L.A. Law

The professionals who will take you into the jungles of American justice

1986Drama · War & Politics

First aired

September 15, 1986

7.0

TMDB Score

70% match · 80 votes

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S01 · E01

Pilot

Season 1 · Sep 15, 1986 · 2h 0m

Becker begins the day dealing with some irate clients and finds himself at the wrong end of a gun; Melman discovers a dead partner; Kuzak finds a creative way to see that justice is done when he defends an unsavory client accused of rape and assault on a terminally ill woman; Brackman challenges Kelsey about taking on an insurance case; the firm takes on a new associate; a Chaney eulogy takes a shocking turn; Becker opens the eyes of a woman who mistakenly thinks she has a good divorce settlement; Perkins's marital problems become public knowledge; Kuzak encounters a judge who takes traffic violations seriously; Kelsey propositions Markowitz.

About the Series

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Synopsis

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.

CreatorsSteven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher

First aired
September 15, 1986
Last aired
May 19, 1994
Seasons
8 seasons · 171 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
NBC

Top Billed Cast

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Arnie Becker

Jill Eikenberry

Jill Eikenberry

Ann Kelsey

Alan Rachins

Alan Rachins

Douglas Brackman

Michael Tucker

Michael Tucker

Stuart Markowitz

Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Jonathan Rollins

Larry Drake

Larry Drake

Benny Stulwicz

John Spencer

John Spencer

Tommy Mullaney

A Martinez

A Martinez

Daniel Morales

Richard Dysart

Richard Dysart

Leland McKenzie

Alan Rosenberg

Alan Rosenberg

Eli Levinson

Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar

Denise Iannello

Alexandra Powers

Alexandra Powers

Jane Halliday

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