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Showtrial: Season 2

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Sundance Now | BBC One | Season Premiere Date: July 21, 2022

Summary: Attorney Cleo Roberts (Tracy Ifeachor) must defend Talitha Campbell (Céline Buckens), the arrogant daughter of a property developer who is arrested for the murder of a fellow student in the British drama anthology series created by Ben Richards.

[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 31 Oct 2021 and in the US on Sundance Now on 21Attorney Cleo Roberts (Tracy Ifeachor) must defend Talitha Campbell (Céline Buckens), the arrogant daughter of a property developer who is arrested for the murder of a fellow student in the British drama anthology series created by Ben Richards.

[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 31 Oct 2021 and in the US on Sundance Now on 21 Jul 2022]… Expand

Creator: Ben Richards

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E5. The Long Voyage
Air Date: November 28, 2021
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S1:E4. Velleities
Air Date: November 21, 2021
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S1:E3. Lady Tease
Air Date: November 14, 2021

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The Times Carol Midgley

Jun 16, 2022

This is intriguing. Read full review

The Independent Ed Cumming

Jun 16, 2022

It’s a difficult dynamic, solicitor and brat, but Ifeachor in particular gives a performance that captures the contradictions of the legal system, where clients they don’t like, who have potentially done reprehensible things, must be defended to the best of the lawyer’s ability. But in order to be truly gripping, these sorts of dramas must work as character studies as well as thrillers, and the dialogue doesn’t always live up to its ambition. Read full review

i Rachael Sigee

Jun 16, 2022

This narrative jumping around proved an unsettling beginning and while there is intrigue in the idea of how the path of justice might be diverted by power, class, wealth and media attention, Showtrial didn’t quite dig its heels in enough to be the gripping opener the premise deserved. Read full review

The Guardian Rebecca Nicholson

Jun 16, 2022

For all its promise of something different, Showtrial initially plays the same tune, teasing out 50 minutes or so of steady plot, before walloping the audience over the head with a showy twist or a development that makes next week’s episode a must-see. ... As for whether it will be the show that grips the nation, the jury is still out. Read full review

Radio Times David Craig

Jun 16, 2022

There's some entertainment in the show's more playful moments, but if you genuinely want a gripping legal drama, this ain't it. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 2

72
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 2024
Season 1

60
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 21, 2022
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  S1:E5. The Long Voyage
  Air Date: November 28, 2021
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  S1:E4. Velleities
  Air Date: November 21, 2021
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  S1:E3. Lady Tease
  Air Date: November 14, 2021
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  S1:E2. Little Horses
  Air Date: November 7, 2021
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  S1:E1. Praying for Her
  Air Date: October 31, 2021