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The Guardian

The Guardian

20017.03 Seasons67 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.

Created by David Hollander
NetworksCBS

Top Cast

Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Nick Fallin

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Burton Fallin

Alan Rosenberg

Alan Rosenberg

Alvin Masterson

Wendy Moniz

Wendy Moniz

Louisa 'Lulu' Archer

Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge

Jake Straka

Themes & Keywords

parent child relationshipcommunity servicelawyerrecovering addictpittsburgh, pennsylvania

About The Guardian

The Guardian is a drama series that first aired in 2001 exploring themes of parent child relationship, community service, lawyer, recovering addict, pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Created by David Hollander, it stars Simon Baker, Dabney Coleman, Alan Rosenberg. Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.

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