Series like Ally McBeal

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   Boston Legal

   Same creator

   2004 · 42 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Alan Shore and Denny Crane lead a brigade of high-priced civil litigators in an upscale Boston law firm in a series focusing on the professional and personal lives of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. A spin-off of long-running series The Practice.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • strong shared themes: boston, massachusetts and law firm
   • shared network: 20th Century Fox Television, David E. Kelley Productions

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   Harry's Law

   Same creator

   2011 · 42 min · Comedy · Drama

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   Harriet, Matthew and Malcolm couldn't be any more different, but when they cross paths, they realize they're all looking for a fresh start. The most unlikely of people are starting a law practice in the most unlikely of places -- a rundown shoe store.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • strong shared themes: law firm and lawyer
   • shared network: David E. Kelley Productions

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   The Practice

   Same creator

   1997 · Drama

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   A provocative legal drama focused on young associates at a bare-bones Boston firm and their scrappy boss, Bobby Donnell. The show's forte is its storylines about “people who walk a moral tightrope.”

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   • the same creator
   • strong shared themes: boston, massachusetts and law firm
   • a closely matched era

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   Presumed Innocent

   Same creator

   2024 · Drama · Mystery

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   A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • shared network: David E. Kelley Productions

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   The Lincoln Lawyer

   Same creator

   2022 · Crime · Drama

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   Hotshot LA defense attorney Mickey Haller will do whatever it takes to win as he navigates the criminal justice system from his trademark Lincoln.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • shared network: David E. Kelley Productions

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   Picket Fences

   Same creator

   1992 · 42 min · Comedy · Drama

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   An aging Sheriff tries to keep the peace in Rome, Wisconsin, a small town plagued by bizarre and violent crimes.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • shared network: 20th Century Fox Television, David E. Kelley Productions

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   Big Little Lies

   Same creator

   2017 · Drama

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   The tale of three mothers of first graders whose apparently perfect lives unravel to the point of murder.

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   • the same creator
   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared network: David E. Kelley Productions

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   Goliath

   Same creator

   2016 · Crime · Drama

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   Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator
   • shared network: David E. Kelley Productions

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   The Calling

   Same creator

   2022 · Crime · Drama

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   NYPD Detective Avraham Avraham's belief in mankind is his superpower when it comes to uncovering the truth. Guided by a deep sense of spirituality and religious principles, Avraham is left to question his own humanity when a seemingly routine investigation turns upside down.

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   • the same creator
   • shared network: David E. Kelley Productions

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    Love & Death

    Same creator

    2023 · Crime · Drama

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    Candy and Pat Montgomery and Betty and Allan Gore — two churchgoing couples — enjoy their small town Texas life... until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe.

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    • the same creator
    • shared network: David E. Kelley Productions

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