Whereas the original Training Day cast Ethan Hawke as an upstart cop opposite morally corrupted detective Denzel Washington, the TV series casts newcomer Justin Cornwell as young cop Kyle Craig opposite Paxton as morally ambiguous detective Frank Roarke.
Paxton’s most recent TV project was the CBS crime drama Training Day, which premiered just a few weeks ago.
Earlier today, the entertainment world was both shocked and saddened by the news that Bill Paxton had passed away at the age of 61.
Based on the premise of director Antonie Fuqua’s 2001 Oscar-winning film of the same name, CBS’ Training Day flipped the races of the two principal characters around.