For The People (TV Series)

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Original title: For The People (TV Series)
Year: 2017
Running time: 43 min.
Country: United States
Director: Shonda Rhimes (Creator), Tom Verica
Screenwriter: Paul William Davies (Director: Shonda Rhimes (Creator))
Cinematography: Oliver Bokelberg
Cast: Ben Rappaport, Anna Deavere Smith, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Regé-Jean Page, Susannah Flood, Wesam Keesh, Lyndon Smith, Ben Shenkman, Anna Khaja, Julie Lancaster, Marwan Salama, Paras Patel, Eunice Chiweshe Goldstein, Skyler Hart, Celeste Den, Heidi Sulzman
Producer: CBS Television Studios, ShondaLand (Distributor: American Broadcasting Company (ABC))
Genre: TV Series. Drama | Courtroom Drama
Synopsis / Plot: TV Series (2018-2019). 1 Season. 20 Episodes. For the People hails from Shondaland's Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers and has been called the legal version of veteran Grey's Anatomy. Set in the Southern District of New York Federal Court, aka "The Mother Court," the legal drama follows brand-new lawyers working on opposite sides — for both the defense and the prosecution — as they handle the most high-profile and high-stakes cases in the country, all as their personal lives intersect.

Critics' reviews

"[It] is so gratingly self-conscious that at times, especially in the pilot, it’s as if every character is frantically waving their hands and shouting, 'I’m on TV! We’re in a TV show!'"

Sonia Saraiya: Variety
"Maybe it's harder to get obsessed with a show whose characters' obsession is with justice and their job, but I respected Davies and the cast's sturdy approach and lack of salacious pandering"

Daniel Fienberg: The Hollywood Reporter
"Intelligent, sharply produced and respectful of its female characters, 'For the People' looks like a winner (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Verne Gay: Newsday
"Shenkman, who delivers his lines with an effortless mixture of charm and smarm (scharm?), is particularly fun to watch (...) There’s a comforting 'two sides to every story' theme"

Kristen Baldwin: Entertainment Weekly
"The old winning formula is starting to lose its potency (...) There are few signs that the series has much of anything new to offer."

Lorraine Ali: Los Angeles Times

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