Michael decides to protect his son, igniting a dangerous game of lies, secrets, and difficult choices with tragic and fatal consequences.

Meanwhile, an enemy of the mob, a drug cartel known as the Desire Gang, makes its move, which risks causing past truths to come to light.

Michael is forced to make difficult decisions as he becomes an undercover agent spying on the mob while seeking the culprit(s) behind the death of his wife.

[35][36] In September 2019, Hope Davis was cast in a leading capacity, with Lilli Kay and Amy Landecker joining in a recurring role.

[37][38] Tony Curran, Keith Machekanyanga, Lamar Johnson and Benjamin Flores, Jr. were added in October 2019, with Margo Martindale joining in December 2019.

The website's critics consensus reads, "Bryan Cranston is powerful as yet another father with nothing to lose, but Your Honor too closely resembles other, better shows about good men doing bad things to warrant its relentlessly grim proceedings.

[49] In July 2024, The New York Times reported that the series had become a sleeper hit on Netflix, becoming one of the most-viewed shows on the platform that year, performing particularly well with viewers over 35, as well as African-American and Hispanic audiences.