Fun fact: The filmmakers flew back and forth from New York to Wisconsin to shoot this 10-year documentary series. Another explosive legal drama that is a hot favorite for lawyer TV shows. Bob Odenkirk plays James McGill / Saul Goodman in this “Breaking Bad” prequel, which tells the story of Saul`s journey from con man to petty lawyer. Gwen Sullivan works for a law firm in New York and fights for clients who can`t afford to choose their own lawyer. The limited series is based on events that took place in Central Park in New York City in 1989. The show recounts the events and experiences of these teenagers and highlights the biases of the justice system. You might be more interested in reinventing “Perry Mason” in 2020. Matthew Rhys plays the eponymous defense attorney in Los Angeles in 1932. Due to its fantastic debut, HBO decided in 2020 to make it a regular series from a limited series. Are you a John Grisham fan? Have you seen all (or most) of the films based on his novels? Next, you might want to add The Innocent Man to your list. The documentary series focuses on two gruesome murders committed in Ada, Oklahoma, in the 1980s.

Ronald Keith Williamson, a minor league basketball player, was charged with the rape and murder of Debra Sue “Debbie” Carter. Ronald`s friend, Dennis Fritz, was also found guilty of aiding and abetting. While Dennis was sentenced to life in prison, Ronald was sentenced to death. 11 years later, a closer look at the DNA evidence proved both were innocent. Criminal Minds remains one of the most exciting and horrific trials on television. After the end of season 15 and a revival at Paramount+, the series certainly had no shortage of serial killers capable of profiling and capturing members of the behavioral analysis unit aka BAU. But even if the stories of the serial killers didn`t quite land, it was the team that never failed to get involved. With the arrival and departure of various members of the ranks over the years, history has never failed to show the darkness faced by BAU agents or the toll it took them to try to understand the minds of the worst criminals. Plus, the team that finished the series was the best yet, making the series` premature end even more disappointing. This team – with JJ (A.J. Cook), Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), Tara Lewis (Aisha Tyler), Luke Alvez (Adam Rodriguez), Matt Simmons (Daniel Henney) and Rossi (Joe Mantegna) – felt more cohesive and worked better together at a balanced level than the team of previous seasons, which always felt very heavy on Hotch and Rossi at every opportunity. Diving into the criminal in this way brought something unique to the procedural layout that cemented that Criminal Minds will always be special.

— Jay Snow The show`s debut sparked a new debate about media interaction with the U.S. legal system. The second season focused on the arrest, prosecution and conviction of Avery`s nephew. While not as successful as the series that preceded it, The Good Fight was the original Paramount+ spin-off of The Good Wife. In this series, Christine Baranski brings her character Diane Lockhart from The Good Wife to the new series as the lead actress when she loses her job and has to start over. Do you feel the adrenaline when you see lawyers asking for justice on a legal show? Or does the tension of the courtroom keep you on the edge of your seat? If the answer to one or both of these questions is yes, then you`ve come to the right place. Whether you`re a law enthusiast, a fan of legal theater, or simply a passion for good storytelling, legal theater shows can be one of the most satisfying entertainment experiences. Peak Legal Drama: Season 3 addresses the real-life challenges of California`s water scarcity as Billy files a class-action lawsuit against wealthy farmers who try to steal water from the drought-stricken Central Valley. Limited to two seasons, the documentary series features expert lectures and interviews on false confessions, criminal law, criminal psychology and court proceedings. This immensely appreciated and positively commented show could give you the opportunity to learn more about many court cases in the United States that have never been revealed by the media, or at least the truth behind these cases.

The Confession Tapes was first released on Netflix in 2017 and ended in 2019. The FBI`s Behavioral Science Unit, which is currently part of the Behavioral Analysis Unit, is well known to fans of detective novels who play an important role in various shows of the genre. Mindhunter tells the fictional story of a group of BSU officers tasked with investigating serial killers between the late `70s and early `80s to solve the ever-increasing number of cases that challenged the traditional policing approach. Often praised for the precision with which it portrays notorious killers like Ed Kemper (Cameron Britton) and Charles Manson (Damon Herriman), Mindhunter goes beyond the usual procedural structure, which focuses almost exclusively on the crimes themselves, to give its main characters time to shine and present viewers with their own stories.