The eight-episode second season will launch on Wednesday, October 14 at 9/8c. Episodes will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ internationally.
As the season begins, Tulsa "truthstorian" Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke) recent story on the life and untimely death of Dale Washberg (as seen in season one) earns him a local citizen journalist award. Unable to process things going well for a change, Lee self-medicates and, unsurprisingly, makes a less than stellar showing at the ceremony. But his wildly unfiltered speech grabs the attention of beautiful and brash public defender Ginger (Emmy Award nominee Betty Gilpin), herself a crusader for truth.
Though uncommonly immune to his charms, Ginger does accept Lee's help on a case. One of her clients has gone MIA from the state penitentiary - but how can a man go missing in prison? The situation turns out to have all of Lee's favorite ingredients: power, corruption and malfeasance among the wealthy elite. It's a perfect next story for The Heartland Press, where Marty (Keith David) is now Managing Editor, much to Lee's chagrin.
Bumbling his way through the investigation with Ginger, Lee reluctantly enlists the assistance of Johnny (Rafael Casal), a jujitsu-trained dentist with a heart of gold, who is also new husband to Lee's ex Samantha (Kaniehtiio Horn), and co-parent to Lee's teenage daughter Francis (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), who longs for more time with her ever-busy father. Lee loves Francis more than anything in the world, but the urgency of this new case pulls him away from her more often than either of them would like. Things on the homefront get even more complicated when Lee's estranged grifter father, Lee Raybon Senior (Academy Award winner Tommy Lee Jones), unexpectedly arrives in town - especially awkward since Lee has always told Francis that her grandfather was dead.
Sterlin Harjo created the drama. He executive produces with Hawke, Garrett Basch, Ryan Hawke, Duffy Boudreau and Scott Teems. FX Productions, Crazy Eagle Media and Under the Influence Productions produce.
