1. The Burden of Truth is a Canadian Erin Brockovich, aka Joanna Hanley's lawyer, who will defend the "humiliated and insulted". It all started with a lawsuit. Lawyer Bill Crawford of Crawford and Associates, a small town of Milwood, sued Bordecks for a ban on HPV vaccination (for reference: human papillomavirus, cervical cancer vaccination). The essence of the petition was that after the vaccination some teenage girls began to show terrible symptoms - seizures, lack of motor function, loss of balance, memory disorder. Bordecks is represented by Joanna Hanley, a lawyer from a large law firm in the capital, CTS (important: her father runs the firm). In order to resolve the dispute, she will have to go to Milwood; to carry out a trial of local sorrow lawyer Bill Crawford and his partners in the dust, proving that the symptoms are not related to the substances included in the vaccine, and therefore there is no direct link between the drug and the disease of adolescents, lift the ban on further use of the vaccine and return home the winner. It's easy! However, there is one tiny "but" (it is always there)). Joanna was born and raised in Milwood, and, in due time, Daddy suddenly left the town, taking his daughter with him. Therefore, Daddy does not want Joanna to return to the city of childhood. But the client said, "Get ready and go," and Joanna "get ready and go! On the spot, she saw first-hand the disease and realized how scary it was. The sickness was actually ruining the girls' lives, robbing them of their future. But the vaccination had nothing to do with it (tiny spoiler). So what was the reason for the illness of teenagers? Why are only girls sick? Ironically, Joanna woke up a conscience. She refused to be a lawyer of the "devil" and went over to the side of "light". Joining forces with Billy Crawford (and his partners), she decided to drop deeper to find out about the cause of the girls' malaise...Eh, she would have known in advance where all this would lead - three times thought before playing "honest" lawyer.
History, where greedy to the profit of the thick sums (read "tops") threaten to cheat up the offended "bottoms", filing a collective lawsuit under the guidance of an angry altruistic lawyer - not new at all. However, I give credit to the producers of the series Teresa Hennigan (Anne, Hope for salvation) and Christine Kruk (Smallville Mystery, Beauty and the Beast), they acted in a female trick. They took a beaten topic and tried to reshape the old "style" in a new way. At the head of the plot "table", they put not the claim itself and the search for evidence of guilt of the defendant (do not think bad, it is also present in full), and how this claim affects the residents of the town of Milwood. It's a pity that Teresa and Kristina were so carried away by redesigning the "shapes" that they didn't notice how the history had disappeared from the heat, nerve, acuteness and, instead of a tough struggle for the right cause, they turned out to be a kind of pro-Est ladies' novel, where the good altruistic samaritans will definitely win. "They wanted the best of them, and it turned out as always. The plot is literally stuffed with "sentiments, teddy bears and spikes". Everything as we girls love!
First hanged the series in the review of "for girls", but the need is forced - little filmed series about lawyers. So, what do we have in the dry residue? The series turned out to be girlish, light, sentimental, so it looks easy and happy. So, may men forgive me, despite the seriousness of the topic, the Burden of Truth is still for the beautiful half of humanity. But about lawyers.
Country: Canada.
Year: 2018.
2. Aber Bergen is a Norwegian lawyer. Eric Aberger (the best criminal law lawyer in Oslo) and Elee Bergen (an incredibly smart and visionary lawyer) own a small law firm named after their loved ones. The firm's team is staffed by two other senior partners - Magnus Brasset (criminal and copyright law) and Diana Drange (commercial law). And that's it! Here she is, Scandinavian restraint in the flesh. For two seasons these four "in the boat", not counting the assistants, will stoically defend the interests of their clients, whether it be lawsuits, criminal charges in crimes, copyright disputes, divorce. Yes, they are few, but "they are in the jaws" and always behind the client mountain! However, sometimes the ancient Greek goddess Nika (goddess of victory) is on their side, and sometimes she turns to "Aber Bergen" with her luxurious stone ass. Lawyers are still not all-powerful wizards, and the negative experience is also an experience. In addition, in the course of conducting complex and complicated cases, colleagues manage to find out personal relationships and often arrange for each other Nordic brain removal.
Let me remind you once again (just in case) - a series of Norwegian. So the words "move, dynamic development of the plot, emotions, and passion-frolicking - forgotten! Everything as it should be in Scandinavian TV shows - calmly, without any fuss.
Aber Bergen should be seen out of curiosity. How often do we meet Norwegian lawyers? Many people after the first episode will say, "Eww, scootch" (and I warned you), and someone will appreciate and wait for the promised third season with me!
Country: Norway.
Year: 2016.
Status: 2 seasons.
To be continued...
Part 2: https://zen.yandex.ru/media/id/5d7bb23278125e00ad8d367a/tv-shows-about-lawyers-part-2-5d94f4ffb477bf00ae02e865