Reasonable Doubt Duo Talk Morris Chestnut's Season 3 Return, Hype Joseph Sikora and Other Additions
Created by Raamla Mohamed and the first scripted drama from Onyx Collective (an initiative to create 'culturally specific, wildly entertaining content'), Reasonable Doubt stars Emayatzy Corinealdi (Ballers, Hand of God) as Jax Stewart, a high-powered criminal defense attorney from Los Angeles who 'fiercely bucks the justice system through wild interpretations of the law and sometimes questionable ethics, all while trying to deal with a failing marriage and the pitfalls of motherhood.'
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The series also stars McKinley Freeman (Queen Sugar) as Jax's husband Lewis, Tim Jo (This Is Us) as Daniel, Angela Grovey (Joyful Noise) as Krystal, Thaddeus J. Mixson (Candy Cane Lane) as Spenser and Aderinsola Olabode as Naima.
Morris Chestnut joined the cast in Season 2 as defense lawyer Corey Cash, but his character moved on from Jax's firm after they closed a key case in the finale. Chestnut, however, will return/recur in Season 3, despite now headlining CBS' already-renewed freshman hit Watson.
Chestnut's encore is 'one of the things that makes this season interesting,' Corinealdi shares with TVLine in the video above, from Disney's 2025 Upfront. 'We know he's coming back, but in what capcity, we're going to see.'
As Freeman notes, 'a talent like Morris Chestnut only improves the production, so we're fortunate to have him.
'But the cast we have added for Season 3 is phenomenal,' he raves.
In Season 3 (premiere date TBA), 'After a tumultuous season of fighting to save her best friend from a life sentence while healing from her own deadly affair, Jax Stewart has finally earned some peace in her life … even if she sees it all as a little boring,' the synopsis tells us. 'So, when a former child star finds himself in a heap of trouble, Jax seizes the opportunity to spice up her daily routine. But when her client's personal life turns out to have all the drama and danger of a Hollywood movie — and Jax's own professional future comes under threat from a charismatic associate at her firm — can Jax clear her client's name without losing the personal and professional successes she's worked so hard for?'
New recurring players on tap for Season 3 include Kyle Bary (Ginny & Georgia) as Ozzie, the former star of a long-running sitcom; Rumer Willis (Empire) as Ozzie's stylist and girlfriend; Brandee Evans (P-Valley) as Ozzie's agent; April Parker Jones (If Loving You Is Wrong) as Ozzie's imperious 'momager' and Keith Arthur Bolden (Cobra Kai) as his father; and Richard Brooks (Being Mary Jane) as a ghost from Jax's past who threatens to unravel everything she's worked so hard to build.
Perhaps most significantly, though, Joseph Sikora — who plays Tommy Egan in Starz's Power universe — will fill the series regular role of Bill Sterling, a coworker at Jax's firm who started his law career later in life after serving as a Coast Guard for 10 years. Now he is looking to make partner, and his proximity to Jax becomes imperative to his success.
Teasing the introduction of Sikora's character, Corinealdi says, 'Just know this: Jax does not suffer fools, and Jax is very protective of what she's built. So we'll get to see what happens between her and [Bill Sterling.'
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