45 minSeason 2 • Episode 16
LatestIn the second season finale, Stark's nemesis, Wayne Callison, has escaped prison with one mission in mind: revenge against Stark through any means necessary.
Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district attorney to become a public prosecutor so he can apply his unorthodox-but-effective talents to putting guilty people away instead of putting them back on the street.
Acting
James Woods devours scenery like a shark — name finally makes sense.
Writing
Sharp one-liners that walk the razor's edge of charming and insufferable.
Production
That glossy mid-2000s CBS sheen — warm tones, expensive suits.
Creator
Ian Biederman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
James Woods reportedly improvised most of Stark's sarcastic asides, forcing writers to adjust scripts on set.
Shark arrived in 2006 as part of CBS's 'cranky genius male lead' boom alongside House and The Closer — but got canceled when the 2007 writers' strike hit and Woods reportedly refused pay cuts.
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