The Practice (1997)

Genre

legal drama

Country

United States

Length

8 seasons, 168 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 110 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The Practice follows the lawyers and staff at a Boston law firm as they take on various cases. The show explores the tension between what is legal and what is morally right, presenting a less glamorous view of the legal system.

groundedthoughtfulethicalintensedramaticseriousprobingoccasionally light

What happens

The Practice is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1998 and 1999 for Outstanding Drama Series, and spawned the spin-off series Boston Legal, which ran for five more seasons (from 2004 to 2008). Conflict between legal ethics and personal morality was a recurring theme with light comedy being occasionally present. Kelley claimed that the show was intended to be something of a rebuttal to L.A. Law and its romanticized treatment of the American legal system and legal proceedings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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