Fairly Legal
| Fairly Legal | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Legal drama Comedy-drama |
| Created by | Michael Sardo |
| Starring |
Sarah Shahi Michael Trucco Virginia Williams Baron Vaughn Ryan Johnson |
| Opening theme | "Facing Kate" by Yellow Brick Road (season 1) |
| Ending theme | "Facing Kate" (season 1) |
| Composer(s) | Mateo Messina |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Peter Ocko Michael Sardo Steve Stark Russ Buchholz Anton Cropper |
| Producer(s) | Drew Matich Clara George |
| Location(s) |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada San Francisco |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Universal Cable Productions Garfield St. Productions Steve Stark Productions Ocko & Company |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | USA Network |
| Original release | January 20, 2011 – June 15, 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Fairly Legal is a television series which aired on USA Network from January 20, 2011, to June 15, 2012. The series starred Sarah Shahi, Michael Trucco, Virginia Williams, Baron Vaughn, and Ryan Johnson. USA Network canceled the show on November 1, 2012, after two seasons, due to low ratings.
Fairly Legal stars Sarah Shahi as Kate Reed, a young woman who changes her profession from lawyer to mediator and works at the San Francisco law firm her father started. As the series opens, Kate's father has just died, leaving his young widow Lauren in charge as Kate and the firm adjust to the loss.
Kate and Lauren, who are approximately the same age, generally engage in comical banter while attempting to work together, and the development of their relationship is a central focus of the series. According to Shahi, the characters "take a couple steps forward and then take gigantic leaps back". She has also stated that their history divides them at certain times, and bonds them at others. "At the end of the day, they would give the shirt off of their backs to help the other person, because they are family".
Fairly Legal first appeared on the development slate for USA Network in August 2009, under the working title Facing Kate. The series was created and written by Michael Sardo, who also serves as an executive producer. Casting announcements began in late October, when Sarah Shahi was cast in the main role of Kate Reed. Michael Trucco and Virginia Williams joined the cast in early November.
The 75-minute pilot episode was directed by Bronwen Hughes. The series was given the green-light for a first season on March 15, 2010, with an additional 11 episode order. Production began in June in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In September, the total number of episodes was cut from twelve to ten due to scheduling issues.
On May 2, 2011, USA Network announced that Fairly Legal had been renewed for a second season of 13 episodes, which went into production later in 2011. On January 4, 2012, it was announced the second season of Fairly Legal would premiere on March 16, 2012. The series moved to Friday at 9:00 pm, paired with In Plain Sight.
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