Season 1 • Episode 10
LatestThe jury has a great deal of difficulty in determining whether a psychiatrist attempted to murder a woman who claims they had a sexual relationship while she was his patient.
Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators try to answer the many questions posed during a trial. As facts are exposed through flashbacks of testimony and crime footage, viewers will form their own opinions about the guilt or innocence of the defendant. Following each verdict, a final flashback will let viewers see the crime as it actually happened and reveal whether or not the jury made the right decision.
Writing
Fontana & Levinson twist the knife with surgical precision.
Acting
Côte de Pablo before NCIS — watch her simmer.
Creators
Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, James Yoshimura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Tom Fontana's post-Oz palate cleanser — same gritty New York, but now the prison is civic duty itself.
The 2004 cancellation killed the 'jury room as character' trend; Only Murders in the Building's Steve Martin later called this 'the show that got away.'
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