Julia George (Piper Perabo) is the driven L.A. producer of a news interview show hosted by Louise Herrick (Kate Jennings Grant). Megan Byrd is her assistant. She often works with defense attorney and former lover Jake Gregorian (Daniel Sunjata). Ella Benjamin (Aimee Teegarden), Bradley Gregorian (J. August Richards), and Ryan Mills are investigators working for Jake. Jake has Oscar Keaton (Kevin Zegers) as a client but later it is revealed that Jake had an one-night stand with his wife.
This tries to be a lot of flash like a Scandal. I like both Perabo and Sunjata as actors. I like their characters less. The show starts with them in a complicated passionate relationship but it gets water thrown on it almost immediately. The fake brash overwrought unreality can be acceptable but the show hits the wrong note from time to time. I also wonder if following only one case for the whole season would be more compelling and better for the show. It would make more sense for Jake and Julia to do one case together.
This tries to be a lot of flash like a Scandal. I like both Perabo and Sunjata as actors. I like their characters less. The show starts with them in a complicated passionate relationship but it gets water thrown on it almost immediately. The fake brash overwrought unreality can be acceptable but the show hits the wrong note from time to time. I also wonder if following only one case for the whole season would be more compelling and better for the show. It would make more sense for Jake and Julia to do one case together.