format_list_bulleted
American legal drama television series
more_vert
The list American legal drama television series includes
Drop Dead Diva, The Edge of Night, Matlock, L.A. Law and Damages.
The list consists of 54 members
and 1 sublist.
Connections
American
Wikimedia disambiguation page
-
1.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
American police procedural crime drama television series
Overview: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (often shortened to Law & Order: SVU or SVU) is an American police procedural crime drama television series created by Dick Wolf for NBC. The first spin-off of Law & Order ...
Release date: 20 September 1999Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Jean de Segonzac, David PlattProducer: Peter Jankowski, Dick WolfWriter: Dick Wolf, Julie MartinThis show introduces the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the NYPD who investigate sexually related crimes.
0
0
-
2.
Suits
American legal drama television series
Overview: Suits is an American legal drama television series created and written by Aaron Korsh. Produced by Universal Content Productions, it premiered on USA Network on June 23, 2011.
Genre: Comedy, DramaDirector: Michael Smith, Anton CropperProducer: Dave Bartis, Nathan PerkinsWriter: Aaron Korsh, Sharyn RothsteinOn the run from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant college-dropout, finds himself a job working with Harvey Specter, one of New York City's ... 0
0
-
3.
The Good Wife
2009 American legal drama television series
Overview: The Good Wife is an American legal political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22, 2009, to May 8, 2016. It focuses on Alicia Florrick, the wife of the Cook County State's Attorney ...
Genre: Drama, Crime, MysteryDirector: Rosemary Rodriguez, Michael ZinbergCast: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Christine Baranski, Archie Panjabi, Alan Cumming, Josh CharlesProducer: Michelle King, Robert King (writer)Writer: Michelle King, Robert King (writer)Alicia has been a good wife to her husband, a former state's attorney. After a very humiliating sex and corruption scandal, he is behind bars. She ... 0
0
-
4.
Walker, Texas Ranger
American action crime television series
Overview: Walker, Texas Ranger is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film Lone Wolf McQuade, with both this series and that film starring Chuck ...
Release date: 21 April 1993Director: Michael Preece, Tony MordenteProducer: Andre Morgan, Aaron NorrisWriter: Christopher Canaan, Leslie GreifWalker, a martial artist, and his partner Trivette are Texas Rangers. They make it their business to battle crime in Dallas and all around the State of ... 0
0
-
5.
Perry Mason
American dramatized court show (1957-1966)
Overview: Perry Mason is an American legal drama series originally broadcast on CBS television from September 21, 1957, to May 22, 1966. The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a Los Angeles criminal ...
Release date: 21 September 1957Genre: Drama, Crime, MysteryDirector: Arthur Marks, Jesse HibbsProducer: Gail Patrick, Arthur MarksWriter: Erle Stanley Gardner, Gene WangA master defense attorney handles difficult criminal cases for his accused clients. 0
0
-
6.
Law & Order
American police procedural/legal drama television series
Overview: Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, launching the Law & Order franchise.
Release date: 13 September 1990Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Constantine Makris, Edwin SherinCast: Sam Waterston, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jerry Orbach, Steven Hill, Jesse L. Martin, Leslie HendrixProducer: Dick Wolf, Arthur W. ForneyWriter: Dick Wolf, Rene BalcerFollows a crime, usually adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points, the police investigation and the prosecution in court. 0
0
-
7.
JAG
American legal drama television series (1996-2005)
Overview: JAG (U.S. military acronym for Judge Advocate General) is an American legal drama television series with a U.S. Navy theme, created by Donald P. Bellisario, and produced by Belisarius Productions in ...
Release date: 23 September 1995Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Bradford May, Tony WharmbyCast: David James Elliott, Patrick Labyorteaux, Catherine Bell, John M. Jackson, Karri Turner, Chuck CarringtonProducer: Julie B. Watson, Donald P. BellisarioWriter: Donald P. Bellisario, Dana CoenThe cases of Harmon Rabb, former Navy fighter pilot, and his fellow lawyers of the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's office. 0
0
-
8.
Drop Dead Diva
2009 American legal comedy-drama television series
Overview: Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that aired on Lifetime from July 12, 2009, to June 22, 2014. The series was created by Josh Berman and produced by Sony Pictures ...
Release date: 1 November 2009Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: Michael Grossman, Robert J. WilsonProducer: Josh Berman, Neil MeronWriter: Josh Berman, Jeffrey LippmanA vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty ... 0
0
-
9.
The Edge of Night
American television crime drama and soap opera (1956–1984)
Overview: The Edge of Night is an American mystery crime drama television series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions.
Release date: 2 April 1956Director: John Sedwick, Richard PeppermanProducer: Erwin Nicholson, Charles FisherWriter: Irving Vendig, Henry SlesarIn the fictional city of Monticello, attorney Mike Karr and his colleagues are involved in solving crimes... 0
0
-
10.
L.A. Law
American television series
Overview: L.A. Law is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons and 172 episodes on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.
Release date: 3 October 1986Genre: DramaDirector: Win Phelps, Elodie KeeneProducer: Robert Breech, Rick WallaceWriter: Steven Bochco, Terry Louise FisherThe lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm. 0
0
-
11.
Judging Amy
American legal drama television series created by Barbara Hall for CBS (1999-2005)
Overview: Judging Amy is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This television series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main ch ...
Release date: 19 September 1999Genre: DramaDirector: James Hayman, James FrawleyProducer: Amy Brenneman, Thomas R. MooreWriter: Amy Brenneman, Bill D'EliaA family drama focused on three generations of women living together in Hartford, Connecticut. Amy Brenneman plays Amy Gray... 0
0
-
12.
Damages
American legal thriller television series
Overview: Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by writing and production trio Daniel Zelman, Glenn Kessler, and Todd A. Kessler. It premiered on July 24, 2007, on FX and aired for three ...
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Todd A. Kessler, Matthew PennProducer: Glenn Kessler, Todd A. KesslerWriter: Glenn Kessler, Todd A. KesslerA law school graduate becomes the protégée of a successful high-stakes litigator. 0
0
-
13.
Boston Legal
US-American legal dramedy
Overview: Boston Legal is an American legal comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series ...
Release date: 3 October 2004Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, MysteryDirector: Mike Listo, Bill D'EliaProducer: Bill D'Elia, David E. KelleyWriter: David E. Kelley, Michael ReiszThis Spinoff of The Practice will focus on Civil Law. 0
0
-
14.
The Practice
Television series
Overview: The Practice is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997 ...
Release date: 4 March 1997Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, MysteryDirector: Dennis Smith, Jeannot SzwarcCast: Steve Harris, Camryn Manheim, Michael Badalucco, Dylan McDermott, LisaGay Hamilton, Kelli WilliamsProducer: Robert Breech, David E. KelleyWriter: David E. Kelley, Jonathan ShapiroWe follow the exploits and cases of defense attorneys of a Boston law firm. Bobby Donnell is the senior defense attorney and founder of the firm. 0
0
-
15.
The Guardian
American legal drama television series
Overview: The Guardian is an American drama television series created by David Hollander which originally aired on CBS from September 25, 2001, to May 4, 2004. The show stars Simon Baker as Pittsburgh corporate ...
Release date: 25 September 2001Genre: Drama, CrimeDirector: Joan Tewkesbury, Mel DamskiCast: Simon Baker, Alan Rosenberg, Raphael Sbarge, Dabney Coleman, Wendy Moniz, Charles Malik WhitfieldProducer: John Heath, David HollanderWriter: David Hollander, Rick EidNick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately... 0
0
-
16.
All Rise
American legal drama television series
Overview: All Rise is an American legal drama television series created by Greg Spottiswood for CBS and later the Oprah Winfrey Network. It aired from September 23, 2019 to November 18, 2023.
Director: Michael M. Robin, Paul McCraneCast: Simone Missick, Wilson Bethel, Jessica Camacho, J. Alex Brinson, Ruthie Ann Miles, Lindsay MendezProducer: Ronald Chong, Denitria Harris-LawrenceWriter: Steve Bogira, Greg Spottiswood 0
0
-
17.
The Good Fight
2017 American legal drama television series
Overview: The Good Fight is an American legal drama television series produced for CBS's streaming service CBS All Access (later Paramount+). It was the platform's first original scripted series. The series, created ...
Genre: DramaDirector: Brooke Kennedy, Robert King (writer)Producer: Michelle King, Robert King (writer)Writer: Michelle King, Robert King (writer)When Diane Lockhart's life savings are lost, she must start from scratch at a new firm. 0
0
-
18.
Bull
American legal drama television series about a fictional trial consulting firm
Overview: Bull is an American legal drama television series created by Phil McGraw and Paul Attanasio and starring Michael Weatherly. CBS ordered the pilot to series on May 13, 2016, and ran for six seasons on from ...
Director: Dennis Smith, Dan LernerCast: Michael Weatherly, Geneva Carr, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Christopher Neal Jackson, Freddy Rodríguez, MacKenzie MeehanProducer: Glenn Gordon Caron, Pamela J. WechslerWriter: Paul Attanasio, Phil McGrawBULL stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw... 0
0
-
19.
Goliath
American legal drama web television series
Overview: Goliath is an American legal drama television series by Amazon Studios. The show was commissioned with a straight-to-series order of eight episodes on December 1, 2015 and premiered on October 13, 2016 ...
Genre: DramaDirector: Lawrence Trilling, Dennie GordonProducer: Ross Fineman, Aaron GreenbergWriter: David E. Kelley, Jonathan ShapiroA disgraced lawyer, now an ambulance chaser, gets a case that could bring him redemption or at least revenge on the firm which expelled him. 0
0
-
20.
The Firm
Television sequel to the book
Overview: The Firm is a legal thriller television series that began airing in February 2012 on AXN, and is a sequel to the 1991 John Grisham novel of the same name and its 1993 film adaptation. It was also picked ...
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Holly Dale, Helen ShaverProducer: Joseph Berger-Davis, David FeigeWriter: John Grisham, Lukas ReiterDefense Attorney Mitch McDeere is targeted for execution by the Chicago Mob in retaliation for bringing down a profitable Mob-operated Memphis law firm ... 0
0
