CBS Cancels Halle Berry's 'Extant' Greenlights 'Legalease'
Good News and Bad News For Fans Of Halle Berry
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We have some good news and some bad news for fans of Halle Berry. Her CBS, sci-fi series, Extant was just cancelled after two seasons. Now for the good news, the Oscar winner has a two-year over all picture deal with the network meaning she has another series already in the works.
Berry will executive produce the upcoming drama, Legalease. According the Deadline, the plot is as follows: “…A biracial lawyer from Chicago who follows a case to New Orleans, where she finds herself partnering with a good ol’ boy white attorney while working in a very particular justice system that will ultimately expose the biases we all harbor.”
Even though we’re far from a “post-racial society” in 2015, why does the fact that the lawyer is mixed race have to be a selling point of the show? Emphasizing that it’s set in New Orleans also does the city no favors in making it seem as if it’s still the “Jim Crow South”.
Sigh, we hope writer of Legalease, Steven Lichtman is taking notes from Viola Davis’ How To Get Away With Murder character, Annalise Keating who is first a bad-ass attorney that who’s unbeatable at her job and secondly a bad-ass black woman. Maybe Legalease will address race relations in more complex and creative way with it’s “biracial lawyer”.
Halle’s next film, Kidnapped about, hits theatres February 26, 2016.
Happy Birthday Halle Berry: This Is 49
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Halle Berry turned 49-years-old today and if you can't see by her flawless appearance, she definitely doesn't look her age. Scroll through this gallery of recent Halle Berry pics as we celebrate the legendary actress' birthday.
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NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 16: Halle Berry attends God's Love We Deliver, Golden Heart Awards on October 16, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Michael Kors)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 03: Actress Halle Berry and Revlon celebrate achievements in cancer research at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on June 3, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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ACAPULCO, MEXICO – JANUARY 29: Actress Halle Berry attends the closing of the 9th annual Acapulco Film Festival on January 29, 2014 in Acapulco, Mexico. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Leisure Opportunities)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 15: Actress Halle Berry arrives at the The 2015 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 16: Actress Halle Berry attends the premiere of 'Extant' at California Science Center on June 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 16: Actress Halle Berry attends the premiere of 'Extant' at California Science Center on June 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic)
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 13: Halle Berry attends the 'Toiles Enchantees' Red Carpet As Part of The Champs Elysees Film Festival 2013 at Publicis Champs Elysees on June 13, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)
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