Is Chet Hanks in Your Honor? Explained

Bryan Cranston plays Micheal Desiato (Image via netflix.com/tudum)
Bryan Cranston plays Micheal Desiato. (Image via netflix.com/tudum)

Chet Hanks, the son of American acting legend Tom Hanks, plays Joey Maldini in Showtime's television drama series Your Honor. The show stars Breaking Bad famed actor Bryan Cranston in the lead role as Judge Micheal Desiato.

The show follows Micheal as he desperately tries to save his son Adam Desiato from a dangerous crime family and law enforcement. The show explores the grey between the black-and-white love of a father for his son and to what length he would go to save him.

Your Honor Season 1 premiered on December 6, 2020, on Showtime with 10 episodes, which were telecast weekly till February 14, 2021. The second season ran from January 15, 2023, to March 19, 2023.


Chet Hanks plays Joey Maldini in Your Honor

Chet Hanks is portraying the role of Joey Maldini, an associate of the Baxter crime family. He's a trusted lieutenant in Jimmy's gang and also the best friend of his son Carlo Baxter. However, his loyalty isn't reliable, and he also keeps getting entangled within the Baxtor family dynamics.

He got into the wrong side of Jimmy by making a side deal for fentanyl distribution behind his back. Joey had to maintain his friendship with Carlo, lies with Jimmy and dynamic with Gina, Jimmy's wife.

Chet Hanks is the son of actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson. He has played parts in projects like Greyhound, Shameless, Empire, Project X and Fantastic Four. Apart from a promising acting career, Chet also maintains a music career as a part of the music duo FTRZ with Drew Arthur.


What is Your Honor about?

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Your Honor is set in New Orleans and follows the local judge Micheal Desiato as he gets entangled with the dangerous Baxter mob family. The reason for this tectonic shift in his life is his son, Adam, who while visiting his mother's murder site, accidentally runs over and kills the son of the head of the mob family.

When Micheal finds out about the accident, he takes the path of benevolence and convinces Adam to turn himself in, which he agrees. However, on reaching the station, Micheal finds out that the boy his son killed was the son of the Baxter family.

Micheal realizes the consequences of truth and that his son's life would be in danger if the truth is revealed, so he decides to save his son, which starts a game of lies and deceit.


Is Your Honor based on a true story?

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No, the show is not based on a true story, but it's adapted from a popular Israeli crime drama series called Kvodo. The original show was released in 2017 with 12 episodes. Since then, the story has been adapted into a series by many countries including Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey and India.

While Your Honor follows the storyline of Kvodo, it also adds several new elements, expanding the series into two seasons.

For fans who are eager to get their hands on the original series, Kvodo is available on Amazon Prime Video for purchase. Viewers can buy the entire season in HD for the price of $19.99.


Both the seasons of Your Honor are now available on Netflix for streaming. Fans can enjoy the show with a subscription.

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