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L.A. Law

L.A. Law
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Seasons: 8
Episodes: 171
Network: NBC
Created by: Steven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher
First aired: Sept. 15, 1986
Genre: Drama, War & Politics

About

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.

Cast

Corbin Bernsen
as Arnie Becker
Jill Eikenberry
as Ann Kelsey
Alan Rachins
as Douglas Brackman
Michael Tucker
as Stuart Markowitz
Blair Underwood
as Jonathan Rollins
Larry Drake
as Benny Stulwicz
John Spencer
as Tommy Mullaney
A Martinez
as Daniel Morales
Richard Dysart
as Leland McKenzie
Alan Rosenberg
as Eli Levinson
Debi Mazar
as Denise Iannello
Alexandra Powers
as Jane Halliday