Picking up 10 years after the events of the 1993 feature film, this new series finds lawyer Mitch McDeere, who worked with the FBI to bring down a Memphis law firm associated with the Chicago mob, coming out of near total isolation after his family spent a decade in the Federal Witness Protection Program.
The McDeeres are ready to return to their old lives and leave the past behind them - but the mob has a long memory. Add that to Mitch's new association with another firm that may or may not be involved in something illicit, and the path ahead is dangerous and unknown. As old enemies return and new threats emerge, Mitch has no choice but to fight back if he ever hopes to return to some sense of normalcy. But can one man fight a criminal conspiracy? At least Mitch has one thing going for him: he's done it before.
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As a Grisham fan, this series was actually pretty good, and it's a real shame it got cancelled. It ended with a big 'ol cliffhanger, I'd like to know what happens next! But I guess we never will...
it's a decent show, if you've got the time, but yeah, there is a 95% chance it won't be picked up again by NBC. it's a little more possible it could be picked up by Global up here, but I doubt that... all the networks in this country prefer to syndicate American television, rather than produce their own shows (with the exception of some terrible reality shows), and it's really disappointed, but i digress..
Guess it's not worth my time to start with this show as a 2nd season is highly unlikely?
@clowntable The ratings were horibble from the start, that's the reason why it got moved to saturday. A second season will never happen.
How are the ratings? My prediction is the main plot will be wrapped up this season and if it gets another one that will feature the revenge of the mob as the main plotline.
@b0sse @bofinken57. it's because it's been airing at different times and dates in Canada and the U.S. Canadian airings I believe are on episode 10 this week, on Global, and NBC, since moving to Saturdays, skipped a week and I think are on episode 9 this upcoming Saturday. Global is still airing it on Thursdays.
@bofinken57 yup, also wrong episode numbers, ep08 aired yesterday, and yet it says ep07 is to air in 7 hours. fail fail fail
wrong airing date
I like this show (even more that it's filmed up here, in Toronto), but I'm not sure where they're going with it... I hope the writers do.
He visto los dos primeros capítulos de The Firm y me ha gustado, no a la altura de The good wife como procedimental de abogados, pero interesante.
El dúo de hermanos tiene buena química y la hija también lo hace muy bien. Se suma a toda una serie de niños con carisma que han aparecido en el último año, como Arya de Juego de tronos o la hija del de Homeland.
Para la trama general de la serie, supongo que habrá que esperar algún capítulo más.
Molly Parker has joined:
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/07/29/molly-parker-to-join-nbcs-new-legal-drama-the-firm-based-on-the-feature-film-and-bestseller-by-world-renowned-novelist-john-grisham-from-eone-127215/20110729nbc01/
Juliette Lewis has been added:
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/12/juliette-lewis-the-firm/
Callum Keith Rennie has joined. This is great news, as he typically gives really high end performances.
http://www.deadline.com/2011/07/tv-castings-roundup-several-lined-up-for-broadcast-cable-gigs/
Josh Lucas finalized the deal to play the lead:
http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/its-official-josh-lucas-set-as-the-lead-in-nbcs-drama-series-the-firm/
Looks like Josh Lucas will be the lead. He is in final negotiations.
http://www.tvline.com/2011/06/scoop-nbcs-firm-sequel-retains-josh-lucas/