The best TV shows about lawyers. 1. Suits (2011–2019) Error: please try again. On the run from a drug deal gone bad, brilliant college dropout Mike Ross, finds himself working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's best lawyers. Stars: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty. 2. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
A young defense lawyer learns the truth behind his parents' death. To avenge them, he must infiltrate a criminal organization, and become a trusted confidant. Can he handle it? From Walter Presents, in Swedish with English subtitles. Watch The Lawyer: Season 1 | Prime Video Skip to main content .us Prime Video
We’ve compiled a list of our favorite legal-minded shows, like ‘Goliath’ and ‘The Good Wife’ – all streaming on Prime Video. Skip to main content
Sebastian Stark is a Los Angeles hot-shot lawyer, who leaves his lucrative career as a defender of rich criminals to try public prosecution under the District Attorney. He forms a trial ... See full summary » 21. Murder One (1995–1997) Error: please try again. Theodore Hoffman is a prominent defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm.
So while “Them” is not “based on a true story” in the traditional sense, it is definitely has its basis on many, many real things that many Black people have in the past experienced and still experience to this day. Creator Little Marvin and co. crafted an original horror tale, but it's a tale rooted in real suffering.
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For Life has been renewed for a second season which will debut November 18, 2020.
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The drama has not performed well on linear — it is ABC's lowest-rated scripted series of the current season in Live+Same Day.
For Life has been cancelled on the ABC network. Though the series had a good rating alongside a good number of people showing their interest, the series is the lowest-rated series that has been ever released on the ABC network.
It may sound unlikely, but For Life — which you can watch for free on 9Now — is based on a true story, and centres around the life of Isaac Wright Jr., a man who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life behind bars.
George Clooney's new movie, The Tender Bar, starring Ben Affleck, Lily Rabe, Daniel Ranieri, Tye Sheridan and Christopher Lloyd, is now on Prime Video, after opening in select movie theaters in the U.S. on December 17, 2021.
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It's named for his friend Jacob Maxfield, who died shortly after graduating from college. Greg Chiodo, the film's location manager, said he chose the site out of over 100 initial options because “it just kind of reminded him of the neighborhood watering hole,” he said, adding that “once George saw it, that was it.”
A Los Angeles courthouse becomes the center of many stirring and intriguing cases in this legal drama. Judge Lola Carmichael (Simone Missick) is a good-natured and idealistic judge who serves in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan (Wilson Bethel) is Lola’s best friend. Numerous stories of the many roles of the court are explored which includes bailiffs, clerks and cops, as Lola continues to push the boundaries of being a tough but fair judge. Watch the trailer of All Rise
After losing a murder case a prosecutor previously based in L.A. moves to Oregan. When the killer who got away strikes again, she is taking things into her own hands. Watch the trailer of The Fix
Your Honor. CREATOR: Peter Moffat. CAST: Bryan Cranston, Hunter Doohan & Michael Stuhlbarg. Michael Desiato is a New Orleans judge who is willing to defend his son at any cost and may have to do so when his boy Adam becomes involved with a hit and run incident. Defending his son may be a tough feat, however, as Adam’s crimes are involved with ...
CAST: Gabriel Macht, Rick Hoffman & Sarah Rafferty. A law college dropout turned to drug dealer, now turns to corporate lawyer. Fate leads him back on the career track he has abandoned. Without a diploma he becomes the sidekick of the celebrated New York Corporate lawyer Harvey Specter. Watch the trailer of Suits.
Deputy District Attorney Mark Callan (Wilson Bethel) is Lola’s best friend. Numerous stories of the many roles of the court are explored which includes bailiffs, clerks and cops, as Lola continues to push the boundaries of being a tough but fair judge. Watch the trailer of All Rise.
And just like a lawyer gets a new case every week, the same goes for television series. It's a perfect match, and there is no reason why a show can't go on forever. And most of them do go on for a very long time.
The family of Andy Barber (Chris Evans) and Laurie Barber (Michelle Dockery) struggle to deal with an entire town against them in this tense crime drama of a town on the edge. Created by Mark Bomback, the series also stars Cherry Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Betty Gabriel, and J.K. Simmons.
As the show is about a wife of a state attorney who goes back in to law when her husband is caught in the middle of a sex scandal, The Good Wife is massively influenced by real life events such as the scandal involving Bill Clinton.
The Practice was much more realistic and it actually treated its viewers as if they were smart. And when it came to legal proceedings, deep themes were explored; including personal morality, which was a great approach considering criminal lawyers had never really been depicted in such a light before.
Law & Order has several spin-off shows, Breaking Bad received a legal drama spin-off in the form of Better Call Saul, and of course, the great Boston Legal is a spin-off of The Practice. It’s one of the rare times in which a spin-off is better than the original.
Jim Caviezel (The Thin Red Line), Michael Emerson (Lost) and Taraji P. Henson (Hustle & Flow) team up in this thought-provoking crime action drama from The Dark Knight's Jonathan Nolan and J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Productions (Fringe, Lost, Alias).
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fixer who frequently represented high profile politicians and athletes like Monica Lewinsky and Kobe Bryant. The show revolves around Olivia Pope, and her job is to help these high profile people when they are involved in a scandal.
He is a witty and sleazy lawyer with a weird sense of humor. A prequel to the Breaking Bad series, Saul Goodman mostly represents the bad guys, and helps them navigate the tricky lines of law and order. 2. Daredevil. Daredevil takes a darker tone than Marvel movies and even other Marvel Netflix series.
Blue Bloods is all about police procedures and the law and order side of it. The action is realistic and the acting is excellent. The story revolves around the Reagans, a family with generations of cops who love what they do and are exceedingly good at it.
It all depends on the theme and how it was carried out. Several good shows didn't make the list because they are currently not available on Netflix. For now, enjoy the ones that are.
fixer who frequently represented high profile politicians and athletes like Monica Lewinsky and Kobe Bryant. The show revolves around Olivia Pope, and her job is to help these high profile people when they are involved in a scandal. Sounds familiar?
Blue Bloods is all about police procedures and the law and order side of it. The action is realistic and the acting is excellent. The story revolves around the Reagans, a family with generations of cops who love what they do and are exceedingly good at it.
It all depends on the theme and how it was carried out. Several good shows didn’t make the list because they are currently not available on Netflix. For now, enjoy the ones that are.
Cast: Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman, Meghan Markle, Sarah Rafferty, Gina Torres, Amanda Schull, Dulé Hill, and Katherine Heigl
Cast: Asante Blackk, Caleel Harris, Jharrel Jerome, Marquis Rodriguez, Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Kylie Bunbury, Aunjanue Ellis, Vera Farmiga, Felicity Huffman, John Leguizamo, Niecy Nash, and Michael K. Williams
Cast: Charlie Cox, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Toby Leonard Moore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bob Gunton Ayelet Zurer, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Élodie Yung, Stephen Rider, Joanne Whalley, Jay Ali, and Wilson Bethel
Cast: Mansoor Alfeeli, Khalifa al Bhri, Fatima Al Taei, Malak Al Khalidi, Neven Madi, and Mohammed Al-Amiri
Cast: Sean Ellis, Rosemary Scapicchio, Edward McNelley, Marie Jackie Ellis, Jillise McDonough, William C. Dwyer, Kevin Cullen, David Murray, and David Duncan
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Adrienne Pickering, Matt Day, Russell Dykstra, Danielle Cormack, Caroline Brazier, Keegan Joyce, Kate Box, and Damien Garvey
Cast: Michael Peterson, David Rudolf, Ron Guerette, Tom Maher, Bill Peterson, Freda Black, Jim Hardin, and Arthur Holland