Goliath | |
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Genre | |
Created by |
David E. Kelley Jonathan Shapiro |
Starring | |
Composer(s) | Jon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
David E. Kelley Jonathan Shapiro David Semel Ross Fineman Lawrence Trilling |
Producer(s) | Robert Lloyd Davis |
Cinematography | Edward Pei |
Editor(s) | John David Buxton |
Production company(s) | David E. Kelley Productions Jonathan Shapiro Productions Amazon Studios |
Distributor | Amazon Studios |
Release | |
Original network | Amazon Video |
Original release | October 13, 2016 |
External links | |
Website |
Goliath (formerly known as Trial) is an American legal drama web television series by Amazon Studios. The show was commissioned with a straight-to-series order of 8 episodes on December 1, 2015, and premiered on October 13, 2016, on Amazon Video. On February 15, 2017, Amazon announced the series was renewed for a second season.
The show received generally favorable reviews, scoring a 65 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 26 critics.Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 77% 'Certified Fresh' rating based on 35 reviews, with a weighted average score of 6.04/10 and the general consensus "Compelling performances from an excellent cast—led by standout Billy Bob Thornton—propel David E. Kelley's Goliath into must-watch TV territory."
At the 74th Golden Globe Awards, Billy Bob Thornton won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for his work on this show.