Entertainment One has partnered with wrongful death trial attorney L. Chris Stewart on a new docuseries about his pursuit of justice
for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks and other victims of high profile police brutality cases.
The true crime series will take viewers into high profile cases of wrongful death at the hands of police officers as Stewart pursues social change, often on behalf of families of victims. Each episode will use archival, never-before-seen footage, interviews with families and friends of victims, witnesses, members of Stewart’s team and Stewart’s own words to chronicle politically-charged cases of police brutality.
Besides representing the families of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks, Stewart was also involved in the civil rights cases for Walter Scott, who was shot in the back on video by a police officer, and the cases of Gregory Towns, Chase Sherman and the pending case of Deaundre Phillips. And Stewart represented Alton Sterling, who was held down and killed on video by police in Baton Rouge.
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