Julianna Margulies
Aidan Quinn
Ben Shenkman
Trieste Dunn
Keith Robinson

Created by:
Dave Erickson

2008
Drama
Fox
TV-PG

“Canterbury’s Law” is in the style of other legal dramas and has nothing new or even interesting to add. And, by the way, its use of hand-held cameras is an ineffective way to make it seem gritty.

This show focuses on a tough-as-nails attorney, played by Julianna Margulies, but has a limp script. The actors do all of the work, but they can’t overcome the writing. They’re good, but they’re not that good.

The six episodes of “Canterbury’s Law” might be of interest to die-hard fans of “Law & Order” reruns. If you want to watch a masterful legal drama, instead, check out Margulies in “The Good Wife.”

Verdict: Whatever

About: (Source: canterburylaw)

Julianna Margulies stars in CANTERBURY’S LAW as Elizabeth Canterbury, a rebellious female defense attorney who’s willing to bend the law in order to protect the wrongfully accused. Haunted by the disappearance of their young son, Elizabeth and her husband Matt Furey (recurring guest star Aidan Quinn) take on new professional challenges in their hometown of Providence, Rhode Island. Elizabeth forms her own law firm and finds herself working alongside Russell Krauss (Ben Shenkman), a righteous attorney who was forced out of the Providence Attorney General’s Office; Chester Grant (Keith Robinson), a city councilman’s son who is embarrassed by his privileged upbringing; and Molly McConnell (Trieste Kelly Dunn) a young, idealistic attorney who wants to learn as much as she can from Elizabeth without becoming her. But even new professional goals cannot distance Elizabeth from her own personal tragedy as her work consistently provides a stark reminder of the justice absent in her own life.