8.4/10278 votesLoading...#1 - Switzerland
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 4/28/2020
Aaron bolsters his case with newfound information from Marie; Cassius suspects Aaron is a snitch and seeks retribution; Foster struggles to lay low during his last two weeks before retirement, but Safiya turns up the heat.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: Karen Struck
8.3/10270 votesLoading...#2 - Fathers
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 5/12/2020
When Maskins and Cyrus Hunt try to thwart Aaron's attempt at a retrial, Aaron is forced to attempt a desperate move, risking the wrath of a powerful new adversary. The election comes to a head as Safiya tries to warn Aaron that he is now a marked man on the season finale
Director: Hank Steinberg
Writer: Hank Steinberg
8.2/10166 votesLoading...#3 - Andy Josiah
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/24/2021
Aaron and his legal team face their toughest trial yet as they prosecute the police officer responsible for the killing of an innocent, unarmed Black man.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Hank Steinberg, Sonay Hoffman
8.1/10266 votesLoading...#4 - Do Us Part
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/31/2020
Aaron struggles to balance the demands of his own case with the needs of an inmate who's fighting for the right to marry his dying girlfriend. Safiya defies the prison board, effectively jeopardizing Anya's campaign as well as their marriage.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Hank Steinberg, Garen Thomas
8.1/10250 votesLoading...#5 - Closing Statement
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 5/5/2020
Aaron finally gets his chance to argue for his retrial in court, but it's thwarted by the return of prison warden Cyrus Hunt; Safiya deals with the aftermath of the prison riot and attempts to salvage her reforms.
Director: Debs Paterson
Writer: Lee Edward Colston
8.1/10228 votesLoading...#6 - Never Stop Fighting
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2020
After nine years of fighting to win his freedom, it’s do or die for Aaron Wallace. As dangerous enemies lurk at Bellmore and Marie faces criminal charges for assisting Aaron in prior cases, Aaron must find a way to gain the upper hand on Maskins.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Hank Steinberg
8.0/10506 votesLoading...#7 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2020
Prisoner Aaron Wallace becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own wrongful conviction.
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Writer: Hank Steinberg
7.9/10265 votesLoading...#8 - Burner
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/2020
Aaron confronts O'Reilly in court, targeting the search warrant used in Aaron's arrest and the DA's failure to disclose a confidential informant. Marie's father comes to town, intent on encouraging her and Darius to solidify their relationship. Maskins arranges for a dangerous inmate, Cassius Dawkins, to be transferred to Bellmore in hopes that he'll cause problems for Safiya and Aaron.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Eric Haywood
7.9/10248 votesLoading...#9 - Buried
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/14/2020
Aaron pushes to represent longtime inmate Easley Barton, hoping that winning this 23-year-old case against Maskins will strengthen his own. Captain Foster continues his drug-smuggling racket as Safiya closes in. Marie struggles with her breakup with Darius as she continues to help Aaron in his case.
Director: Erica A. Watson
Writer: Hope Mastras
7.8/10304 votesLoading...#10 - Brother's Keeper
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2020
Determined to gain access to his police file, Aaron decides to represent an inmate from Safiya’s drug rehabilitation program whose brother is a cop. District Attorney Maskins and Assistant District Attorney O’Reilly close in on proof of Aaron’s malfeasance during Jose Rodriguez’s trial, targeting Marie as a way to get to Aaron.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Hank Steinberg
7.8/10246 votesLoading...#11 - Character and Fitness
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/21/2020
Flashing back to the previous nine years of his incarceration, Aaron's journey from terrified novice prisoner to attorney and social crusader unfolds.
Director: Jann Turner
Writer: Zach Calig
7.8/10132 votesLoading...#12 - The Blue Wall
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/17/2021
With Aaron and Marie facing threats from an increasingly hostile community, Aaron and his team double down by pursuing criminal charges against a high-ranking police officer they believe tried to cover up the shooting.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: T. Zhang, Jake Gillman
7.7/10349 votesLoading...#13 - Promises
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2020
Tensions rise between Aaron and his crew when he provides counsel to a white supremacist in order to repay his debt to inmate Wild Bill. District Attorney Maskins ups his game when Aaron sues the NYPD in an attempt to gain access to his case file. Meanwhile, his daughter’s boyfriend, Ronnie, braces for confrontation as he visits the prison to meet Aaron for the first time.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Hank Steinberg
7.7/10268 votesLoading...#14 - Witness
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/2020
While litigating on behalf of an inmate locked up on a robbery charge, Aaron is torn between doing what's right and what's best for his case. Heartened by Aaron's new lead, Marie recommits to his case, researching witnesses on Aaron's behalf. Plus, Safiya closes in on Foster's drug smuggling scheme.
Director: Guillermo Navarro
Writer: Hank Steinberg
7.7/10242 votesLoading...#15 - Daylight
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2020
In order to maintain his lifeline to the outside world, Aaron is forced to defend Cassius Dawkins when he puts three white supremacists in the hospital; Marie struggles with her feelings for Aaron after he signs her divorce papers.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: David Feige
7.7/10163 votesLoading...#16 - Time to Move Forward
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/9/2020
As a favor to Jamal, Aaron defends a man in a witness tampering case, while tensions rise at home in the run-up to the Wallace family Thanksgiving.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Kirk A. Moore
7.6/10175 votesLoading...#17 - The Necessity Defense
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/2/2020
At the urging of Spencer Richardson, Aaron defends a woman charged with holding hospital workers at gunpoint to secure lifesaving treatment for her son. Aaron and Marie navigate their newly intimate relationship, and a young social justice warrior joins Aaron and Roswell’s firm.
Director: Marisol Adler
Writer: Hank Steinberg
7.6/10163 votesLoading...#18 - Collars for Dollars
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/16/2020
After Aaron and Roswell agree to help a young woman facing deportation for a minor crime, they realize her case could be a key to exposing a broad pattern of police corruption. Meanwhile, Jasmine begins to spend more time at Ronnie's house and Marie grapples with the first signs of an empty nest.
Director: Jono Oliver
Writer: Terri Kopp
7.4/10175 votesLoading...#19 - Homecoming
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/25/2020
A newly liberated man, Aaron acclimates to family life outside of prison. As he attempts to help Jamal with his case, Aaron encounters Jamal’s sister who needs legal help of her own. Former nemesis Spencer Richardson proposes an intriguing work opportunity to Aaron and Roswell.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Hank Steinberg
7.4/10135 votesLoading...#20 - For the People
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/10/2021
Aaron faces pressure from all sides when he is forced to decide which charges to bring against the officers responsible for the killing of an unarmed civilian. While Safiya pursues video evidence that could change their case, Roswell searches for a way to move the case from Staten Island to a friendlier venue.
Director: Jono Oliver
Writer: David Feige
7.1/10200 votesLoading...#21 - 354
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/27/2021
After an urgent call from Bellmore concerning the growing COVID-19 pandemic, Aaron enlists Safiya’s help and heads back to the prison to investigate. Meanwhile Marie faces a choice: Expose her family to the virus or go all-in at the hospital.
Director: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: Garen Thomas
7.0/10290 votesLoading...#22 - Marie
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2020
Taking us back nine years, Marie struggles in her marriage to Aaron as she deals with the turbulence of Aaron’s arrest, trial and incarceration.
Director: Charles Martin
Writer: Sonay Hoffman
6.8/10177 votesLoading...#23 - Say His Name
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/3/2021
Aaron takes on the case of an unarmed man shot by a police officer. Safiya represents Ronnie after he’s arrested and roughed up by law enforcement, and the family struggles with whether to have Aaron Jr. baptized.
Director: Eif Rivera
Writer: Sonay Hoffman
The Best Episodes of For Life
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A prisoner becomes a lawyer, litigating cases for other inmates while fighting to overturn his own life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Switzerland" is the best rated episode of "For Life". It scored 8.4/10 based on 278 votes. Directed by Darnell Martin and written by Karen Struck, it aired on 4/28/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fathers".