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Season 1 – Canterbury's Law

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Elizabeth Canterbury is a feisty defense attorney who thinks nothing of putting her career on the line as she tackles high-risk and often unpopular cases. Elizabeth and her law professor husband Matt have settled in Providence, R.I., hoping to distance themselves from the still-unsolved disappearance of their young son. Ironically, however, Elizabeth's determination to win justice for her clients only drives home the fact that she and Matt have won no such justice for themselves. Her colleagues include Russell Krauss, an attorney who unfairly was forced out of his job with the local district attorney's office after facing down his corrupt boss, and associates Chester Grant, a congressman's son, and Molly McConnell, who often finds herself disagreeing with Elizabeth.
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While Canterbury's Law births an amoral and intriguing antihero that Julianna Margulies plays with aplomb, the series is weighed down by uninspired courtroom drama.

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Charlie McCollum San Jose Mercury News 09/23/2019
Taken on its own, the series gets off to a reasonably strong start, propelled nicely by some decent (and, for network TV, hard-edged) writing and engaging performances by an above-average cast. Go to Full Review Tom Shales Washington Post 09/23/2019
It works, thanks largely to the hugely watchable star, former "ER" resident Julianna Margulies. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall Newark Star-Ledger 09/23/2019
Margulies is a potent enough screen presence that this part of the show could be interesting, but Canterbury's self-destructive streak gets overshadowed by all the Leg Show material and the overheated courtroom theatrics. Go to Full Review Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters 09/23/2019
6/10
Canterbury's Law is not subtle. Like other recent series -- Damages, Saving Grace, The Closer -- it offers up a gritty, restless professional woman in what looks like perpetual crisis -- or at least series-TV crisis. Go to Full Review Will Harris Bullz-Eye.com 09/23/2019
3/5
"Canterbury's Law" was way too grim for the masses, with precious little humor to lighten the mood. But setting the criticisms of darkness aside, fans of legal dramas will certainly enjoy the cases. Go to Full Review Laura Burrows IGN Movies UK 09/23/2019
6.9/10
Watch it for the drama and moments of humor, but know that the real laughs come when you start to predict which stereotype Canterbury will exploit next. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Julianna Margulies

Elizabeth Canterbury

Aidan Quinn

Matt Furey

Ben Shenkman

Russell Krauss

Trieste Kelly Dunn

Molly McConnell

Keith D. Robinson

Chester Grant

Terry Kinney

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 10, 2008 Pilot A lawyer buries herself in work, going to great lengths to defend the wrongfully accused after the disappearance of her young son. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 17, 2008 Baggage Elizabeth represents a man who claims to have "special powers" after he finds the remains of a man who has been missing for almost 20 years; Elizabeth makes a startling admission about Sam's abduction. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 28, 2008 What Goes Around Vindictive Deputy Attorney General Williams builds a case against Elizabeth to prove that she broke the law while defending a man accused of murdering a child; terrified and unprepared, Molly mounts her first defense. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 4, 2008 Sweet Sixteen Elizabeth defends two high-school students accused of soliciting murder, but one of the girls switches lawyers and cuts a deal, making it a case of "she said, she said." Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 11, 2008 Trade-Off Elizabeth tries to cut a deal and get her affairs in order, but Russell, Chester and Molly begin building a surprise defense involving Elizabeth's prosecutor, Deputy Attorney General Zach Williams. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 18, 2008 Sick as Your Secrets Elizabeth tries to avoid defending an admitted rapist; Chester goes after a greedy slumlord after a rat disfigures a girl living in one of his rodent-infested properties; Molly receives the results of her bar exam. Details

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Canterbury's Law — Season 1

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Jim Serpico, Denis Leary
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 10, 2008