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Trial & Error

TV·2017–2018·NBC·Comedy, Crime, Legal·30m·7.5·Created by Matthew Miller, Jeff Astrof

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In the spirit of true crime documentaries, this outrageous fish-out-of-water comedy centers on bright-eyed New York lawyer Josh Simon, who heads to a tiny Southern town for his first big case. His mission? To defend an eccentric "rollercizing" poetry professor accused of the bizarre murder of his beloved wife. Settling into his makeshift office behind a taxidermy shop and meeting his quirky team of local misfits, Josh suspects that winning his first big case will not be easy, especially when his client is always making himself look guilty.

Cast

Jayma MaysJayma MaysCarol Anne KeaneSherri ShepherdSherri ShepherdAnne FlatchSteven BoyerSteven BoyerDwayne ReedNick D'AgostoNick D'AgostoJosh SegalJohn LithgowJohn LithgowLarry HendersonKrysta RodriguezKrysta RodriguezSummer HendersonKristin ChenowethKristin ChenowethLavinia Peck-FosterAmanda PaytonAmanda PaytonNina Rudolph

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