‘Accused’ Boss Howard Gordon Explains His Personal Connections To The Season 1 Finale & Talks Ideas For Season 2
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the season finale of Fox’s Accused. Fox’s crime anthology series Accused wrapped its first season on Tuesday with an episode about a retired rock star who is trying every route imaginable to help his adult son overcome drug addiction.
In some ways, the final story brings the season coincidentally full circle. “In a strange way, this book-ended two stories about [fathers and] their sons,” creator Howard Gordon told Deadline, comparing the season’s premiere episode (about a father who is grappling with a son who he believes may commit a violent act) to its final offering.
Tuesday’s season finale stars Keith Carradine as Billy, who, in addition to working on what may be his final album as he battles cancer, is also struggling to keep his son alive.
Throughout the episode, Billy and his wife watch their son go through periods of sobriety followed by traumatizing relapses.
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