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She remembers one real prosecutor telling her, if you are going to represent the U.S. While doing research for her role as a young prosecutor, Susannah Flood found an equal passion on the other side. вЂњItвЂ™s kind of extraordinary that we would have had nothing for people who really didnвЂ™t have money,вЂќ says the actress, playwright, teacher and author, whose recent play, вЂњNotes from the Field,вЂќ dealing with issues of education, inequality and incarceration, is an HBO special. And they wouldnвЂ™t trade their jobs for anything.вЂќДЄnna Deavere Smith, who plays a strict courtroom clerk on вЂњFor the People,вЂќ adds she was surprised to find that the federal court didnвЂ™t have public defenders until the mid-1960s, which grew out of the landmark Gideon v. вЂњTheyвЂ™re fierce, and theyвЂ™re fighters, and they are not feeling depressed about being lawyers. вЂњI was lucky enough to follow around the public defender in Los Angeles, and I was so inspired by how committed they are to their job, whether the odds are stacked against them or not,вЂќ says Davis. Their characters are frenemies вЂ“ fierce opponents in court and pals at nightВ вЂ“ the type of relationship the young lawyers have trouble negotiating.ДavisвЂ™ character tells her charges upfront that they are likely to lose, because they are outgunned by a prosecution backed by the U.S. вЂњThere are all kinds of things in the federal court system that just donвЂ™t get traditionally covered in traditional legal shows, and I think weвЂ™re highlighting those,вЂќ says Davies.Д«esides its young stars, вЂњFor the PeopleвЂќ includes Hope Davis as the head of the public defenderвЂ™s office, and Ben Shenkman as head of the prosecutors. There will usually be three cases going on in each episode.

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The series will take on subjects like entrapment, mandatory minimums in sentencing and issues particular to the federal court system, like the war on drugs, foreign vs.

вЂњI think thereвЂ™s a lot of legal shows in the last five years that have focused more on the process of the law and understanding the system as opposed to more of a Perry Mason вЂwho did it,вЂ™вЂќ he says. вЂњItвЂ™s like saying, вЂI have five kidsвЂ™ and then вЂIвЂ™m going to just leave them and go home someplace else.вЂ™вЂќДaviesВ вЂ“ who has a doctorate in history from the University of California, Berkeley, and a law degree from StanfordВ вЂ“ says вЂњFor the PeopleвЂќ was influenced not just by legal shows, but the вЂњSerialвЂќ podcast, FXвЂ™s вЂњThe People v. вЂњAll of our new shows are going to be at Netflix, but itвЂ™s not as if weвЂ™re going anywhere,вЂќ she says. WeвЂ™re very happy where we are,вЂќ says Rhimes who has a вЂњGreyвЂ™s AnatomyвЂќ spinoff about firefighters in the works. She isnвЂ™t exactly leaving ABC, although she has already working on new projects at Netflix, where, she says, she will have more creative freedom. Last year, Rhimes signed a multi-year-$100 million deal to produce new series and other projects for Netflix, alongside longtime producing partner Betsy Beers, who will also move to the streaming giant. Rhimes says the subject of workplace harassment isnвЂ™t part of the storylines of any of her shows right now, but when it comes up she and her writers talk about it. She admits, however, вЂњthereвЂ™s a lot of stuff that goes on at work on these shows that is not appropriate for the real world.вЂќ I think itвЂ™s very clear whatвЂ™s okay and whatвЂ™s not,вЂќ says Rhimes when asked about it. вЂњI donвЂ™t think sexual abuse and harassment in the workplace is a tricky territory.

In light of that, some of the romances and workplace relationships on RhimesвЂ™ past shows, such as вЂњGrey AnatomyвЂќ вЂњScandalвЂќ and вЂњHow to Get Away with Murder,вЂќ are getting a second look. вЂњFor the PeopleвЂќ was conceived before the recent explosion of headlines involving sexual harassment in the workplace. Naturally, that leads to conflicts, both legal and personalВ вЂ“ the stuff of Shondaland. The couple areВ on opposite sides of the courtroom, heвЂ™s a new prosecutor, but they are in the same workplace, court. Allison is involved with Seth (Ben Rappaport). The series stars Britt Robertson and Jasmin Savoy Brown as friendsВ вЂ“ Sandra and Allison, respectivelyВ вЂ“ who become public defenders. вЂњBut it doesnвЂ™t come out of the gates in the same way.вЂќ

вЂњThere is certainly romance, and even sex,вЂќ adds Davies. SUSANNAH FLOOD, BEN RAPPAPORT, REGГ‰-JEAN PAGE, VONDIE CURTIS-HALL (courtesy of ABC)

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