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Season 1 – The Defenders

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78% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 62% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Nick Morelli and Pete Kaczmarek are Las Vegas defense attorneys who have a passion for law and do everything they can to defend their clients. Joining them in their firm is new associate Lisa Tyler, a young attorney looking to put her exotic-dancing days behind her, and their spunky assistant, Zoey Waters. Nick's personal life is focused on repairing his fractured relationship with his estranged wife while Pete cruises the Vegas strip for his latest romantic conquest.
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Critics Consensus

The Defenders takes a shopworn format and turns it fresh with witty dialogue and surprising twists.

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Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter 08/18/2017
As these things go, The Defenders really could have imploded conceptually, but it is really thriving by its midpoint and gives off the impression that moving forward things will drastically improve. Go to Full Review Robert Bianco USA Today 09/22/2010
3/4
Welcome to fall's most pleasant surprise. Go to Full Review Verne Gay Newsday 09/22/2010
B+
The show is an old-fashioned courtroom procedural, but the pilot has enough sharp writing and well-greased plot twists to suggest future promise. Go to Full Review Meagan Damore CBR 05/22/2019
Although the show leans a little too heavily in Iron Fist's world, overall The Defenders packs a powerful punch. Go to Full Review Akhil Arora Gadgets360 08/28/2018
Despite the ubiquity of superheroes today, there are not enough stories that are willing to send their heroes to the darkest of ends, after they've been put through the wringer. Go to Full Review Eneko Ruiz Jimenez El Pais (Spain) 07/09/2018
You already know what you are going to find: more of the same. blows, false depth, some other captivating character, badly shot fights and heroism without meshes or jokes. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Jim Belushi

Nick Morelli

Jerry O'Connell

Pete Kaczmarek

Jurnee Smollett

Lisa Tyler

Tanya Fischer

Zoey Waters

David Ramsey

ADA Ward

Cole Jensen

Sammy Morelli

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 22, 2010 Pilot Pete and Nick must bend the rules while defending a young man charged with murder. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 2010 Las Vegas v. Reid Nick works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger; Pete helps a man who is down on his luck. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 2010 Nevada v. Carter Nick defends a stripper accused of solicitation; Pete must take on an unwanted case after losing a hand of poker. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 2010 Nevada v. Cerrato When he considers taking a simple arson case, Nick realizes the client could be convicted of first-degree murder; Pete helps a lottery winner who lost his fortune take on a casino. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 20, 2010 Nevada v. Senator Harper In the middle of a divorce case, a client is charged with kidnapping and burglary; Pete defends a cabana girl accused of assault and battery. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 27, 2010 Nevada v. Rodgers Nick defends a man charged with attempted murder; a man is caught with stolen Elvis memorabilia. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 3, 2010 Las Vegas v. Johnson Nick reluctantly defends an entertainer's girlfriend when she is charged with murder; Lisa's newest client reveals potentially dangerous information. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 10, 2010 Nevada v. Killa Diz Nick must establish a local rapper's innocence after a club shooting leaves two people dead. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 17, 2010 Whitten v. Fenlee Nick and Pete try to prove wrongful death in the case of a man who died from a fall on a construction site; Pete tries to help a blogger avoid jail. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 8, 2010 Nevada v. Dennis Nick and Pete try to help a young man caught carrying guns with filed-off serial numbers; the ADA's sister asks Nick to help save a bear from being euthanized. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 15, 2010 Nevada v. Riley Nick and Pete help a troubled former football player charged with battery; Pete's father (James Brolin) comes to town. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 12, 2011 Nevada v. Wayne Nick defends a young man charged with sexual assault; Pete is shocked when he has jury duty. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 4, 2011 Nevada v. Donnie the Numbers Guy A former friend of Nick's tries to use new technological tools to clear his name of murder. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 11, 2011 Nevada v. Doug the Mule When a college student is caught with 30 bricks of cocaine, Pete and Nick try to prove that he was conned. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 18, 2011 Nevada v. Hunter Nick begrudgingly agrees to defend an overconfident judge facing 30 counts of drug possession. Details Episode 16 Aired Feb 25, 2011 Noland v. Galloway Pharmaceuticals After people overdose on epinephrine, Nick and Pete sue a pharmaceutical company for faulty packaging; Lisa contemplates a job offer and has a secret affair. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 4, 2011 Nevada v. Greene A hotel owner's son asks Nick and Pete for help after waking to find a dead body in the hot tub and no memory of the previous night. Details Episode 18 Aired Mar 11, 2011 Morelli v. Kaczmarek Both Nick and Pete dissolve their partnership in order to represent a married couple accused of killing a yoga instructor. Details

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The Defenders — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Charlie Haid, Jeff Melman, Greg Beeman, John Showalter, Richard J. Lewis, Timothy Busfield, Christina Moore
Executive Producer
Carol Mendelsohn, Niels Mueller, Kevin Kennedy, Joe Gantz, Harry Gantz, Davis Guggenheim
Screenwriter
Kevin Kennedy, Bruce Rasmussen, Peter Noah, Brett Conrad, Carolina Paiz, Niels Mueller, Jacqueline Hoyt
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-14 (D|L)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 22, 2010
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