Reality Bites (16 Oct. 2009)

The father of several adopted special needs children is accused of killing his wife over her reluctance to sign off on a reality show based on their family, and the subsequent trial threatens to turn into a media circus.

Director:

Constantine Makris

Writers:

Dick Wolf (creator), Ed Zuckerman,

Stars:

Jeremy Sisto, Anthony Anderson, S. Epatha Merkerson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jeremy Sisto	...	Detective Cyrus Lupo
Anthony Anderson	...	Detective Kevin Bernard
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Lt. Anita Van Buren
Linus Roache	...	Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter
Alana De La Garza	...	A.D.A. Connie Rubirosa
Sam Waterston	...	Jack McCoy
Jim Gaffigan	...	Larry Johnson
Marin Hinkle	...	Attorney Novelle
Nina Lisandrello	...	Belinda Alvarez
Geneva Carr	...	Larry's Accountant
Michael Showalter	...	Artie Kramer
Cole Escola	...	Tim Johnson
Dorothy Lyman	...	Judge Dorothy Carr
Phillip Bramwell	...	Steve Johnson
Zoe Winters	...	Suzanne (as Zoë Winters)

Storyline

When Larry Johnson drives home from picking up his adopted, physically disabled children from school, he discovers his wife's dead body on the floor of their home. Detectives Cyrus Lupo and Kevin Bernard question Vaughn, who explains that he and his wife had adopted a child with special needs and felt it was their calling, so they adopted nine more children. While the detectives question the children for suspects and a motive, they uncover an affair and an offer for the Vaughn family to appear in a reality show causing tension in the household and with another family.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, Universal Media Studios (UMS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Artie Kramer: It *is* reality TV.
Executive A.D.A. Michael Cutter: It's *called* reality anyway.

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Connections

References Jon & Kate Plus 8 (2007)

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