Set against the backdrop of a courtroom, The Defenders features E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as a dynamic father-son duo of defense attorneys tackling a range of intricate legal battles. Their clients include a diverse mix of individuals, from neo-Nazis and civil rights activists to a schoolteacher dismissed for atheism, an author facing obscenity charges, and a doctor implicated in a mercy killing. Each episode delves into the moral complexities of the law, challenging the boundaries of justice and the ethical dilemmas faced by those in the legal profession.
Country
US
Seasons
1
S01E01
Quality of Mercy
Sep 16, 1961
S01E02
Killer Instinct
Sep 23, 1961
S01E03
Death Across the Counter
Sep 30, 1961
S01E04
The Riot
Oct 07, 1961
S01E05
The Young Lovers
Oct 14, 1961
S01E06
The Boy Between
Oct 21, 1961
S01E07
The Hundred Lives of Harry Simms
Oct 28, 1961
S01E08
The Accident
Nov 04, 1961
S01E09
The Trial of Jenny Scott
Nov 11, 1961
S01E10
The Man with the Concrete Thumb
Nov 18, 1961
S01E11
The Treadmill
Nov 25, 1961
S01E12
Perjury
Dec 02, 1961
S01E13
The Attack
Dec 09, 1961
S01E14
The Prowler
Dec 16, 1961
S01E15
Gideon's Follies
Dec 23, 1961
S01E16
The Best Defense
Dec 30, 1961
S01E17
The Bedside Murder
Jan 06, 1962
S01E18
The Search
Jan 20, 1962
S01E19
Storm at Birch Glen
Jan 27, 1962
S01E20
The Point Shaver
Feb 03, 1962
S01E21
The Locked Room
Feb 10, 1962
S01E22
The Empty Chute
Feb 17, 1962
S01E23
The Crusader
Feb 24, 1962
S01E24
The Hickory Indian
Mar 03, 1962
S01E25
The Iron Man
Mar 10, 1962
S01E26
The Tarnished Cross
Mar 17, 1962
S01E27
The Last Six Months
Mar 31, 1962
S01E28
The Naked Heiress
Apr 07, 1962
S01E29
Reunion with Death
Apr 21, 1962
S01E30
The Benefactor
Apr 28, 1962
S01E31
Along Came a Spider
May 05, 1962
S01E32
The Broken Barrelhead
May 26, 1962