A TIME FOR MERCY: Matthew McConaughey is reprising his A TIME TO KILL role in HBO’s TV Mini-series Sequel

Matthew McConaughey reprising A Time to Kill role in A Time for Mercy

Matthew McConaughey is returning to the role that made him a star. McConaughey will be reprising his role as Attorney Jake Brigance from Joel Schumacher‘s A Time to Kill in HBO‘s A Time for Mercy TV mini-series. McConaughey’s team is currently in final negotiations for the actor to step back into the role. No writer or director for the mini-series have been selected.

A Time for Mercy is the third book in the Jake Brigance series. The second book is entitled Sycamore Row.

The plot synopsis of John Grisham‘s A Time for Mercy book:

Clanton, Mississippi. 1990. Jake Brigance finds himself embroiled in a deeply divisive trial when the court appoints him attorney for Drew Gamble, a timid sixteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a local deputy. Many in Clanton want a swift trial and the death penalty, but Brigance digs in and discovers that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Jake’s fierce commitment to saving Drew from the gas chamber puts his career, his financial security, and the safety of his family on the line.

In what may be the most personal and accomplished legal thriller of John Grisham’s storied career, we deepen our acquaintance with the iconic Southern town of Clanton and the vivid cast of characters that so many readers know and cherish. The result is a richly rewarding novel that is both timely and timeless, full of wit, drama, and—most of all—heart.

Bursting with all the courthouse scheming, small-town intrigue, and stunning plot twists that have become the hallmarks of the master of the legal thriller, A Time for Mercy is John Grisham’s most powerful courtroom drama yet.

There is a time to kill and a time for justice. Now comes A Time for Mercy.

The A Time for Mercy TV mini-series is projected to be eight-to-ten episodes long. A mini-series was selected over a film to better flesh out the characters and situations found in the narrative of Grisham’s book.

No production start date or premiere date has been set yet by HBO.

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