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Trial & Error

★ 7.9 7K votes 2017–2018 2 seasons · 23 episodes Canceled NBC
ParodyA sustained send-up of other genres or works.This show: 8/10Small townA tight community where everyone knows everyone.This show: 7/10SatiricalComedy sharpened into social and political critique.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Nicholas D'AgostoJayma MaysSteven BoyerSherri ShepherdKrysta RodriguezJohn Lithgow
Written by
Jeff AstrofMatthew Miller
Starring
Nicholas D'AgostoJayma MaysSteven BoyerSherri ShepherdKrysta RodriguezJohn Lithgow
Written by
Jeff AstrofMatthew Miller
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
0200400600800

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About

"True-crime satire wearing a small-town comedy disguise"

A green New York lawyer travels to a small Southern town to defend an eccentric, possibly innocent murder suspect, with a documentary crew filming every chaotic step. It's a mockumentary in the vein of dry, deadpan true-crime satire, built on absurd small-town characters, courtroom farce, and a slow-burn will-he-did-it mystery that's really just an excuse for jokes. The pace is brisk and episodic, the tone silly rather than dark, and it works best if you enjoy character comedy over plot payoff.

Watch it for

the deadpan ensemble of small-town oddballs stealing nearly every scene from the mystery itself.

Maybe skip if

you want a genuine whodunit rather than absurdist comedy using a murder case as a backdrop.

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All Seasons

Season 12017
8.23K134h 45m
Lady, Killer2018
8.22K103h 30m
The second season centers on bright-eyed New York lawyer Josh Segal, still relatively a newcomer in a tiny southern town, who is sturdily posed for his next big case there. His mission? To defend the eccentric first lady of East Peck, Lavinia Peck-Foster, known for her flamboyant outfits, large hats and hairless cat, and who suddenly finds herself accused of the bizarre murder of her beloved husband.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Nicholas D'Agosto Josh Segal
Jayma Mays Carol Anne Keane
Steven Boyer Dwayne Reed
Sherri Shepherd Anne Flatch
Krysta Rodriguez Summer Henderson, Claudia Ramirez
John Lithgow Larry Henderson
Amanda Payton Nina Rudolph
Kristin Chenoweth Lavinia Peck-Foster
Joel McCrary Judge Kamiltow
Angel Parker Heidi Baker

Crew

Jeff Astrof
Matthew Miller

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