Controlling US media headlines

A POWERHOUSE TV producer and a charismatic defence attorney don’t usually have anything in common – but in Notorious these two influencers are the media-makers, opinion-shakers and the ones who ultimately control the American justice system – one outrageous scandal at a time.

Notorious starts tonight at 7.30 on MNet channel 101.

Julia George (Piper Perabo, Covert Affairs ) is the brains behind a successful, highly-rated actuality show. On the flip side, Jake Gregorian (Daniel Sunjata, Graceland ) is a charming, high-stakes defence attorney.

Outward appearances would tell you that these two have no love lost between them, but secretly their symbiotic relationship is actually a cunning, ingenious ploy that helps them control the nation’s headlines – and court rooms.

In the premiere episode, Julia learns that an internet mogul named Oscar Keaton has been issued with an arrest warrant for fleeing the scene of a hitand

Prepared to get the exclusive, she calls on the mogul’s lawyer and friend, Jake, places him in front of the camera and lets the drama unfold.

Though it appears that they’ve both got full control of the situation, scandalous secrets soon start spilling out, forcing them to question everything they know.

Inspired by the real-life friendship between famed criminal defence attorney Mark Geragos and award-winning cable news producer Wendy Walker, Notorious also stars Kate Jennings Grant as Louise Herrick, Aimee Teegarden as Ella Benjamin, J August Richards as Bradley Gregorian, Sepideh Moafi as Megan Byrd, Ryan Guzman as Ryan Mills and Kevin Zegers as Oscar Keaton.

Guest stars include Katie Couric as herself, Ramon De Ocampo as Levi, Dilshad Vadsaria as Sarah Keaton, Marc Blucas as Eric Jessup, Lisa Arrindell Anderson as Sergeant Betsy Powell, Matt Walton as Darin Mills, Deric Augustine as Imran, Leonard Butler as Tony the valet, Kenneth Mitchell as Detective Matthews and Kate Levering as Cassie Manheim. — DDC