The Client (TV series)
| The Client | |
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Promotional poster for series
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| Genre | Drama, legal thriller |
| Created by | John Grisham |
| Written by |
Judith Paige Mitchell John Grisham Grace McKeaney Edward Tivnan |
| Directed by | Helaine Head Mike Pavone Win Phelps Michael W. Watkins |
| Starring |
JoBeth Williams John Heard Polly Holliday Ossie Davis |
| Theme music composer | Steven Graziano Dino A. Moriana |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Judith Paige Mitchell Mitchell Binder |
| Cinematography | Lowell Peterson |
| Editor(s) | Robert L. Sinise M. Edward Salier |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Michael Filerman Productions Judith Paige Mitchell Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | September 17, 1995 – April 16, 1996 |
The Client (also referred to as John Grisham's The Client) is an American television series that was broadcast on CBS. It aired for one season, premiering with a two-hour movie pilot on September 17, 1995, and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film The Client, itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel also titled The Client. It starred JoBeth Williams, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Micole Mercurio, respectively.
The leads of the series were played by JoBeth Williams as Reggie Love, and John Heard as Roy Foltrigg. As series regulars, Polly Holliday as Big Momma and David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire are the only other characters to appear in all 20 episodes.
Besides Micole Mercurio, who played Big Momma in the film and guest-starred in the fourteenth episode, Winning, as Naomi, the only other actor to appear in both the series and film was Ossie Davis. His portrayal of Judge Harry Roosevelt in the film, led him to recreate that part in 13 of the 20 first season episodes of the series.
The following actors were considered recurring, with many of them portraying characters already created in the book and/or movie:
While the series lasted 20 episodes, it reached a larger audience when the TNT Network rebroadcast the series five nights a week, March 1999 through February 2001, to solid ratings.
While the full series is not yet available on DVD or Blu-ray, the 1995 pilot episode of the series was included as a bonus feature on the 2013 Blu-ray release of the 1994 film.
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