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The Guardian

The Guardian

The Guardian

The Guardian

2001 - 2004•3 seasons•67 episodes•~50m•

★7.0(57 ratings)

Drama

Overview

Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.

Creators

David Hollander

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Main Cast

Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Nick Fallin

Dabney Coleman

Dabney Coleman

Burton Fallin

Alan Rosenberg

Alan Rosenberg

Alvin Masterson

Wendy Moniz

Wendy Moniz

Louisa 'Lulu' Archer

Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge

Jake Straka

Full Crew

Production

Executive Producer:

David Hollander

Executive Producer: Mark Johnson

Supervising Producer: John Heath

Co-Executive Producer: Vahan Moosekian

Keywords

parent child relationshipcommunity servicelawyerrecovering addictpittsburgh, pennsylvania

Did You Know?

#1

The series spans 3 seasons with 67 episodes in total (avg. 22 per season).

#2

Each episode runs approximately 60 minutes.

#3

The series ran from 2001 to 2004 — a total of 3 years on air.

#4

Originally aired on CBS.

#5

Executive produced by David Hollander, Mark Johnson.

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Rating

7.0/10

Good

57 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

The Guardian

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

TV-PG

Language:

English

First Episode:

9/25/2001

Last Episode:

5/4/2004

Networks:

CBS