Beyond The Walls

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Within the Walls & Beyond

Temporary concept portraits — final cast imagery to follow.

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  The Prisoner

  Dom Thompson

  A Chicago athlete turned dealer, serving five years for a first offense. Forty days in solitary force him to face the one enemy he can’t outrun — and a vow that changes every life he touches. Inspired by the real Dominick Thompson.

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  The Guide

  Herald

  A hermit-like cellmate who talks like a therapist and reads Dom like an open book. He arrives without warning, knows too much, and asks the only questions that matter.

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  The Mother

  Maria Thompson

  A nurse who raised three children alone on Chicago’s West Side, working three jobs and asking no favors. Her fierce love — and one saved scrap of paper — reaches through the prison walls.

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  The Lawyer

  Ally Fremont

  The defense attorney who won’t take no from a prison. Blunt, tireless and allergic to the word “policy,” she keeps fighting long after the verdict is in.

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  The Keeper

  Minos

  The SHU’s ranking guard and its self-appointed judge. Every tray, every taunt, every hour of Dom’s isolation passes through his hands.

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  The Sanctuary Keeper

  Sam

  Owner of the sanctuary where broken animals come to heal. He’s seen what second chances do — and he isn’t afraid to give one to a man with a record.

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  The Predator

  St. Louis

  A new transfer with a chess board and something to prove. One violent moment at his hands sends Dom into the dark — and toward everything that follows.

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  The Friend

  Tee

  Dom’s cellmate in general population — a Detroit dope boy with a quick mouth and a good heart, and the first to notice that the man who came back from the hole isn’t the man who went in.