Jimmy Smits has been cast as the male lead in the NBC legal drama, Bluff City Law. The pilot comes from The Brave creator Dean Georgaris, David Janollari, Michael Aguilar and Universal TV.
Bluff City Law is a character-driven legal drama that follows the lawyers of an elite Memphis firm that specializes in the most controversial landmark civil rights cases. Led by legendary lawyer Elijah Strait (Smits) and his brilliant daughter, Sydney Keller (Caitlin McGee), they take on the toughest David-and-Goliath cases while navigating their complicated relationship.
Jimmy Smits is no stranger to dramas airing on NBC. He has starred in three previous NBC series: legal dramas L.A. Law and Outlaw as well as White House drama The West Wing. Smits received six consecutive best drama actor Emmy nominations for his role as Victor Sifuentes on NBC’s L.A. Law, winning the Emmy in 1990, and five Emmy nominations for his role as Bobby Simone on ABC’s NYPD Blue. He recently did a season-long arc on ABC’s How To Get Away with Murder and was sought after for pilots this season.
