ABC Developing Legal Dramedy 'Holding Court' from Alfredo Barrios Jr. and Ross Fineman
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Nellie Andreeva
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Summary
ABC is developing a new legal dramedy titled "Holding Court," written and executive produced by Alfredo Barrios Jr. (Hotel Cocaine) and executive produced by Ross Fineman (The Lincoln Lawyer). The series follows a brilliant but stubborn paralegal who teams up with a charismatic, street-smart attorney who barely passed the bar. The show continues ABC's strategy of character-driven light crime procedurals, extending the formula from successful shows like The Rookie, High Potential, Will Trent, and R.J. Decker into the legal genre.
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Holding Court is a character-driven one-hour dramedy following a brilliant, stubborn yet book-smart paralegal who teams up with a charismatic, street-smart attorney who barely passed the bar
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