The last time a Bryan Cranston drama hit Netflix, it sparked a pop culture phenomenon, with Breaking Bad earning an all-new array of fans and becoming watercooler viewing in its last few seasons. Now, another of his shows is getting a resurgence in viewership: Your Honor.
The two-season series, which aired on Showtime from 2020 to 2022, was previously available to stream for subscribers of Paramount+ with Showtime, but on Friday, it hit Netflix.
The series stars Cranston as Michael Desiato, a New Orleans judge who has to turn back on his own ethical code to protect his son Adam (Hunter Doohan) after a tragic accident involving the son of crime boss Jimmy Baxter (Michael Stuhlbarg). The actor gave fans a big push to check it out, writing on social media, “Please do catch it. We have a terrific cast, and you’ll be on the edge of your sofa watching the story unfold.”
If you’re one of those TV fans planning to binge the show on Netflix this weekend, here’s a guide to help you enjoy it the same way original audiences did when it aired on a weekly basis.
BEFORE YOU STREAM
Before you click play on the premiere episode, here’s a run-through of what audiences knew about the show before it aired.
- It was adapted from an Israeli TV show called Kvodo by The Good Fight‘s executive producers Robert and Michelle King and was written by The Night Of‘s Peter Moffat.
- Cranston first joined the series in January 2019.
- The official logline of the show was: “a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices.”
- Production on the series began in New Orleans in fall 2019, but it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- It resumed in October 2020 and concluded mere weeks before the series premiered on Showtime on December 6, 2020.
- The episodes do not have individually significant titles.
SEASON 1
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What to know:
Episode 1: “Part One” – “When his teenage son is involved in a tragic accident, New Orleans Judge Michael Desiato is faced with an impossible decision that will impact his family forever.”
Episode 2: “Part Two” – “On the anniversary of his wife’s death, Michael creates an alibi for Adam on the day of the accident; Michael pulls his close friends into the web of deception; Kofi is approached about a job.”
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SEASON 2
What to know:
Episode 1: “Part Eleven” – “A grieving Michael Desiato is beyond hope; Eugene is aided by unlikely benefactors; Jimmy Baxter looks to expand his criminal empire while Gina Baxter channels her anger.”
Episode 2: “Part Twelve” – “Michael Desiato discovers a secret while Olivia seizes an opportunity to push him to make a dangerous decision; a desperate business deal threatens Eugene; Elizabeth shelters Michael.”
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