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Second Chances - Episodes & Seasons Summaries | Recap-TV
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Second Chances

1993

Drama

Friendships and deceits in a sleepy California town, where aspiring judge Dianne Benedict's life was complicated by the murder of her husband and the return of her childhood sweetheart, an ex-con. This ensemble serial drama from Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick, creators of the Emmy-winning 'Homefront', was canceled after its set was destroyed in an earthquake. Pepe Serna and Jennifer Lopez reprised their Second Chances roles in 1994's short-lived 'Hotel Malibu'.

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Cast

Connie Sellecca

Connie Sellecca

as Dianne Benedict

Matt Salinger

as Mike Chulack

Megan Follows

Megan Follows

as Kate Benedict

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

as Melinda Lopez

Ray Wise

Ray Wise

as Judge Jim Stinson

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