Goliath (TV series) explained

Genre:Legal drama
Opentheme:"Bartholomew" by The Silent Comedy[1]
Composer:Jon Ehrlich
Jason Derlatka
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:4
Num Episodes:32
List Episodes:
  1. Episodes
Producer:Robert Lloyd Lewis
Cinematography:Edward Pei
Editor:John David Buxton

Goliath is an American legal drama television series by Amazon Studios. The show was commissioned with a straight-to-series order of eight episodes on December 1, 2015[2] and premiered on October 13, 2016, on Amazon Prime Video.[3] On February 15, 2017, Amazon announced the series had been renewed for a second season and confirmed that Clyde Phillips was joining the series as showrunner.[4] The trailer for season 2 was released on May 1, 2018.[5] Season 2, consisting of eight episodes, was released on June 15, 2018.[6] On December 11, 2018, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on October 4, 2019.[7] [8] On November 14, 2019, Amazon announced the series was renewed for a fourth and final season,[9] which premiered on September 24, 2021.[10]

Premise

Goliath follows a down-and-out lawyer (Thornton) as he seeks redemption. His one shot depends on getting justice in a legal system where truth has become a commodity, and the scales of justice have never been more heavily weighted toward the rich and powerful.[11]

Cast

Main

Season 1 main cast

Season 2 main cast

Season 3 main cast

Season 4 main cast

Recurring

Season 1 recurring cast

Season 2 recurring cast

Season 4 recurring cast

Episodes

Season 4 (2021)

Production

Development

On May 14, 2015, it was announced that Amazon had issued a pilot order for the series, then titled Trial, based on a script by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro.[37] On December 1, 2015, Amazon announced that it was bypassing the pilot process with the project and was instead issuing a straight-to-series order consisting of a ten-episode first season to premiere in 2016.[2] The first season would ultimately come to consist of eight episodes total. On August 7, 2016, it was announced that the first season would premiere on October 13, 2016.[3]

Casting

On June 25, 2015, it was reported that Kevin Costner was in talks to join the series in the lead role of Billy McBride.[38] By June 30, he had exited talks.[39] On July 23, 2015, it was confirmed that Billy Bob Thornton had been cast in the role.[12] In August, Olivia Thirlby and Maria Bello joined the main cast.[19] [18] On September 14, Sarah Wynter was cast in the series regular role of Gina Larson.[21] In November, Molly Parker and Britain Dalton joined the production as series regulars.[20] [22] The following March, Nina Arianda and Tania Raymonde were also announced as part of the main cast.[14] [15] In June, Dwight Yoakam and Harold Perrineau were cast in recurring roles.[28] In August, the final casting announcements, of Diana Hopper and Jason Ritter in recurring roles, were made.[11] [40]

For the show's fourth and final season, Brandon Scott and Geoffrey Arend joined the main cast, while Obba Babatundé and Elias Koteas appear in recurring roles.[41]

Setting

Goliath is set and filmed in Santa Monica, California. The venue Chez Jay, which Billy McBride frequents and often works out of, is a real-life bar and restaurant.[42] Production for the fourth season moved to San Francisco.

Renewal

On February 15, 2017, Amazon announced the series had been renewed for a second season. In that announcement, it was also confirmed that Clyde Phillips was joining the series in season two as the day-to-day showrunner. Kelley, Shapiro and Ross Fineman were set to remain in their roles as executive producers.[4]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds an approval rating of 78% based on 37 professional reviews, with an average score of 6.04/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Compelling performances from an excellent cast—led by standout Billy Bob Thornton—propel David E. Kelley's Goliath into must-watch TV territory."[43] On Metacritic the first season has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[44]

On Rotten Tomatoes, season two has an approval rating of 88% based on reviews from 8 critics.[45] It was noted for showing much more division between critic and audience scores than the first season.[46]

On Rotten Tomatoes season three has an approval rating of 80% based on reviews from five critics,[47] while season four has an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from five critics.[48]

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryRecipient(s)Result
2017Golden Globe AwardsBest Actor – Television Series DramaBilly Bob Thornton[49]
2019Satellite AwardsBest Actor in a Drama / Genre Series[50]
[51]
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV FilmMark Duplass
2020Satellite AwardsBest Actor in a Drama / Genre SeriesBilly Bob Thornton[52]
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV FilmDennis Quaid

Notes and References

  1. News: Robert . Goldrich . GenPop's Bill Yukich Directs 'Goliath' Opening Title Sequence . . November 10, 2016 . March 26, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170326231546/https://www.shootonline.com/video/genpops-bill-yukich-directs-goliath%C2%A0opening-title-sequence . March 26, 2017.
  2. News: Andreeva. Nellie. Amazon Confirms David E. Kelley Drama Series 'Trial' Starring Billy Bob Thornton. Deadline Hollywood. December 1, 2015. October 15, 2016.
  3. Web site: Schwartz. Ryan. Transparent Season 3, High Castle Season 2, Woody Allen Comedy and Others Get Amazon Premiere Dates. TVLine. August 7, 2016.
  4. News: Andreeva. Nellie. 'Goliath' Renewed For Season 2 With Clyde Phillips As New Showrunner. Deadline Hollywood. February 15, 2017. February 16, 2017.
  5. Web site: Goliath. Season 2. Official Trailer. Amazon. May 18, 2018.
  6. News: New season of GOLIATH returns June 14 on Prime Video. The Washington Post. May 21, 2018.
  7. News: Goliath Renewed for Season 3, Adds Dennis Quaid, Amy Brenneman and Beau Bridges to Cast. TVLine. December 11, 2018. January 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200109155228/https://tvline.com/2018/12/11/goliath-renewed-season-3-dennis-quaid-amy-brenneman/. dead.
  8. Web site: 'Goliath' Season Three Premieres Friday, October 4 Exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. The Futon Critic. August 22, 2019.
  9. News: Goliath Renewed For Fourth & Final Season By Amazon Prime Video. renewcanceltv.com. November 14, 2019.
  10. Web site: 'Goliath' Final Season To Premiere This Fall On Amazon Prime Video. Deadline Hollywood. Rosy. Cordero. July 27, 2021. July 27, 2021.
  11. News: Petski. Denise. 'Bosch' Casts Jeffrey Pierce; Diana Hopper Takes On 'Goliath'. Deadline Hollywood. August 19, 2016. December 29, 2017.
  12. News: Andreeva . Nellie . Billy Bob Thornton To Star In David E. Kelley's Amazon Drama 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . July 23, 2015 . April 20, 2016.
  13. In Season 3, Episode 4, "Full Circle", McBride goes through a box of law school mementos that include a page-flagged Constitutional Law casebook and a folded-up piece of paper with the words "Boalt Hall" on it. Also in Season 2, Episode 1, "La Mano", a "University of California" diploma can be seen hanging from the wall of McBride's makeshift office (that operates out of a room in the Ocean Lodge Hotel). By the process of elimination, this is a law degree diploma because in the pilot (Season 1, Episode 1, "Of Mice and Men"), McBride mentions he "went to college" at, and graduated with an undergraduate degree from Indiana University (where he also played baseball). The series creator Jonathan Shapiro is a Berkeley Law alumnus as well.
  14. News: Petski . Denise . Nina Arianda Joins David E. Kelley's Amazon Drama 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . March 3, 2016 . April 20, 2016.
  15. News: Petski . Denise . Jeff Pierre Goes 'Beyond' For Freeform; Tania Raymonde Joins 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . March 25, 2016 . April 20, 2016.
  16. News: Petski . Denise . 'Goliath' Ups Diana Hopper To Series Regular; Dominic Fumusa Also Cast . Deadline Hollywood . May 25, 2017 . December 29, 2017.
  17. News: Elizabeth . Wagmeister . Elizabeth Wagmeister . 'Trial': William Hurt Joins Cast of Amazon Legal Drama from David E. Kelley . . August 24, 2015 . April 20, 2016.
  18. News: Andreeva . Nellie . Maria Bello Joins David E. Kelley's Amazon Drama Series 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . August 26, 2015 . April 20, 2016.
  19. News: Andreeva . Nellie . Olivia Thirlby To Co-Star In David E. Kelley's Amazon Pilot 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . August 20, 2015 . April 20, 2016.
  20. News: Pedersen . Erik . Molly Parker Cast as Judge in David E. Kelley's Amazon Drama Series 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . November 11, 2015 . April 20, 2016.
  21. News: Andreeva . Nellie . Sarah Wynter Cast In Amazon Drama 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . September 12, 2015 . April 20, 2016.
  22. News: Petski . Denise . Alysia Reiner Joins 'Rosewood'; Britain Dalton in 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . November 10, 2015 . April 20, 2016.
  23. News: Petski . Denise . 'Goliath': Ana De La Reguera To Star In Season 2 Of Amazon Drama Series . Deadline Hollywood . May 11, 2017 . December 29, 2017.
  24. News: Petski . Denise . 'Goliath' Casts Matthew Del Negro; Nicole Kang Joins 'You' . Deadline Hollywood . September 26, 2017 . December 29, 2017.
  25. News: Andreeva . Nellie . 'Goliath': Morris Chestnut to Star in Season 2 Of Amazon Series . Deadline Hollywood . June 13, 2017 . December 29, 2017.
  26. News: Petski . Denise . 'Goliath': Mark Duplass Cast As Series Regular For Season 2 Of Amazon Drama Series . Deadline Hollywood . August 30, 2017 . December 29, 2017.
  27. Web site: Schuhart. Jonah. 2021-04-09. Goliath Season 4 Release Date, Cast, snd Plot – What We Know So Far. 2021-09-25. Looper.com. en-US.
  28. News: Petski . Denise . Dwight Yoakam Joins David E. Kelley's Amazon Drama Series 'Goliath; Harold Perrineau Also Cast . Deadline Hollywood . June 15, 2016 . September 20, 2016.
  29. News: Petski . Denise . 'Goliath': James Wolk Set To Recur In Season 2 Of Amazon Drama Series . Deadline Hollywood . July 31, 2017 . December 29, 2017.
  30. News: Petski . Denise . 'Goliath': Alexandra Billings Set to Recur in Season 2 of Amazon Drama Series . Deadline Hollywood . September 13, 2017 . December 29, 2017.
  31. Web site: Schmidt . Emily . Actress Annika Marks Discusses Her Roles in 'The Affair' & 'Goliath,' & What She'd Tell Her Younger Self (Exclusive Q&A) . Hercampus . July 24, 2018 . July 24, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724154128/https://www.hercampus.com/entertainment/actress-annika-marks-discusses-her-roles-affair-goliath-what-shed-tell-her-younger . dead .
  32. Web site: "Goliath" Two Cinderellas (TV Episode 2018). IMDb. August 25, 2018.
  33. Web site: 2021-09-24. Goliath season 4, episode 1 recap – the opening chapter explained. 2021-09-29. Ready Steady Cut. en-GB.
  34. Web site: Emma Kennedy. 2021-09-29. IMDb.
  35. Thorne . Will . Haley Joel Osment, 'Hunger Games' Alum Jena Malone and Clara Wong Join 'Goliath' Final Season . Variety. February 27, 2020. August 22, 2021.
  36. Web site: 2021-09-25. 'Goliath' Series Finale Recap and Ending Explained: What Happened to Billy McBride?. 2021-09-29. FashionBehindtheScene. en-US.
  37. News: Andreeva . Nellie . David E. Kelley Legal Drama, Shane Black Western Among Amazon Pilot Orders . Deadline Hollywood . May 14, 2015 . December 29, 2017.
  38. News: Andreeva . Nellie . Kevin Costner In Talks To Star In David E. Kelley's Amazon Drama Pilot 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . June 25, 2015 . December 29, 2017.
  39. News: Andreeva . Nellie . Kevin Costner Walks Away From Amazon Drama 'Trial' . Deadline Hollywood . July 1, 2015 . December 29, 2017.
  40. News: Petski . Denise . Jason Ritter To Recur In David E. Kelley's Amazon Drama Series 'Goliath' . Deadline Hollywood . August 31, 2016 . December 29, 2017.
  41. Web site: 'Goliath' Adds Brandon Scott and Geoffrey Arend As Series Regulars, Two Recurring For Season 4. Petski. Denise. February 21, 2020. Deadline Hollywood. November 24, 2020.
  42. Web site: Moviefone. David E. Kelley Has a Romantic Reason for Setting 'Goliath' in Santa Monica. October 14, 2016. Huver, Scott Huver.
  43. Web site: Goliath: Season 1 . . July 16, 2021.
  44. Web site: Goliath – Season 1 Reviews . . March 12, 2022.
  45. Web site: Goliath: Season 2 . Rotten Tomatoes.
  46. Web site: Will there be a season 3 of Goliath? . Josh . Sorokach . Decider . July 2, 2018 . December 21, 2019 .
  47. Web site: Goliath: Season 3 . Rotten Tomatoes.
  48. Web site: Goliath: Season 4 . Rotten Tomatoes . March 12, 2022.
  49. News: Billy Bob Thornton Wins Golden Globe for Best Actor in Drama TV Series for 'Goliath' . Elizabeth . Wagmeister . Variety . January 9, 2017 . January 9, 2017.
  50. Web site: 2018 Awards Nominees . . December 10, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181129220303/http://www.pressacademy.com/2018-nominees/ . November 29, 2018 . dead .
  51. Web site: St. Clair . Matt . 'A Star Is Born,' 'Roma,' and 'Beale Street' Win Big at the Satellite Awards . Awards Circuit . January 5, 2019 . January 4, 2019 . January 6, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010651/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/01/04/a-star-is-born-roma-and-beale-street-win-big-at-the-satellite-awards/ . dead .
  52. Web site: 24th Satellite Awards Announce Nominations, 'Ford v Ferrari' Leads the Way . awardscircuit.com . December 3, 2019 . December 6, 2019 . December 9, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191209160436/https://www.awardscircuit.com/2019/12/03/24th-satellite-awards-announce-nominations-ford-v-ferrari-leads-the-way/ . dead .

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