For The People: Season 1

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For The People: Kate And Leonard Share Some Tension

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ABC | Season Premiere Date: March 13, 2018

Summary: Sandra (Britt Robertson) joins her roommate, Allison (Jasmin Savoy Brown) at the Federal Public Defender’s Office in this ensemble legal drama set in New York City's Southern District of New York Federal Court.

Creator: Paul William Davies

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. This Is What I Wanted to Say
Air Date: May 22, 2018
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S1:E9. Extraordinary Circumstances
Air Date: May 15, 2018
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S1:E7. Have You Met Leonard Knox?
Air Date: May 1, 2018

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Kristen Baldwin

Mar 2, 2018

ABC’s new legal drama For the People is formulaic in the best way possible, meaning it delivers exactly what you want from a Shondaland drama--and perhaps a little bit more. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Mar 12, 2018

This is still very much a Shondaland show. But For the People exhibits, quite well, how crowd-pleasing television can have a higher purpose by educated even as it seduces. Read full review

Verne Gay

Mar 12, 2018

Intelligent, sharply produced and respectful of its female characters, For the People looks like a winner. Read full review

Rob Owen

Mar 12, 2018

For the People is OK but not great, too all over the place for any of the legal cases to make much of a dramatic impression. Read full review

Lorraine Ali

Mar 12, 2018

The cases they work are interesting in a ripped-out-of-the-headlines sort of way, but they're not given enough attention to counter the predictable dramas enveloping them. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Mar 16, 2018

What’s mildly intriguing, at least in the first few episodes, is the chance to see a Shondaland series in its nascent moments of restraint, when the dialogue and plot still have a chance of resonating with reality. Read full review

Michael Starr

Mar 6, 2018

You will struggle to care. ... The largely unknown cast is fine, but they’re working with such bland material that it’s hard to work up much enthusiasm. Read full review

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scrambledeggs

Jun 13, 2018

For someone who likes legal drama selectively, this one hit the spot. I like the storytelling, character development, and the plot isn't incredibly predictable. I love the cast isn't completely whitewashed. I can't wait to see another season. Thank you for making an interesting show I enjoy.

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reasonate

Jun 11, 2018

Smart, interesting, and engaging, if your mind works a certain way. I actually think this show is great and I have loved every episode. The plots are clever, and I cared about the characters from the get go. Having said that, every episode I also think to myself, "man, this is too complexSmart, interesting, and engaging, if your mind works a certain way. I actually think this show is great and I have loved every episode. The plots are clever, and I cared about the characters from the get go. Having said that, every episode I also think to myself, "man, this is too complex for what most people are looking for in their entertainment and will probably get cancelled, dang it." It is a well-done, well-plotted show, and you will enjoy it if you are looking for something more intricate and intellectual. If you just want a fun escape without much thinking needed, you will want to look elsewhere. We are all in the mood for different kinds of shows at different times in our life, so this show isn't going to appeal to everyone, but I hope enough people are in the mood for this one, that the show does not get cancelled. :-)… Expand

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TVBug

Mar 16, 2018

It feels too much like other Rimes shows. Eager, bright--but cute--new attorneys (interns, gladiators, etc.) ready to do battle without the burden of a lot of depth.

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EagerViewer

Mar 28, 2018

Desperate to like this show, 3 episodes in and it all feels too forced. Maybe it will hit it's stride but with other shows out there doing it "right" i'm not sure it can keep up

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Ededed

Apr 22, 2018

The promos couldn’t even get me interested in this show. Another ho-hum courtroom drama with social complications on the side. Nothing new here.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 7, 2019
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 13, 2018
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  S1:E10. This Is What I Wanted to Say
  Air Date: May 22, 2018
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  S1:E9. Extraordinary Circumstances
  Air Date: May 15, 2018
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  S1:E7. Have You Met Leonard Knox?
  Air Date: May 1, 2018
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  S1:E6. Everybody's a Superhero
  Air Date: April 17, 2018
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  S1:E4. The Library Fountain
  Air Date: April 3, 2018
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  S1:E3. 18 Miles Outside of Roanoke
  Air Date: March 27, 2018
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  S1:E2. Rahowa
  Air Date: March 20, 2018