Felicity Huffman Returning To TV In ‘Good Doctor’ Spinoff After College Admissions Scandal

Felicity Huffman is acceptable for her TV comeback. The Emmy victor volition prima successful The Good Doctor spinoff, The Good Lawyer, according to Variety. The show, presently lone a backdoor pilot, volition people Felicity’s archetypal starring relation since she served situation clip for her engagement successful the college admissions scandal.

Felicity Huffman is returning to TV. (Fati Sadou/ABACAPRESS.COM/Shutterstock)

Felicity volition play Janet Stewart, who is simply a “highly regarded lawyer and spouse astatine the instrumentality steadfast with a fierce intellect and adust wit. A seasoned veteran, Janet has represented Dr. Aaron Glassman (Richard Schiff) successful respective ineligible matters implicit the years, truthful helium turns to her to correspond his beloved protégé. But erstwhile Shaun declares that helium wants Joni to correspond him, Janet is forced to fto Joni instrumentality pb connected the case.”

The Desperate Housewives alum volition prima alongside Kennedy McMann, champion known for her starring relation successful the Nancy Drew series. Kennedy is acceptable to play Joni DeGroot, a “brilliant, comic and self-aware lawyer who is comparatively caller to her prestigious instrumentality steadfast erstwhile she takes Shaun’s case. Living with OCD, Joni has ne'er wanted to beryllium treated differently. While her symptoms instrumentality a toll connected her idiosyncratic and nonrecreational life, her attraction to item allows her to spot cases done a antithetic lens.”

The Good Lawyer premise volition beryllium introduced successful an upcoming occurrence of The Good Doctor play 6. In the episode, Shaun volition question “legal practice to assistance him triumph a lawsuit and puts his religion successful a promising, young lawyer who has obsessive-compulsive disorder.” The Good Lawyer has not been ordered to bid by ABC yet. However, The Good Doctor remains 1 of the network’s astir fashionable and beloved shows.

Felicity Huffman connected ‘Desperate Housewives.’ (ABC/Everett Collection)

This relation successful The Good Doctor spinoff is the commencement of a caller section for Felicity. The actress was arrested successful March 2019 for her engagement successful the infamous assemblage admissions scandal. She pleaded blameworthy to conspiracy to perpetrate message fraud and honorable services message fraud for paying $15,000 to person incorrect answers corrected connected her daughter’s SAT test. She was sentenced to 14 days successful situation but was released aft 11 days. She besides had to wage a $300,000 fine, participated successful 250 hours of assemblage service, and had 1 twelvemonth of supervised release.

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