Elisabeth Moss Joins Hulu's Conviction: Why It Could Be Your Next Obsession
Jack Jordan's Conviction is heading to Hulu, with a page-to-screen adaptation poised to grip viewers.
Elisabeth Moss is heading back to Hulu with a new starring gig, which feels fitting given how much she owned that platform with The Handmaid's Tale. Six seasons, a wall of Emmys, and a finale in 2025 later, she is swapping dystopia for courtroom warfare.
The show
It is called Conviction, based on Jack Jordan's novel. Moss plays Neve Harper, a criminal defense attorney who takes on a very public case: a man accused of murdering his wife by setting their house on fire. Then a stranger starts leaning on her to throw the case, threatening to air out secrets she very much wants buried. The pressure tests every line Neve thought she would never cross, legally and morally. Classic high-wire setup, and Moss tends to eat this kind of tension for breakfast.
Who is behind it
Moss is producing. David Shore is writing and producing too. If that name rings a bell, it should: before TV, he practiced law. On television, he put in time on The Practice, Law & Order, and Family Law, then blew up with House and later The Good Doctor. A lawyer-turned-writer finally doing a legal drama again? Feels overdue.
Warren Littlefield is also on board as a producer. He and Moss already have a long history from The Handmaid's Tale, and he is also producing the upcoming spinoff The Testaments. That one does not center on June, but Moss has hinted she could show up in some capacity.
The Hulu of it all
Quick reality check: Disney said last year that Hulu would fold into Disney+ by the end of this year. How exactly that looks in practice is still fuzzy. Does Conviction land as a Disney+ title? A Hulu-branded hub inside Disney+? We will see. Either way, expect this to live on a Disney-owned streamer when the dust settles.
Where things stand
- Conviction is in early development; a writers room has not been assembled yet but is expected to come together soon.
- Moss's awards haul with Hulu includes Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and The Handmaid's Tale also took home Outstanding Drama Series during its run.
- The Testaments is due in a couple of months and is slated to premiere in 2026; Hulu has it set for Wednesday, April 8.
- Bottom line: Conviction will stream on a Disney-controlled platform once it is ready.