Boston Legal
| Boston Legal | |
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| Genre |
Legal drama Comedy-drama |
| Created by | David E. Kelley |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 101 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
David E. Kelley Bill D'Elia Mike Listo Lawrence Broch Janet Leahy (2.04–3.24) Scott Kaufer (1.01–2.03, 2.23) Jeff Rake (1.01–1.13) |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
20th Century Fox Television David E. Kelley Productions |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | October 3, 2004 – December 8, 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
The Practice Boston Public |
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley and produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, to December 8, 2008. The series, starring James Spader, with Candice Bergen, and William Shatner, is a spin-off of the long-running Kelley series The Practice, following the exploits of former Practice character Alan Shore at the legal firm of Crane, Poole & Schmidt.
Prior to the show's premiere, it had a working title of Fleet Street, an allusion to the real street in Boston where the fictitious Crane, Poole & Schmidt had its offices. The working title was later modified to The Practice: Fleet Street, but this title was dropped in favor of Boston Legal. The real building shown as the law office is located at 500 Boylston Street, 1.4 miles away from Fleet Street.
The American producers of the series also hired British writer Sir John Mortimer, QC, (creator of the UK legal series Rumpole of the Bailey) as a consultant for Boston Legal.
The show's pilot was originally produced with former The Practice stars James Spader and Rhona Mitra, guest stars William Shatner and Lake Bell, and Mark Valley. It featured an expanded storyline with Larry Miller as Edwin Poole and John Michael Higgins as senior partner Jerry Austin. Monica Potter was later cast as junior partner Lori Colson and René Auberjonois as senior partner Paul Lewiston, replacing John Michael Higgins. The pilot premiered on ABC on October 3, 2004.
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