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Fairly Legal

2011–2012 · 2 seasons

A breezy, warm legal dramedy that mixes light banter with genuine emotional stakes, easy to dip into and pleasant to watch.

Created by: Michael Sardo
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Sarah Shahi, Virginia Williams, Ryan Johnson

Overview: Kate Reed is a firm believer that justice can always be found – even if it's not always in the courtroom. Once a lawyer at her family's esteemed San Francisco firm, Kate's frustration with the legal system led her to a new career as a mediator. Thanks to her innate understanding of human nature, thorough legal knowledge, and wry sense of humor, Kate is a natural when it comes to dispute resolution. Except, it seems, when it comes to conflicts in her own life.

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Created by: Michael Sardo
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Sarah Shahi, Virginia Williams, Ryan Johnson

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
justice
identity
work
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama, comedy
Created by: Michael Sardo
Written by: Michael Sardo, Ben Lee, Aaron Tracy, Blair Singer
Starring: Sarah Shahi, Virginia Williams, Ryan Johnson, Baron Vaughn, Michael Trucco, Betsy Brandt, Patrick Gilmore, Ken Howard
Cinematography: Dan Stoloff, Damián Acevedo
Length: 2 seasons, 23 episodes, 41 min each
Network: USA Network
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, French, Polish

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