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For The People (TV Series)

For The People

2017

Shonda Rhimes (Creator), Tom Verica

Ben Rappaport, Anna Deavere Smith, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Regé-Jean Page ...

5.0

26

TV Series. Drama 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 ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Sonia Saraiya Variety	"[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!'"	NEG
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"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"	NEU
United States	Verne Gay Newsday	"Intelligent, sharply produced and respectful of its female characters, 'For the People' looks like a winner (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Kristen Baldwin Entertainment Weekly	"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"	POS
United States	Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times	"The old winning formula is starting to lose its potency (...) There are few signs that the series has much of anything new to offer."	NEG

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