ABC is developing a new legal drama called *Con Law*, aiming to capitalise on the renewed popularity of courtroom television following the success of Netflix's *The Lincoln Lawyer*. The series joins a wave of new legal dramas across networks and streamers, reflecting a broader industry return to a genre that dominated television in earlier decades but had become less prominent during the 2020s.

According to Deadline, *Con Law* centres on a formerly high-powered corporate attorney who is wrongfully convicted of murdering her husband, costing her freedom, career and daughter. Six years later, exonerated, she joins a small defence firm rather than returning to corporate law, using her sharp legal skills to help vulnerable clients while also investigating her husband's real killer. The show draws comparisons to *Suits*, *The Lincoln Lawyer* and *The Rainmaker*, and arrives alongside other upcoming legal projects, including a Hulu thriller starring Elisabeth Moss.