Suits
Suitsgarnered new attention after being made available on cyclosis . Though the legal dramedy envelop up in 2019 , its renewed success on streaming platforms has gain it a spinoff series . suit : L.A.introduces an all new cast of characters : Arrowactor Steven Amell leadsSuits : LAas Ted Black , a former New York federal prosecutor looking to reinvent himself by representing the Los Angeles elite . However , the twist is that he is defending cases he loathes , go on the same ethical motive tale as the original series .
BothSuitsand its spinoffSuits : L.A.features law of nature firms who do everything they can to win cases and show up other lawyers , all while endeavor to do it the right way . However , if the new series is anything like the original , plenty of people will be steer into courtroom with the full intent of doing bad things . With that in head , there are plenty of appearance likeSuitsthat feature lawyers skirting the lines of morality , all while trying to do the right thing and surmount the odds stack against them .
15Damages (2007-2012)
Glenn Close Stars As A Ruthless Lawyer
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like toSuits , Damagesis a former sound play that was base on a powerful firm that represented clients in complex cases . Both prove also share another rough-cut trait . Glenn Close recreate Patty Hewes , a magnificent lawyer who contain on a young protégée , Ellen Parsons ( Rose Byrne).This is very like to Harvey and Mike ’s relationship onSuits , with Patty work to teach Ellen her ways , all while examine to maintain her own splendid royal court record in the process . However , there are also significant differences .
Harvey Specter is arguably the most crucial character in Suits , but he can also be a walking , talking red flag with major undetermined issues .
Suitshas long - be given storylines , but much of the series also wager out in a instance - of - the - week formatting . With that in mind , each season ofDamagesdeals with a major casethat Patty and her firm take on . Patty has to picture out how to succeed this one font throughout the time of year while also deal with her develop relationship with Ellen . The seasons also take the interesting turn of showing both their planning and the other house ’s planning in the ongoing cases . Damageslasted for five seasons .
14Goliath (2016-2021)
A Down-On-His-Luck Attorney Climbs Attempts To Redeem Himself
Billy Bob Thornton stars as Billy McBride inGoliath , a legal drama that aired on Amazon Prime Video . This series sees Billy as a former brilliant attorney who ground his own law firm and help build it to groovy heights . However , whena murder defendant he serve get comport went on to polish off an intact family , he walked out on his business firm and relinquish practicing police force . Living at an extended - stop hotel by the Santa Monica Pier , he discover himself pulled back into the courtroom and has a chance to save himself .
The show is everlasting forSuitsfans who bang the team handling cases they seem destined to lose , only to find a agency to pull it out at the terminal . Imagine if Harvey was fired for a bad case and then decided to defend his way back after hit rock bottom , and that is whatGoliathoffers . The serial had four total season , and fan should note that this is a much more dangerous and macabre series , with the case Billy gets involved with , as this is more of a thriller than a courtroom drama .
13Eli Stone (2008-2009)
A Legal Drama With Music
Suitswas such a beloved sound drama because it seldom took itself seriously . While there were a lot of dramatic moments and danger for Mike and Harvey , there was also a leaning to add touches of silly humor to the show that made it as funny as anything on television at times . ForSuitsfans who eff things like the Louis " nightmare episode , " one effectual musical comedy that fits into that way isEli Stone . Jonny Lee Miller stars as Eli Stone , an attorney who had a potentially fateful head aneurysm .
What might be the side gist of that affliction are hallucinations . He has a euphony soundtrack always playing in his mind that only he can get word - and it is all George Michael birdcall ( and often includes hallucinations of people dance while George Michael appears in scenes scorch the vocal ) . However , this led to a series where Eli uses his imaginativeness to accept caseful with almost no pecuniary gain but a chance to do morally practiced things , especially when his visions lead to him predicting thing that were about to happen .
12Franklin & Bash (2011-2014)
Two Unconventional Yet Streetwise Lawyers
Lawyers Jared Franklin and Peter Bash , longtime friends , are raise by the partner of a large firm after winning a high - profile case .
ForSuitsfans who love the dynamic between Mike and Harvey and their attempt to work face with a unique style , Franklin & Bashoffers something very similar . In this series , Breckin Meyer and Mark - Paul Gosselaar star as Jared Franklin and Peter Bash , who areunconventional streetwise attorneys who become highly attempt after after they kill a prestigious law firmin a court eccentric . The business firm they defeated offers them problem to breathe life into the struggling firm since they remind the contend collaborator ( Malcolm McDowell ) of him when he got pop .
The two continue to take on the same cases they did before but with a great firm back them . However , also similar toSuits , there is a lot of backstabbing within the firm and people who are out only for themselves and not for the good of the law of nature business firm . The series go for four seasons and 40 episodes when it air on TNT and might be a perfect show forSuitsfans looking for something interchangeable , but with just enough of a impudent relish to give up a different experience .
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11Accused (2023-)
The Court Cases From The Defendant’s Point Of View
For anyone who watchedSuitsfor the great courtroom drama , a Fox show that is all about court casesisAccused. This was a alone series because each episode took on a different courtyard case , but without letting the witness know the law-breaking or what led up to it when the episode begin . The episode then play out from the defendant ’s level of view as the cause move on , and each instalment will let the looker hear as the case roll on what befall and whether the accuse is guilty or innocent .
It is a rarified courtroom dramatic play series that is more concerned with the defendantsthan it is with the attorneys , so that is very different from a show likeSuitsthat puts the spectator in the shoes of the attorney in every case . However , Accusedmakes it work by having the anthology series case some very familiar faces as the accused , with names like Michael Chikils , Megan Boone , Rachel Bilson , Malcolm - Jamal Warner , Whitney Cummings , and more .
10Pearson (2019)
An Earlier Suits Spinoff Centered One Of Its Best Characters
Jessica Pearson is a powerful , late disbar attorney who has to adjust to the dirty underbelly of Chicago politics while trying to get her calling back on track .
suit : L.A.is not the first effort at aSuitsspinoff . In 2019 , Aaron Korsh createdPearson , a political dramatic play following ex - lawyer Jessica Pearson into the brutal Earth of Chicago politics . It was great to see Gina Torres reprise her role as the powerhouse lawyer , after she stole a recollective list of conniption as Harvey ’s magnificent and indomitable wise man . Pearson is a radiate exemplar ofSuits’capable female characters .
Pearsonhelps to round out Jessica ’s character arc after her way out from show , and it remains a worthwhile ticker for those peculiar about where her life history is headed next .
The Jessica - centric spinoff offered a welcome modification , but was regrettably dead - lived . Pearsonwas canceled after just one time of year , despite receiving broadly positive reviews . Its cancelation seemed to be a product of dispirited viewership rather than poor quality . Its political storyline is somewhat predictable but nonetheless carried by Torres ' execution . Pearsonhelps to round out Jessica ’s graphic symbol electric discharge after her expiration from show , and it remains a worthwhile watch for those queer about where her calling is headed next .
9How To Get Away With Murder (2014-2020)
Viola Davis' Performance Elevates This Soapy Legal Drama
A Modern part of the Shonda Rhimes Shondaland productions , How to Get Away With Murder is a crime drama serial created for ABC and star Viola Davis . When constabulary prof Annalise Keating ’s ( Davis ) interns become involved with a murder that shake the university and house , the group will find themselves in an ever - spiraling saga of prevarication , fraudulence , and connive . The show ’s format centre on slowly unearthing the truth behind murders , all while complicated clients and case arrive for the legal philosophy firm to deal .
In the first installment of this ABC thriller , Professor Annalise Keating introduces herself to the class of Criminal Law 100 , or as she prefers to call it : How To Get Away With Murder . The rubric proves itself apposite , asshe and a select mathematical group of her lustrous practice of law student become inadvertently entangled in a murder plot . What follows is an enthralling ( if often preposterous ) descent into a web of scandal and intrigue .
LikeSuits , How To Get Away With Murderknows how to keep its viewers hooked . It relies to a great extent on its increasingly outrageous plot twists . Its outstanding plus , though , is Viola Davis . The EGOT - win doer grounds the serial publication with emotional naturalism . How To Get Away With Murderfinds a multidimensional trail in Annalise Keating , whose tough outside hides a exposure that will endear her to TV audience .
8The Lincoln Lawyer (2022-)
This Legal Drama Offers A Fresh Adaptation Of A Popular Novel
The Lincoln Lawyer : This sound drama follows Mickey Haller , a Los Angeles defense attorney known for manoeuver from his Lincoln Town Car , as he animate his vocation after an accident by taking on a high - visibility murder case . The series explores challenges within the justice organization and Haller ’s pursuit of true statement .
Not to be confused with the 2011 Matthew McConaughey film of the same name , The Lincoln Lawyeris a legal dramatic event series that premiere on Netflix in 2022 . Like the picture , the series is inspired by Michael Connelly ’s book serial , which observe LA attorney Mickey Haller . He earns his anonym because he is often seen working from the back of his Lincoln Navigator .
The original of the untested , handsome , legal maverick isa formula that bothSuitsandThe Lincoln Lawyercapitalize on . The admirer ’s titular quirkiness is n’t enough to build a series around , but thankfully , The Lincoln Lawyerdoesn’t rely too heavily on that . Its properly crafted plot line are bolstered by punchy dialogue . The series does n’t swan far from the earmark of the genre , but for those assay a straightforward , live up to legal drama , The Lincoln Lawyerwill hit the point .
7The Practice (1997-2004)
This Courtroom Drama Still Hits Nearly 30 Years Later
The Practice is a legal dramatic event series created by David E. Kelley , centered on the law firm of Donnell , Young , Dole , and Frutt . Led by Bobby Donnell ( Dylan McDermott ) , the business firm often deals with contentious legal and ethical dilemmas in its pursuit of justice . The show explore the complex dynamics of the legal profession and the personal lives of its attorney .
The Practisemay be almost 30 years one-time , but viewers bear on to return to this 90 courtroom drama , and it ’s not punishing to see why . The Practiceprovided the blueprint for sequent legal dramas likeSuitsto emulate . A young Dylan McDermott stars as Bobby Donnell , who set off the series as the sole senior partner of Robert Donnell and Associates . Through him , The Practiceoffers a barefaced depiction of the American legal systeminformed by the author ’s own experience as a former lawyer .
Suitsis at its best when its characters ' personal drama intrudes on the workplace . The web of individual morals and legal ethics is also the stem thatThe Practicecontinually returns to . It is n’t all crises of scruples , though : the show has a typical style of sardonic humor , which will appeal to those who came toSuitsfor its lighter approach to the world of law .
6Boston Legal (2004-2008)
This Practice Spinoff Capitalizes On Fun Character Dynamics
Boston Legal is a legal comedy - drama series create by David E. Kelley and ab initio premiered in 2004 . The serial publication follows the exploits of the Crane , Poole & Schmidt law firm staff helmed by Denny Crane ( William Shatner ) and Alan Shore ( James Spader ) as the attorney dabble into the effectual gray orbit to take on case hold " unwinnable . "
A verbatim law of continuation ofThe Practice , Boston Legalfeatures many of the same character , focus particularly on James Spender as Alan Shore . shoring subverts the trope of the solemn attorney devoted to the cause of justice , and rather exemplifies both series ' vituperative outlook on the sound professing . He is oily and condescending , but all the same brilliant to watch .
Suitsspent its early season explore the dynamic between Harvey and his protégée , Mike . Boston Legalis another series that benefits from a compelling duo . The wry Shore is contrasted by gonzo veteran lawyer , Denny Crane . play by William Shatner , Crane ’s flamboyant personality should make him a thorn in Shore ’s side . rather , the twosome are unbelievable good friends , and their foreign family relationship givesBoston Legalan funnily touching note .
Lawyers Jared Franklin and Peter Bash, longtime friends, are recruited by the partner of a large firm after winning a high-profile case.
Jessica Pearson is a powerful, recently disbarred lawyer who has to adjust to the dirty underbelly of Chicago politics while trying to get her career back on track.
A new part of the Shonda Rhimes Shondaland productions, How to Get Away With Murder is a crime drama series created for ABC and starring Viola Davis. When law professor Annalise Keating’s (Davis) interns become involved with a murder that shakes the university and firm, the group will find themselves in an ever-spiraling saga of lies, deceit, and intrigue. The show’s format focuses on slowly unearthing the truth behind murders, all while complicated clients and cases arrive for the law firm to handle.
The Lincoln Lawyer: This legal drama follows Mickey Haller, a Los Angeles defense attorney known for operating from his Lincoln Town Car, as he revives his career after an accident by taking on a high-profile murder case. The series explores challenges within the justice system and Haller’s pursuit of truth.
The Practice is a legal drama series created by David E. Kelley, centered on the law firm of Donnell, Young, Dole, and Frutt. Led by Bobby Donnell (Dylan McDermott), the firm often deals with contentious legal and ethical dilemmas in its pursuit of justice. The show explores the complex dynamics of the legal profession and the personal lives of its attorneys.
Boston Legal is a legal comedy-drama series created by David E. Kelley and initially premiered in 2004. The series follows the exploits of the Crane, Poole & Schmidt law firm staff helmed by Denny Crane (William Shatner) and Alan Shore (James Spader) as the attorneys dabble into the legal gray area to take on cases deemed “unwinnable."
