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Series Cast Summary
James Woods | ... |
Sebastian Stark
(38 episodes, 2006-2008)
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Danielle Panabaker | ... |
Julie Stark
(38 episodes, 2006-2008)
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Sophina Brown | ... |
Raina Troy
(38 episodes, 2006-2008)
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Sarah Carter | ... |
Madeleine Poe
(38 episodes, 2006-2008)
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Jeri Ryan | ... |
Jessica Devlin
(38 episodes, 2006-2008)
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Henry Simmons | ... |
Isaac Wright
(32 episodes, 2006-2008)
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Sam Page | ... |
Casey Woodland
(22 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Kevin Alejandro | ... |
Danny Reyes
(16 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Carlos Gómez | ... |
Mayor Manuel Delgado
(12 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Alexis Cruz | ... |
Martin Allende
(11 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Michael Cotter | ... |
Lewis Slocombe
(10 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Kevin Pollak | ... |
D.A. Leo Cutler
(8 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Shaun Sipos | ... |
Trevor Boyd
(7 episodes, 2007)
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Orla Brady | ... |
Claire Stark
(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Michael B. Silver | ... |
Dan Lauter
(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Ivar Brogger | ... |
Judge Kenneth Woodruff
(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Dave Allen Clark | ... |
Reporter #2
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(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Billy Campbell | ... |
Wayne Callison
(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
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Leighton Meester | ... |
Megan
(3 episodes, 2007)
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Matt Lanter | ... |
Eddie Linden
(3 episodes, 2006)
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Jordan Belfi | ... |
Neal Donovan
(3 episodes, 2007)
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Denise Dowse | ... |
Judge Jane Briar
(3 episodes, 2007)
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Rikki Klieman | ... |
Judge Dana Pearlman
(3 episodes, 2006-2008)
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David Barrera | ... |
Medical Examiner Mickey Cruz-Alvarez
(3 episodes, 2006-2008)
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Ron Glass | ... |
Judge Stewart Fenton
(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Shashawnee Hall | ... |
Judge Thomas Watkins
(3 episodes, 2007)
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John Cothran | ... |
Judge Perry Webb
(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Paula Marshall | ... |
Jordan Westlake
(3 episodes, 2008)
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Rick Fitts | ... |
Judge Walker
(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Kent Shocknek | ... |
Newscaster
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(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Ted Garcia | ... |
News Reporter
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(3 episodes, 2007)
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Sherry Stringfield | ... |
Nora March
(2 episodes, 2007)
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Jonathan Banks | ... |
Jason Normandy
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Nora Dunn | ... |
Gretchen Curbow
(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Joan McMurtrey | ... |
Carla Sussman
(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Jeffrey D. Sams | ... |
Julian Cook
(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Robert Curtis Brown | ... |
Morgan Ride
(2 episodes, 2007-2008)
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John Kapelos | ... |
Presiding Officer
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Alex Carter | ... |
Alan Boyd
(2 episodes, 2007)
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H. Richard Greene | ... |
Judge Trevor C. Williams
(2 episodes, 2007)
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George Wyner | ... |
Judge George Morton
(2 episodes, 2007)
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Jason Marsden | ... |
Kelso Sutton
(2 episodes, 2007)
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Michael Cavanaugh | ... |
Judge Newman
(2 episodes, 2007)
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Efrain Figueroa | ... |
Judge Victor Ortiz
(2 episodes, 2008)
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Bruce Nozick | ... |
Kevin Gage
(2 episodes, 2007)
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Jacqueline Hahn | ... |
Judge Kathryn Cavanaugh
(2 episodes, 2007)
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Alex Fernandez | ... |
Norman Saunders
(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Illeana Douglas | ... |
Gloria Dent
(2 episodes, 2006-2007)
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Zeljko Ivanek | ... |
Elliott Dasher
(2 episodes, 2006)
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Aimee Brooks | ... |
Amber Sellers
(2 episodes, 2006)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (2008) (United States) (tv)
- CanWest Global Television Network (Canada) (tv)
- RTL Entertainment (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL4)
- Five (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (VTM) (2007) (Belgium) (tv)
- 7 Network (Australia) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD) (season one)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (season 1)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD) (season one)
- Fox (Japan) (tv)
- Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2007) (Finland) (tv)
- TV JOJ (Slovakia) (tv)
- TV2 (Hungary) (tv)
- TV3 (2009) (Estonia) (tv)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
- VOX (2009) (Germany) (tv) (all seasons)
- Viasat3 (2012) (Hungary) (tv) (re-release)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Avon Studio Transportation (transportation)
- Bender ET (GFCI shock protection provided by)
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes and dollies)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (remote camera systems)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Film Permits Unlimited (location permits)
- Filmtools (expendables)
- Keslow Camera (camera equipment provided by)
- Marshall/Plumb Research Associates (script research)
- Pacific Studios II (chromatrans background)
- Panavision (camera systems)
- Picture Mill (titles)
- SWAT4Hire (SWAT advisor)
- SWAT4Hire (extras casting)
- SWAT4Hire (tactical training)
- Star Waggons (cast trailers)
- Star Waggons (hair and make-up trailers)
- Transportation Resources (transportation equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Sebastian Stark is a Los Angeles hot-shot lawyer, who leaves his lucrative career as a defender of rich criminals to try public prosecution under the District Attorney. He forms a trial team of his own, consisting of young lawyers, like Casey Woodland, the son of a legislator, who get an opportunity to learn straight from the master, if they can stand his hellish pace, and walk the tightrope between respecting the law while using it and doing whatever it takes to win. A private investigator helps out, digging up factual information. In nearly every episode, a criminal is found out and put behind bars, after testing out tactics in Stark's private mock court. Sebastian often also has to deal with his daughter Julie, who surprisingly chose to live with him after his divorce, rather than with her mother in New York City. Written by KGF Vissers |
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Taglines | Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the courthouse. See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Shark was in jeopardy of getting cancelled before it even started, but James Woods gave the legal drama new life, once he signed on to star in the pilot. Woods has spent most of his career focusing on feature films, not television. He said about the decision though, he had nothing against television as most people assumed, as he had done television movies. There were simply no characters, to which he was willing to commit, full-time, until the part of Sebastian Stark came along. The creator was looking for somebody like him to play the part anyway. See more » |
Goofs | In Season One, Jessica's opponent in the race for the D.A.'s office is named Brian Cutler. He is never seen on screen, but people refer to him on multiple occasions. When Kevin Pollak begins playing the character in Season Two, his name becomes Leo Cutler. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in And Then There Were Fewer (2010). See more » |
Quotes |
Sebastian Stark:
The only time you can be with a man in a hotel room alone is if you're married or I'm dead or both. See more » |