For Life is an American legal drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that premiered on ABC on February 11, 2020.

[33] The pilot was written by Hank Steinberg, who was also set to executive produce alongside Alison Greenspan, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Doug Robinson, Isaac Wright Jr., and George Tillman Jr. Production companies involved with the pilot included G-Unit Film & Television, Doug Robinson Productions, ABC Studios and Sony Pictures Television.

[34] In May 2019, ABC announced that they had ordered the pilot to series, now titled For Life,[35] and that it would premiere as a mid-season replacement during the 2019–20 television season.

[42] In March 2019, it was announced that Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, Joy Bryant, Mary Stuart Masterson, Boris McGiver, Tyla Harris, and Dorian Missick had joined the cast in the pilot's lead roles.

"[47] On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".