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Goliath

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Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Ratings

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Amazon Prime | Prime Video | AMAZON | Release Date: October 13, 2016

Summary: The David E. Kelley legal drama co-written with Jonathan Shapiro focuses on alcoholic, down-and-out attorney Billy McBride (Billy Bob Thornton) who sees a chance for redemption with a wrongful death case against an aerospace company represented by his former law partner (William Hurt) and the law firm he co-founded (and was fired from).

Genre(s): Drama

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S4:E2. The Pain Killer
Air Date: September 24, 2021

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Critic Reviews

83

The Lincoln Journal Star

Jeff Korbelik

Nov 7, 2016

Season 1 Review: In “Fargo,” Thornton’s character was pure evil, but in Goliath he's just flawed--despicable at times, but with a good heart that shows often as he pursues justice against his old law firm and partner. This one’s quite bingeworthy. Read full review

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Colorado Springs Gazette

Terry Terrones

Oct 12, 2016

Season 1 Review: After a strong pilot episode, Goliath felt like it was starting to find its rhythm in episode two. The series moved to the courtroom and McBride's legal acumen was on full display. It was impressive albeit familiar ground. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Oct 13, 2016

Season 1 Review: Bolstered by as A-list a cast as anything on TV (with the exception of “Westworld” perhaps) and tighter, less showy writing than we’ve come to expect from Kelley, Goliath cruises through boardrooms of billion-dollar law firms and seedy bars populated with lowlifes with equal amounts of confidence. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times

Meredith Blake

Oct 13, 2016

Season 1 Review: There’s nothing radical or particularly groundbreaking about it. If anything, it is conventional in an almost self-conscious way. ... But what truly elevates Goliath are the performances by Thornton and Arianda. Read full review

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Newsday

Verne Gay

Oct 13, 2016

Season 1 Review: A lethargic procedural is brightened by a good cast. Read full review

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CNN

Brian Lowry

Oct 13, 2016

Season 1 Review: That's a lot of acting chops squeezed into one series, and Kelley is too gifted a writer not to produce some clever dialogue and twists; still, the tale of a drunken lawyer seizing this shot at redemption can't help but feel a tad stale, almost like a variation of Thornton's "The Bad News Bears" role. Read full review

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Collider Chris Cabin

Oct 11, 2016

Season 1 Review: Even great casts have their limits, and in the case of Goliath, they give this shaggy drama just enough electricity to keep interest without offering a genuine reason to care about what’s going on episode to episode. Read full review

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evokings

Nov 17, 2019

I watched the 1st and 2nd season and have yet to watch the 3rd as of this review: This series is a blend of a lot of other tv dramas and to be short it's over-hyped on Amazon, I will begin with some of my problems with the 1st season, so whoever did the camera work,to be fair it could beI watched the 1st and 2nd season and have yet to watch the 3rd as of this review: This series is a blend of a lot of other tv dramas and to be short it's over-hyped on Amazon, I will begin with some of my problems with the 1st season, so whoever did the camera work,to be fair it could be the directors fault maybe editing etc, so in a few scenes in the show the camera does a sort of pan thing with a little shake, when 2 people are having a regular conversation and I feel the situation would have been called for if they were fighting or if it were necessary to convey movement or action, but that is clearly not the case when the scene I'm thinking of has 2 people standing on an outdoor building balcony smoking lol, you pretty much give the viewer no time to learn or explore the situation of the characters or what the actors are trying to convey, and because of this awkward moving cam it makes it hard to understand what we are looking at this issue eventually tapers off later into the series or it's used more sparingly another issue is Donald Cooperman the main bad guy in the show and Billy McBride are rivals and they play there parts well maybe one of the best things in the show, but I would have liked to see more time and development on the both of them in a longer flashback it would help, maybe play it throughout the show, they did have 1 or 2 short flashbacks, but they leave you wondering about a few things,another key issue is the show tends to get boring there are a few moments where the show feels like anime filler, now onto season 2 the biggest issue is it has a law case in it somewhere i think, but it gets forgotten quite quickly, and they decide to make it into a suspense/mystery/drama/creep show, some new characters are introduced and they decide to not tell us anymore about Billy McBride's past, and instead divulge all the info of these new characters lives and in the process add more filler and we are supposed to care because they will leave no impact in the end anyway season 2 was not that much better it had moments that showcased billy bobs potential as an actor, but he needs better actors to compete with and the story needs better antagonists to counter him, season 1 had this but they did not go into details enough to make it worth watching it, and I have yet to watch season 3 so I might do a followup review. Update: i have finished watching season 3... it tied up a lot of the loose ends of season 2 I will admit Denis Quaid made for a good antagonist for Billy Bob to act off of in an alternate reality the 2 actors would likely be both battle in the octagon, it is a sight to see anytime both of them are on screen they seem to speak a similar language, and some old characters return from the last 2 seasons I won't divulge who, but after viewing all 3 seasons I must say it is getting better quality wise, season 3 had a lot of moments that I wish were not like a drug trip, some of them made me laugh others were just annoying watching it was what I would think a drug trip would be like, if you watch it you will know what I mean, because the plot also seems to get hazy, a 4th season was rumored to be in the works so I will update if it ever is released.… Expand

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kerlyenai

Sep 14, 2019

Season 1: Well this show got on my nerves. The premise is interesting but the execution awful. Instead of showing that the problems faced by the main protagonist are systemic and that deep reform of both the political and justice system are needed, the show spends most of its time on theSeason 1: Well this show got on my nerves. The premise is interesting but the execution awful. Instead of showing that the problems faced by the main protagonist are systemic and that deep reform of both the political and justice system are needed, the show spends most of its time on the anecdotal aspects of the main protagonist's case. Also, WAY too much time is spent showing the (very irritating) quirks and relations of a bunch of sociopathic lawyers working for a bunch of psychopathic arms manufacturers. Writers and producers have a duty to not get sidetracked when describing a story like this. This may be a work of fiction but it is based on reality and as such it should not avoid diving as deep as possible. Alas, the opposite is done here and what we are left with is pretty shallow.
On the plus side, great acting (but mostly wasted on cowardly and criminally insane characters...).… Expand

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Graemesk56

Nov 15, 2019

Loved this show and then season 3 came along. I cannot be bothered to see the end.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2021
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  S4:E2. The Pain Killer
  Air Date: September 24, 2021
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 4, 2019
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 15, 2018
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 13, 2016