Outlaw (TV series) explained

Genre:Legal drama
Creator:John Eisendrath
Composer:James S. Levine
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
Editor:Lauren A. Schaffer
Runtime:43 minutes
Network:NBC

Outlaw is an American legal drama television series created by John Eisendrath that aired on NBC. The one-hour courtroom drama stars Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court Justice, Cyrus Garza, who resigns from the bench and returns to private practice in an elite law firm where Claire Sax, love interest to Garza, is a powerful senior partner. As part of the deal, the firm has an ex–Supreme Court Justice on their staff of lawyers and Garza is allowed to pick his team and the cases he works.

The series premiered on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 (a day earlier in Canada), and began airing on Fridays beginning September 24.[1] On October 11, 2010, NBC cancelled the series after only four episodes had aired. The series finale later aired on November 13, 2010.[2]

Development and production

The series was originally titled Rough Justice,[3] and then briefly Garza.[4] [5] NBC green-lit the pilot, which was written by John Eisendrath, in late January 2010.[3] In mid February, Terry George signed on to direct the pilot.[6]

Jesse Bradford was the first actor cast in early March.[7] Jimmy Smits was cast next to headline the drama.[8] [9] Carly Pope and David Ramsey came on board a few days later.[10] Filming for the pilot took place in late March and April, with some exterior shots done in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[11] [12] and neighboring Bensalem,[13] Atlantic City, New Jersey,[14] and in the Arlington, Virginia area.[15]

NBC announced in mid-May 2010 that the network had picked up the pilot for the 2010–11 season.[16] The series was expected to be produced in Los Angeles.[17] [18]

On October 6, NBC announced it had placed production of the series on hiatus due to low ratings for the first three episodes.[19] [20] The hiatus became permanent after ratings failed to improve for the October 8 broadcast. Eight of the planned thirteen episodes have been produced.[19] [20]

Four episodes had aired when NBC announced Outlaw cancellation. The remaining four were burned off on Saturdays through November 13.[21]

Cast and characters

Reception

As of September 15, 2010, Outlaw has an average score of 36/100 on Metacritic based on 23 reviews from television critics.[23] Barry Garron of The Hollywood Reporter appreciated the potential of Outlaw though he called the premise preposterous and likened it to a fairy tale.[24] John Doyle of The Globe and Mail said that Outlaw is "not the best advertisement for quality TV drama." Doyle concluded by saying the show is "for fans of melodramatic legal shows only."[25]

In its first airing against CBS's new drama Blue Bloods, on September 24, 2010, Outlaw was watched by roughly 4.893 million viewers, while Blue Bloods was watched by 13.013 million.

Episodes

The series premiered September 14, 2010 on Global in Canada[26] and debuted in the U.S. on NBC on September 15, 2010.[27] Though NBC moved Outlaw to Saturdays when they canceled the show Global continued to broadcast the remaining episodes on Fridays.

International broadcasts

Will begin airing after November 28, 2010 on Seven Network at 9:30 p.m., and it has been confirmed the entire season will air during the summer non-ratings period.[28]

Home releases

On January 24, 2011, in conjunction with Amazon.com's manufactured-on-demand (MOD) program, a DVD of all eight episodes of the series was released. The cover art consists of the promotional poster, with a Universal logo and border around it.[29]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NBC Announces Updated Fall Schedule Premieres. July 30, 2010 . . July 31, 2010.
  2. News: NBC pulls 'Outlaw' from Fridays . Hibbard . James . . The Live Feed (blog) . October 11, 2010 . November 13, 2010.
  3. Web site: Development Update: Tuesday, January 26. January 26, 2010 . . May 28, 2010.
  4. Web site: PRIMETIME PILOT PANIC: UPDATE - NBC Picks Up 'The Cape' & 'Garza' & 'Friends With Benefits'; Passes On 'Piggy'. May 14, 2010. Andreeva. Nellie . . May 28, 2010.
  5. Web site: NBC picks up 'Friends With Benefits,' 'The Cape'. May 14, 2010. Hibberd. James. The Hollywood Reporter. December 4, 2010.
  6. Web site: Development Update: Friday, February 19. February 19, 2010 . . May 28, 2010.
  7. Web site: Development Update: Wednesday, March 3. March 3, 2010 . . May 28, 2010.
  8. Web site: Jimmy Smits to headline legal drama pilot. March 9, 2010. Andreeva. Nellie. The Hollywood Reporter. December 4, 2010.
  9. Web site: Jimmy Smits Signs on to NBC Legal Drama. March 10, 2010. DiNunno. Gina. TV Guide. May 28, 2010.
  10. Web site: Development Update: Monday, March 15. March 15, 2010 . . May 28, 2010.
  11. Web site: Smits Films TV Pilot in Center City. https://archive.today/20120918165023/http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/around-town/events/Smits-Films-TV-Pilot-in-Center-City-89742137.html. dead. September 18, 2012. Stamm. Dan. April 1, 2010. NBC 10 Philadelphia. May 30, 2010.
  12. Web site: Hughe Dillon: Philly-filmed TV pilot with Jimmy Smits picked up. May 19, 2010. Dillon. Hughe. Philadelphia Magazine. Metrocorp. May 30, 2010.
  13. Web site: Another day on the set for film-industry locals . Klein . Michael . March 30, 2010 . Philly.com . May 28, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100405024949/http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20100330_Another_day_on_the_set_for_film-industry_locals.html . April 5, 2010 .
  14. Jimmy Smits Films at Resorts Casino Hotel-Atlantic City. April 6, 2010. Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority. May 29, 2010.
  15. Web site: Jimmy Smits NBC Pilot Filming in Arlington. April 2, 2010. ARLnow.com. May 28, 2010.
  16. Web site: NBC Adds To New Scripted Lineup With Four New Series -- 'The Cape,' 'Outlaw,' 'Harry's Law' And 'Friends With Benefits' - And Renews 'Chuck' For Fourth Season In 2010-11. May 14, 2010 . . May 28, 2010.
  17. Web site: Inqlings: 'Outlaw,' film work flee Philly. May 20, 2010. Klein. Michael. The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 30, 2010.
  18. Web site: Philly won't get that Jimmy Smits drama. May 19, 2010. Klein. Michael. Philly.com. May 30, 2010.
  19. Web site: NBC putting 'Outlaw' on production hiatus. October 6, 2010. Hibberd. James. The Hollywood Reporter. December 4, 2010.
  20. Web site: NBC's 'Outlaw' Goes On Production Hiatus. October 6, 2010. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. October 7, 2010.
  21. Web site: NBC renders verdict on 'Outlaw' . Schneider . Michael . . October 11, 2010 . February 9, 2021.
  22. Web site: Melora Hardin Joins NBC's New 'Outlaw'. Nellie. Andreeva. 23 July 2010.
  23. Web site: Outlaw . Metacritic, a CBS Interactive company . September 15, 2010.
  24. News: Outlaw -- TV Review. Garon . Barry . September 14, 2010 . December 4, 2010.
  25. News: TIFF or TV? Who's the champ? . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918041649/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/john-doyle/tiff-or-tv-whos-the-champ/article1707481/ . Doyle, John . John Doyle (critic) . September 15, 2010 . September 15, 2010 . September 18, 2010 . Toronto . The Globe and Mail . dead .
  26. News: From outcast to Outlaw . Strachan . Alex . canada.com . September 10, 2010 . September 14, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100915043942/http://www.canada.com/From+outcast+Outlaw/3505557/story.html. 15 September 2010.
  27. Web site: NBC Announces Updated Fall Schedule Premieres. July 30, 2010 . . September 7, 2010.
  28. Web site: Seven: Summer schedule . Knox, David . www.tvtonight.com.au . November 12, 2010.
  29. Web site: Outlaw DVD news: Announcement for Outlaw - the Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com . 2011-01-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110131163901/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Outlaw-The-Complete-Series/14962 . 2011-01-31 .

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