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key art · duotone
Legal · Ended · 2018

Defending the Guilty

Will Packham is an idealistic pupil barrister being shown the ropes by his cynical, worldly-wise pupilmaster...

Violence / Gore
Low
Subgenre
Legal
Rating
7.2 / 10
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Synopsis

What the show is about.

...Caroline. Mistakenly believing that his role is to serve justice ("No Will, a Barrister's job is to win"), Will must navigate his way through a criminal justice system seemingly designed to be as opaque and confusing as possible. While also dealing with his fellow pupils, each of them after the same single job at the end of their training and more than happy to stab each other in the back to get it. Can he succeed and hold on to his principles? Or will the system claim another victim?

Stress profile

How stressful it gets.

Every ShowFrog title carries an overall stress level based on how intense the show gets. Defending the Guilty lands at low stress.

Stress
Low stress
Violence / gore
Low
Viewing details

Format, pacing, and ending.

Season
2 seasons 6 eps · 30m avg
Maturity
TV-MA
Pacing
Moderate
Ending
Cancelled
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