Judgement Day presents all sides of this compelling and emotionally charged case and stars: Oscar®-winner Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope) as Ellie Nesler; Mary Kay Place (The Big Chill) as her sister Jan; award-winning child actor Andrew Ducote (Thanks) as Brandon Nesler; and Barry Corbin (Northern Exposure) as Ellie Nesler's flamboyant defence attorney, Tony Serra.

The story of Ellie Nesler raises many complex questions and she provoked a national debate in the US about the nature of justice when she walked into a Californian courtroom on 2 April 1993 and shot twice-convicted child-molester Daniel Driver five times in the head as he faced multiple child-molestation charges, including one relating to Nesler's own young son.