Conviction's Daniel Franzese Previews the Fallout From Hayes' Latest Scandal — Plus: Watch an Exclusive Clip
Now that Hayes and Conner’s little “arrangement” has been exposed, Monday’s Conviction (ABC, 10/9c) will thrust Hayley Atwell’s character back into the spotlight — and guess who’s going to be stuck shielding her from public scrutiny.
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“I think Jackson learned a long time ago that he can’t control Hayes; she’s always going to do what she wants,” Daniel Franzese, who plays Hayes’ brother — and the manager of their mother’s Senate campaign — tells TVLine. “But I also think it’ll be fun to finally see her start to crack under pressure.”
As for what attracted him to this role — a decidedly more straight-laced character than we’re used to seeing him play — Franzese says, “I thought it would be interesting to play the first gay son of a president, and what that could mean, especially with all the judgment he must have faced from the public. There are a lot of things to talk about in the future, what that experience was like for him.”
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“There’s some talk in upcoming episodes that brings us back into that world,” Franzese teases, “like Hayes talking about painting her toenails in the Oval Office.” (Editor’s note: I think some flashbacks are in order.)
Beyond that, Franzese is excited for us to explore the rest of the Morrison family tree: “I can’t wait to see, down the line, who ends up being our father. I think it’ll be very interesting — and very telling.”
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