The Defenders
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1961 - 1965
DramaThe Defenders is an American courtroom drama series that ran on CBS from 1961–1965. It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing. It was created by television writer Reginald Rose.The Museum of Broadcast Communications called it "perhaps the most socially conscious series the medium has ever seen", a show "singularly resonant with New Frontier liberalism."In 2002, The Defenders was ranked #31 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #8 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.The Defenders featuring E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can track it for updates. It's a drama show with 132 episodes over 4 seasons. The Defenders is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons.
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The Defenders is an American courtroom drama series that ran on CBS from 1961–1965. It starred E. G. Marshall and Robert Reed as father-and-son defense attorneys who specialized in legally complex cases, with defendants such as neo-Nazis, conscientious objectors, civil rights demonstrators, a schoolteacher fired for being an atheist, an author accused of pornography, and a physician charged in a mercy killing. It was created by television writer Reginald Rose.The Museum of Broadcast Communications called it "perhaps the most socially conscious series the medium has ever seen", a show "singularly resonant with New Frontier liberalism."In 2002, The Defenders was ranked #31 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. and in 2013 TV Guide ranked it #8 in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time.The Defenders featuring E.G. Marshall and Robert Reed is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can track it for updates. It's a drama show with 132 episodes over 4 seasons. The Defenders is no longer running and has no plans to air new episodes or seasons.
4 Seasons
USLawrence Preston
E.G. MarshallKenneth Preston
Robert ReedProducer
Bob MarkellExecutive Producer
Herbert BrodkinWriter
Reginald RoseWriter
Robert Thom
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The Defenders Season 4 Overview
Sep 24, 1964 - May 13, 1965
Season 4 of The Defenders has 30 episodes that are not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when an episode becomes available on your services.
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May 13, 1965
Suing for damages after his son's accidental death, Bill Andrews (Robert Duval) finds that the amount he can collect won't...S04 E30 of The Defenders is not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when it becomes available on your services.
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May 6, 1965
The Prestons are assigned to defend murder suspect Charlie Barry (Tom Bosley), a vagrant who is apathetically resigned to his...S04 E29 of The Defenders is not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when it becomes available on your services.
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Apr 29, 1965
Charles Parker (Larry Blyden) has second thoughts about prosecuting a suspected murderer when the Prestons - defense attorneys in the...S04 E28 of The Defenders is not available to stream or rent on any services. Track the series to get notified when it becomes available on your services.
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