# In Contempt

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2018  TV series or program

In Contempt Also known as Sullivan's Travels Genre Legal drama Created by Terri Kopp Written by Terri Kopp Directed by Farhad Mann Starring Erica Ash Christian Keyes Richard Lawson Mouna Traoré Megan Hutchings Tobias Truvillion Eugene Clark Composer Kurt Farquhar[1] Original language English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 10 Production Executive producers Daniel Iron[2] Terri Kopp[2] Lance Samuels[2] Producers Mary Anne Waterhouse Brian Campbell Priscilla Galvez Stephen Raglow Jamey Sinanan Cinematography Kim Derko[3] Running time 42 minutes Production company Blue Ice Pictures[2] Original release Network BET Release April 10 (2018-04-10) – June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12)

***In Contempt*** is a television show on [BET](/source/Black_Entertainment_Television) created by Terri Kopp and starring [Erica Ash](/source/Erica_Ash). BET ordered 10 episodes straight-to-series. The series explores injustice in the American legal system.[4] The series premiered on April 10, 2018.[5] In September 2019, the series was canceled by BET after one season.[6]

## Plot

The procedurals is in the fast-paced world of a [legal aid](/source/Legal_aid) office in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) and follows Gwen Sullivan ([Erica Ash](/source/Erica_Ash)), an opinionated attorney whose passion for her job and clients make her arguably the most talented public defender in her district.

## Cast and characters

- [Erica Ash](/source/Erica_Ash) as Gwendolyn "Gwen" Sullivan, a [public defender](/source/Public_defender_(United_States))[2]

- [Richard Lawson](/source/Richard_Lawson_(actor)) as Earl Sullivan, Gwen's father, a retired judge[7]

- [Christian Keyes](/source/Christian_Keyes) as Charles Theodore "Charlie" Riggs[2]

- Megan Hutchings as Tracy Campbell, a public defender and Gwen's roommate[2]

- [Mouna Traoré](/source/Mouna_Traor%C3%A9) as Vanessa Winters[2]

- [Tobias Truvillion](/source/Tobias_Truvillion) as Bennett Thompson[2]

- [Daniel Kash](/source/Daniel_Kash) as Tom Delgado, Gwen's boss [2]

- Ronnie Rowe. Jr. as E.J Dashay, an Assistant District Attorney[2]

### Recurring

- [Richard Lawson](/source/Richard_Lawson_(actor)) as **Earl Sullivan**, Gwen's father, a retired judge[7]

- [Jonathan Langdon](/source/Jonathan_Langdon) as **Jim Johnson**, a [court officer](/source/Court_officer)

- [Rob Stewart](/source/Rob_Stewart_(actor)) as **Judge Dotson**

- [Joy Tanner](/source/Joy_Tanner) as **Audrey Dotson**, Judge Dotson's wife

- Shawn Lawrence as **Judge Adler**

- [Genelle Williams](/source/Genelle_Williams) as **Alison Bontemps**, Bennett's fiancé

## Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date U.S. viewers (millions) 1 "Welcome to Hell" Farhad Mann Terri Kopp April 10, 2018 (2018-04-10) 0.540[8] 2 "Combat by Agreement" Farhad Mann Laurence Andries April 17, 2018 (2018-04-17) 0.468[9] 3 "Confessions" Sudz Sutherland Terri Kopp & Evangeline Ordaz & Deb Swisher April 24, 2018 (2018-04-24) 0.466[10] 4 "The Rules of Engagement" Sudz Sutherland David Feige May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01) 0.397[11] 5 "Necessary Force" Jill Carter Maisha Closson May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08) 0.488[12] 6 "Banned" Jill Carter Evangeline Ordaz May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15) 0.360[13] 7 "Stop and Frisk" Farhad Mann Deb Swisher May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22) 0.468[14] 8 "Burned Out" Farhad Mann Terri Kopp & Aaron Carew May 29, 2018 (2018-05-29) 0.472[15] 9 "BLM, Part One" Sudz Sutherland Laurence Andries June 5, 2018 (2018-06-05) 0.501[16] 10 "BLM, Part Two" Sudz Sutherland Terri Kopp June 12, 2018 (2018-06-12) 0.539[17]

## Production

*In Contempt* is being written by Terri Kopp[18] and produced in Canada.[2] On September 25, 2019, BET officially canceled the series after one season.

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## External links

- [Official Website](https://www.bet.com/shows/in-contempt)

- [*In Contempt*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7572950/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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