting
In February 2019, it was announced that Jimmy Smits, Caitlin McGee, Barry Sloane, and Michael Luwoye had been cast in the pilot's lead roles. Alongside the pilot's order announcement, in March 2019 it was reported that Stony Blyden, Jayne Atkinson and MaameYaa Boafo had joined the cast.