Season 1 • Episode 12
LatestNina faces a difficult choice after reuniting with Trent; Phil examines his own relationships.
Nina is a dedicated, career driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion and now finds herself working as a public defender. Her personal and professional worlds are turned upside down when she joins the ranks of the legal world’s underdogs and very quickly realizes that the law isn't quite as fair as she once thought.
Acting
Eliza Coupe's physical comedy and rage-fueled vulnerability — she's doing EVERYTHING.
Writing
Bitey one-liners that land punches on corporate law AND public defense.
Creators
Michaela Watkins, Damon Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Co-creator Michaela Watkins originally developed this from her own brief stint as a public defender before comedy took over.
USA Network's 'Characters Welcome' era swan song — one of the last single-cam workplace comedies before streaming swallowed cable's identity.
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