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Lori Loughlin plays a cop in her latest project, years after serving a prison sentence for her involvement in the college admissions scandal.
Prime Video announced on Wednesday, October 30, that Loughlin, 60, will play a lieutenant bishop in the upcoming half-hour drama series Call. The first look photos showed Loughlin in character alongside scene partners Rich Tingwho plays Sergeant Koyama, and Eriq La Salle in the role of Sergeant Lasman.
On call, which will premiere on January 9, 2025, with stars Troian Bellisario And Brandon Larracuente in Wolf Entertainment’s first scripted streaming series.
“Call is a pulse-pounding police drama that follows a newcomer and veteran officer duo as they go on patrol in Long Beach, California,” the synopsis reads. “Using a combination of bodycam, dashboard camera and cell phone footage to create a cinema verité effect, the innovative series explores the morality of protecting and serving a community.”
Bellisario, 39, will play a “tough but protective” veteran officer who “struggles to find her place in the department” as she trains the next generation of officers. Larracuente, 29, meanwhile, is an “ambitious rookie struggling to maintain his optimistic outlook while realizing the challenges he will face in the current climate.”
from Loughlin Call role comes five years after she and her husband, Mossimo Giannulliwere accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters, Bella, 26, and Olivia Jade, 25, into USC. The couple was indicted in March 2019 and two months later they pleaded guilty to fraud.
In April 2020, photos of Loughlin and Giannulli’s daughters on a rowing machine were released as part of the scam to get them into college. Loughlin was sentenced to two months behind bars and released in December 2020. Giannulli, 61, was released in April 2021 after serving a five-month prison sentence.
After her prison sentence, a source spoke exclusively We weekly that Loughlin wanted to ‘put the past behind him’. “She has served her time in jail and probation, completed community service and paid all her court fines,” the insider said. Us in October 2021.
According to the source, Loughlin “privately arranged for two students to attend college for four years” and paid their tuition and fees, which totaled more than $500,000. She also continued her work with Project Angel Food after completing her 100 required hours of community service.
For On call, Loughlin returned to roles When hope calls, fall into winter, blessings of Christmas And Limit your enthusiasm.
“Every day we are confronted with different obstacles. But to me, it’s like that song says, ‘I get knocked down, but I get back up,'” Loughlin said. First for Women’s Magazine in April. “No one said life would be a piece of cake; We all make mistakes, but the most important thing is to persevere.”
All episodes of Call will premiere on Prime Video on January 9, 2025.