‘Accused’ Brings Back Michael Chiklis, Adds Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy & Nick Cannon In Second Season

As part of its fall lineup announcement Monday, Fox revealed some of the players who will appear on the second season of Accused.

Michael Chiklis — who was featured in Accused‘s first episode when it premiered in January of 2023 — will return for the second season of the drama developed by Howard Gordon. The show’s set to air at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays this fall on Fox.

Joining the former Vic Mackey on the new season is Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy and Nick Cannon. It’s not clear, for now, what roles the actors will play in the anthology, which features different stories of crime and punishment told from the defendant’s point of view.

In his episode from season 1, Chiklis played a frightened dad who had to confront the realities of his troubled son’s behavior. The star of The Shield went on to direct “Jack’s Story,” another gripping tale from season one that wrestled with the realities of a post-Roe v. Wade world.

Accused was renewed in March of 2023. It’s based on BBC’s British series, which was created by Jimmy McGovern. It’s from Sony and is co-produced with Fox.

Besides Chiklis, the first season also starred Abigail Breslin, Whitney Cummings, Margo Martindale, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Wendell Pierce, Rachel Bilson, Jack Davenport, Molly Parker, Rhea Perlman, Betsy Brandt, Keith Carradine, Aisha Dee and Jason Ritter.