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Legal TV Series

Courtrooms, lawyers and the machinery of the law.

Ranked by how defining this tag is for each show · 103 series

10/10 means the show is a defining example. Shows scoring below 7/10 don't make the list.

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103 series Taste tags cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

The Lincoln Lawyer

★ 7.8
99K 50 2022–2027
Legal
10/10

The Good Wife

★ 8.3
90K 156 2009–2016
Legal · Strong female lead
10/10

Boston Legal

★ 8.5
54K 101 2004–2008
Legal · Witty banter
10/10

The Good Fight

★ 8.3
36K 60 2017–2022
Legal · Dialogue-driven
10/10

Damages

★ 8.1
33K 59 2007–2012
Legal · Morally gray
10/10

Perry Mason

★ 8.3
13K 271 1957–1966
Legal · Procedural · Episodic
10/10

Shark

★ 7.1
12K 38 2006–2008
Legal · Procedural · Antihero lead
10/10

The Practice

★ 7.7
12K 167 1997–2004
Legal · Morally gray
10/10

Matlock

★ 7.2
11K 181 1986–1995
Legal · Procedural · Episodic
10/10

L.A. Law

★ 7.1
7K 171 1986–1994
Legal · Workplace · Ensemble cast
10/10

Harry's Law

★ 7.3
7K 34 2011–2012
Legal · Strong female lead
10/10

Silk

★ 8.0
6K 18 2011–2014
Legal · British TV
10/10

The Rainmaker

★ 7.1
6K 20 2025–present
Legal · Class divide
10/10

Suits

★ 8.4
543K 134 2011–2019
Legal · Witty banter
9/10

Presumed Innocent

★ 7.7
96K 16 2024–present
Legal · Built to binge
9/10

Law & Order

★ 7.8
51K 550 1990–present
Procedural · Legal · Long-runner
9/10

Extraordinary Attorney Woo

★ 8.5
39K 16 2022–2022
K-drama · Legal · Outsider lead
9/10

The Staircase

★ 7.8
30K 13 2004–2018
True crime · Legal · Docuseries
9/10

Illegal - Justice, Out of Order

★ 6.8
27K 26 2020–2024
Legal · Social commentary
9/10

Bull

★ 7.1
25K 125 2016–2022
Legal · Procedural · Genius lead
9/10

Franklin & Bash

★ 7.6
16K 40 2011–2014
Legal · Witty banter
9/10

Maamla Legal Hai

★ 8.0
14K 16 2024–present
Legal · Indian TV · Ensemble cast
9/10

You Don't Know Me

★ 6.8
9K 4 2021–2021
Legal · Tight limited run
9/10

Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach

★ 7.6
8K 9 2022–present
Legal · Indian TV · Secrets & lies
9/10