BET Orders Legal Drama ‘Sacrifice’ for 2021

BET has greenlit legal thriller “Sacrifice” starring Paula Patton (“Precious,” “Traffik”), which was introduced via a television movie in December 2019 that served as a back-door pilot. “Sacrifice” takes place in Los Angeles following Daniella Hernandez (Patton), a highly sought-after entertainment lawyer, as she navigates the nefarious lives of her rich and famous clients.  Patton will resume her role in the 10-episode series, accompanied by returning cast members Marques Houston, James Trevena Brown, Veronika Bozeman, Altonio Jackson, Liliana Montenegro, Michael Toland, and Nelson Bonilla. 

“Sacrifice” marks the first film made to series from executive producers Chris Stokes and Marques Houston for Footage Films.
 
The logline: The series will delve deeper into Daniella’s complicated personal life. She is a recovering alcoholic who compensates for her suppressed addiction with men and the adrenaline of defending the worst in the entertainment world against an over-zealous D.A. sworn to bring them all to justice.  Daniella’s unimpeachable clients need her help, wisdom and resourcefulness – as do all the corrupt ones.  She is the classic conundrum of doing good for bad reasons and doing bad for good reasons.  Maybe it’s luck, maybe it’s skill, maybe it’s because she’s beautiful, but Daniella gets away with it… so far.