In Charlotte, North Carolina, psychic Lorraine Howell (Felicity Huffman) is on trial for obstruction. Lorraine, who lives in Branson, Missouri, once helped police find a missing girl in Nevada. After seeing a report on missing boy Rory Conley, who was abducted a year prior, she calls Charlotte Police to say she sees a vision of him alive, mentioning a toy car Rory had been holding. She flies to Charlotte, where father Frank (Daniel Maslany) believes but mother Melissa is skeptical. After several months, Lorraine sees a vision of a vehicle, but the detective refuses to listen, mentioning six other cases Lorraine failed to solve. The detective later says a man confessed to murdering Rory and two other boys, but Lorraine claims he's wrong, as Rory's body is the only one not present. Melissa kicks Lorraine out, but Frank still believes her. Melissa tells Lorraine she's being prosecuted, but she won't cooperate unless Lorraine tells Frank she was wrong. Lorraine refuses. The defense attorney shows a video showing the detective pressuring the killer into confessing to Rory's death. Lorraine is found not guilty, and Frank tells her to call if she gets any visions, but his relationship with Melissa is damaged.
In New Carlisle, Ohio, nurse April Harris (Taylor Schilling) is on trial for vehicular assault and reckless driving. After driving her son Wyatt to school, April gets coffee, but in the parking lot accidentally hits a BMW with her door when she's leaving. After arguing with the driver (Justin Chambers), April leaves. As she drives to work, April gets a call that Wyatt had an outburst and needs to be picked up. April calls her husband (Danny Pino), then notices the BMW following her. She calls 911, but her phone dies. April flees to a gas station and calls again. The BMW driver confronts her in the parking lot and kicks her car before leaving. Angry, April pursues him. The two are side-by-side when a truck forces April to swerve right, hitting the driver's car and causing an accident. When he comes to, the driver attacks April. She grabs a bar to defend herself, but as the driver approaches he is struck by a passing pick-up truck. At trial, Wyatt has an outburst and has to leave. April pleads guilty and apologizes for her actions but asks for leniency. She is fined $10,000 and sentenced to three years in prison.
In Sacramento, California, tech entrepreneur Marcus Paul (Nick Cannon) is on trial for involuntary manslaughter. At his son's birthday party, Marcus and programmer Pete Vanderkamp (Patrick J. Adams) learn that Google wishes to buy their facial-recognition company Caraxon. That night, Marcus receives a phone call claiming Xavier Skilling, who police murdered after Caraxon misidentified him as a suspect, was killed because of the company, and they send analytics finding that Caraxon misidentifies Black and Asian people at higher rates. Pete, who covered up the discrepancy, is dismissive of Marcus' concerns. The blackmailer, Caraxon employee Mary Wax, calls them. Marcus tells his wife (Jerrika Hinton), who says Skillings' murder was the fault of the police, not Caraxon. After Pete confronts Mary, Marcus tells him he will not be signing the LOI. The two argue, escalating into a physical fight that ends with Pete falling over a stairwell railing to his death. At trial, Mary, who was convicted of extortion, testifies against Marcus. Marcus is found not guilty, and he addresses the court, apologizing to Skillings' widow (LisaGay Hamilton) and vowing to honor him in his work by confronting the issues he should have addressed before Skillings' death.
In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, wrestling coach Justin Ward (Michael Chiklis) is on trial for manslaughter. Star wrestler TJ Ellis narrowly wins a match with a Duke University recruiter (Trevor White) watching. TJ's parents are conflicted over the time he spends wrestling. Justin confronts TJ over worsening grades, but shortly after he finds TJ buying steroids from a teammate. He goes to tell TJ's parents but finds the recruiter there, who offers a partial scholarship with potential for a full-ride if he keeps winning. Justin agrees to hide TJ's steroid use as long as he stops using them. At his last match, a doping officer arrives to pat-down TJ in a bathroom. He passes, but Justin leaves a bottle for him. TJ wins, but shortly after collapses and dies of a heart condition exacerbated by steroid use. His mother tells Justin she faked TJ's medical forms, which would have caught his steroid use earlier. At trial, Justin's attorney moves to present the forged document but Justin stops him. He tells the court he only wished for TJ to get the chance Justin's teammates didn't, and he is found guilty, seeing TJ in the audience as he is escorted out.
In Chicago, receptionist Margot Holloway (Debra Winger) is charged with fraud, conspiracy, and assault. After overhearing her boss discussing firing her, Margot quits and joins a ballroom class with her friends Connie (Mercedes Ruehl) and Debra (Christine Ebersole), taught by Alexei Volkov. Connie gives Alexei a check so he can fund his own studio. Margot begins taking private lessons with Alexei and agrees to go to a café with him, while Connie secretly watches. At their gin rummy game, Connie argues with Margot over her involvement in the studio. Margot gives Alexei a check taken from her IRA. Connie confronts Margot, saying a developer hadn't heard of Alexei and that federal agents told her his real name is Victor Kakitis. Margot leaves with Debra's gun and confronts Victor, who shows her he destroyed her checks. When police and FBI arrive, Connie holds them at gunpoint, allowing Victor to escape. Connie testifies against Margot, while Debra testifies in her favor. Margot testifies that she was a victim and that she made Victor transfer the money to offshore accounts. She is acquitted of fraud and conspiracy but convicted of assault. A year later, Margot is on parole and has repaired her friendship with Connie and Debra.
In Hillsboro, Oregon, Valentina Pierce (Cobie Smulders) is accused of killing her abusive ex-husband Trey Winter (Eric Johnson). After applying to a medical chauffeur position, Val drops her son Oliver off at his step-mother Jordan's house. Val asks Trey for permission to sell her late friend's sculpture; he refuses. Val breaks into Trey's home to steal the sculpture but finds him dead by electrocution. She begins CPR but does not call 911. Instead, she goes to a go-kart track and convinces Jordan to let her take him for the evening. Jordan calls to tell Val of Trey's death. A detective questions Val and shows her doorbell camera footage of her breaking in, and she is arrested. Jordan tells Val she knows she is innocent. At trial, Val's lawyer gets Jordan to confess that Trey was abusive and she killed him. Jordan says she tampered with Trey's welding equipment after he strangled her. Val's charges are dropped, but Jordan is charged instead. Before Jordan's trial, Val tells the prosecutor she will confess to murder on the stand to get Jordan's charges dropped, and Val cannot be re-charged with murder because of double jeopardy laws. Jordan's charges are dropped, and the two raise Oliver together.
In May 2021, it was announced Fox had given a straight-to-series order to Accused produced by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa and David Shore based on the 2010 BBC One series of the name. [24] In November 2022, it was announced Accused would air as part of Fox's midseason schedule on January 22, 2023. [25] In March 2023, Fox renewed the series for a second season. [26] The second season premiered on October 8, 2024. [27]
The premiere episode had more than 11.3 million viewers and a 2.3 rating among the 18-49 demographic in the three days after its premiere on multi-platforms. It is the highest-rated and most-watched debut on Fox in 3 years. [28]
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||
1 | Sunday 10:00 p.m. (1) Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (2–15) | 15 | January 22, 2023 | 8.71 [1] | May 9, 2023 | 1.61 [15] | 2022–23 |
2 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. (1–6, 8) Tuesday 8:00 p.m. (7) | 8 | October 8, 2024 | 1.75 [17] | December 3, 2024 | 1.27 [23] | 2024–25 |
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Scott's Story" | January 22, 2023 | 2.1 | 8.71 [1] | 0.3 | 1.43 | 2.3 | 10.14 [29] |
2 | "Ava's Story" | January 24, 2023 | 0.5 | 2.45 [2] | 0.2 | 1.37 | 0.6 | 3.81 [30] |
3 | "Danny's Story" | January 31, 2023 | 0.3 | 2.46 [3] | — | — | — | — |
4 | "Kendall's Story" | February 14, 2023 | 0.3 | 2.24 [4] | — | — | — | — |
5 | "Robyn's Story" | February 21, 2023 | 0.3 | 2.00 [5] | — | — | — | — |
6 | "Naataanii's Story" | February 28, 2023 | 0.2 | 1.58 [6] | — | — | — | — |
7 | "Brenda's Story" | March 7, 2023 | 0.3 | 2.08 [7] | — | — | — | — |
8 | "Laura's Story" | March 14, 2023 | 0.3 | 1.86 [8] | — | — | — | — |
9 | "Jack's Story" | March 21, 2023 | 0.2 | 1.85 [9] | — | — | — | — |
10 | "Esme's Story" | March 28, 2023 | 0.2 | 1.85 [10] | — | — | — | — |
11 | "Jiro's Story" | April 4, 2023 | 0.2 | 1.69 [11] | — | — | — | — |
12 | "Morgan's Story" | April 11, 2023 | 0.2 | 1.80 [12] | — | — | — | — |
13 | "Samir's Story" | April 25, 2023 | 0.2 | 1.61 [13] | — | — | — | — |
14 | "Jessie's Story" | May 2, 2023 | 0.2 | 1.90 [14] | — | — | — | — |
15 | "Billy's Story" | May 9, 2023 | 0.2 | 1.61 [15] | — | — | — | — |
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Lorraine's Story" | October 8, 2024 | 0.2 | 1.75 [17] |
2 | "April's Story" | October 15, 2024 | 0.1 | 1.38 [18] |
3 | "Marcus' Story" | October 22, 2024 | 0.2 | 1.39 [19] |
4 | "Justin's Story" | November 12, 2024 | 0.1 | 1.19 [20] |
5 | "Margot's Story" | November 19, 2024 | 0.1 | 1.27 [21] |
6 | "Val's Story" | November 26, 2024 | 0.2 | 1.51 [22] |
7 | "Eugene's Story" | December 3, 2024 | 0.2 | 1.46 [23] |
8 | "Megan's Story" | December 3, 2024 | 0.2 | 1.27 [23] |
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 61% approval rating with an average rating of 7.3/10, based on 18 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "While Accused is yet another variation on a very familiar theme, its anthology structure offers enough flexibility and star power for some compelling courtroom stories." [31] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 60 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [32]
Max Gao of The A.V. Club gave the series a B and said, "Offers a fresh take on the typical legal procedural." [33] The Hollywood Reporter 's Angie Han wrote, "Without much insight to share, catharsis to offer or even a particularly interesting tone or style to grab us, Accused becomes just another so-so crime drama in an ocean teeming with them." [34] Writing for The Wall Street Journal , John Anderson stated, "Accused may be out to provoke, but it scores more hits than misses. And its sins of indulgence are ultimately well-intended." [35]
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