The Client (TV series) explained

Developer:	Judith Paige Mitchell
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	22
List Episodes:	Episodes
Cinematography:	Lowell Peterson
Runtime:	60 minutes
Network:	CBS

The Client (also referred to as John Grisham's The Client) is an American legal thriller drama television series developed by Judith Paige Mitchell that aired on CBS for one season, premiering with a two-hour pilot on September 17, 1995,^[1] and airing new episodes through April 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film The Client, itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel. It starred JoBeth Williams, John Heard, and Polly Holliday in the roles created in the film by Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, and Micole Mercurio, respectively.

Cast

Main

• JoBeth Williams as Reggie Love
• John Heard as Roy Foltrigg
• Polly Holliday as Momma Love
• David Barry Gray as Clint McGuire
• Ossie Davis as Judge Harry Roosevelt (13 episodes, 1995–96)

Recurring

• Valerie Mahaffey as Ellie Foltrigg (4 episodes, 1995–96)
• Mac Davis as Waldo Gaines (3 episodes 1995–96)
• David Michael Mullins as Lewis Maddox (7 episodes, 1995–96)
• Burke Moses as Jackson Love (6 episodes, 1995–96)
• William Converse-Roberts as Dr. Gus Cardoni (6 episodes, 1995–96)
• Derek McGrath as Arnie (4 episodes, 1996)
• Thom Barry as Judge Waite-Barkley (4 episodes, 1996)
• Brixton Karnes as Officer Brill (4 episodes, 1995–96)
• Harry Lennix as Daniel Holbrook (3 episodes, 1995–96)
• Emilio Borelli as Nick (3 episodes, 1996)
• Allen Williams as Howard Straithe (3 episodes, 1995–96)
• Timothy Carhart as Walon Clark (3 episodes, 1995)
• Emmanuelle Bach as Nicole (3 episodes, 1995–96)
• Ray McKinnon as Lenny Barlow (3 episodes, 1995)

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date

Ratings

The Client averaged at 7.9 million viewers, ranking at #22 for the network and #82 overall.^[2]

Syndication and home media

The TNT Network rebroadcast the series five nights a week, March 1999 through February 2001.^[3]

While the full series is not available on DVD or Blu-ray, the 1995 pilot episode of the series was included as a bonus feature on the 2013 Blu-ray release of the 1994 film.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Todd Everett . Review: 'John Grisham's the Client' . . September 15, 1995 . 2016-05-11.
2. Web site: 1995-96 Ratings History. thetvratingsguide.com. August 15, 1991. February 26, 2024.
3. News: JoBeth Williams' 'THE CLIENT' begins encore run on TNT. The Houston Chronicle. March 14, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/20120709025217/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/1999_3125625/jobeth-williams-the-client-begins-encore-run-on-tn.html. 2012-07-09.