The Defenders is a 2010 American legalcomedy-drama that was ordered to series by CBS for the 2010–11 television season. The series originally ran from September 22, 2010 to March 11, 2011. Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, the show involves a pair of defense attorneys who go all out to help their clients while keeping their personal lives in order. The show is loosely based on real-life Vegas lawyers Michael Cristalli and Marc Saggese. This series is not related to the 1960s CBS series of the same name.
In October 2010, CBS announced that the show had been picked up for a 19-episode season with the option to produce a full 22-episode season. In January 2011, CBS announced that The Defenders was moving from its Wednesday timeslot to the Friday timeslot vacated by Medium, with Blue Bloods temporarily moving to the timeslot The Defenders vacated. Blue Bloods returned to its Friday timeslot in February 2011 owing to the series premiere of Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. The Defenders aired the last six episodes of its season on Fridays at 8:00p.m. Eastern/7:00p.m. Central.Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell star as the defense attorneys of the show's title.
Eight years ago a nuclear war began between the United States and the Soviet Union. American survivors evacuated to gigantic bunkers miles under ground. Sophisticated, radioactivity-immune robots called "leadys" continue fighting the war on the devastated surface that is far too dangerous for humans. The Soviets have similarly evacuated underground, and each side builds powerful weapons and vehicles for the remote-controlled war they only see from film that the robots deliver.
The security department asks Taylor, an American war planner, to observe the interrogation of a leady regarding the progress of the war. Although the robot reports that lethal radioactivity and sophisticated new Soviet weapons continue to make the surface dangerous for humans, the observers find that the leady is not radioactive. Taylor learns that this is the second such robot the security department has found; it assigns him to an expedition, wearing lead suits, to investigate the truth about surface conditions.
The Defenders is the name of a number of fictional superhero groups appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders", who in their prior adventures, are known for following their own agendas. The team often battles mystic and supernatural threats.
The group had a rotating line-up from 1972 until 1986, with Dr. Strange and the Hulk being usually constant members along with a number of other mainstays such as Valkyrie, Nighthawk, Hellcat, Gargoyle, Beast, the Son of Satan and Luke Cage, and a large number of temporary members. The publication was retitled near the end of the run as The New Defenders but featured none of the original members and only Valkyrie, the Beast and the Gargoyle of the former long-term members. The concept was modified in the 1993–95 series Secret Defenders, in which Dr. Strange assembled different teams for each individual mission. The original team was reunited in a short-lived 2001 series by Kurt Busiek and Erik Larsen. In 2005 Marvel published a five-issue miniseries featuring the classic line-up by J.M. DeMatteis, Keith Giffen and Kevin Maguire. In December 2011 writer Matt Fraction and artist Terry Dodson launched a Defenders series with a mixture of classic and new members, which lasted for 12 issues.
Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell team up in this new drama about two Las Vegas lawyers who play by their own rules. Lawyer up - This Fall on CBS!
published: 30 May 2010
The Defenders - New Fall Series
Catch Jerry O'Connell and Jim Belushi in the new legal drama 'The Defenders.' It all starts this Fall on CBS!
published: 12 Aug 2010
The Defenders - Sneak Peek
Catch a sneak peek of the premiere episode of The Defenders. The Defenders premieres Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 10/9c. Only on CBS!
published: 17 Sep 2010
The Defenders - Series Premiere Preview
Get an inside look into the premiere episode of The Defenders. The Defenders premieres Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 10/9c. Only on CBS!
published: 22 Sep 2010
the defenders 2010- 2011
published: 22 Oct 2020
The Defenders - 'Las Vegas v. Johnson'
When an entertainer's girlfriend is charged with his murder, Nick begrudgingly accepts Pete's request to represent the finicky mistress on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Nov. 3 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
published: 02 Nov 2010
The Defenders - 'Nevada v. Riley'
Nick and Pete come to the aid of a troubled ex-football player charged with battery. Meanwhile, Pete becomes exasperated when his father (James Brolin) shows up in town, on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Dec. 15 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
published: 15 Dec 2010
The Defenders
See Jerry O'Connell talk about portraying the single life of Pete Kaczmarek in this excerpt from the DVD of The Defenders.
Pick up your copy of The Defenders on DVD with exclusive featurettes now! http://ow.ly/aoMfE
f you find yourself on the wrong side of the law in Vegas...take your chances with THE DEFENDERS. When it comes to criminal defense, only the law firm of Morelli &Kaczmarek will take on the raw deals, the impossible odds and the utter long-shots.Senior partner Nick Morelli (Jim Belushi) is an old-school pro with a fractured marriage,a young son and one fatal professional flaw: he cares too much about his clients. He'steamed up with the defiantly single Pete Kacmarek (Jerry O'Connell) whose love of fastcars, fast times and fast women is matched only by a passion for true justi...
published: 20 Apr 2012
The Defenders - Preview: Nevada v. Cerrato
Nick is ready to accept a simple arson case until he realizes that his client could be convicted of first-degree murder on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Oct. 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Only on CBS!
published: 14 Oct 2010
The Defenders - Las Vegas v. Reid
Nick works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger while chit chatting on her cell phone, meanwhile, Pete does his best to help a man down on his luck, on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Sept. 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
When an entertainer's girlfriend is charged with his murder, Nick begrudgingly accepts Pete's request to represent the finicky mistress on THE DEFENDERS, Wednes...
When an entertainer's girlfriend is charged with his murder, Nick begrudgingly accepts Pete's request to represent the finicky mistress on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Nov. 3 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
When an entertainer's girlfriend is charged with his murder, Nick begrudgingly accepts Pete's request to represent the finicky mistress on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Nov. 3 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
Nick and Pete come to the aid of a troubled ex-football player charged with battery. Meanwhile, Pete becomes exasperated when his father (James Brolin) shows up...
Nick and Pete come to the aid of a troubled ex-football player charged with battery. Meanwhile, Pete becomes exasperated when his father (James Brolin) shows up in town, on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Dec. 15 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
Nick and Pete come to the aid of a troubled ex-football player charged with battery. Meanwhile, Pete becomes exasperated when his father (James Brolin) shows up in town, on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Dec. 15 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
See Jerry O'Connell talk about portraying the single life of Pete Kaczmarek in this excerpt from the DVD of The Defenders.
Pick up your copy of The Defenders o...
See Jerry O'Connell talk about portraying the single life of Pete Kaczmarek in this excerpt from the DVD of The Defenders.
Pick up your copy of The Defenders on DVD with exclusive featurettes now! http://ow.ly/aoMfE
f you find yourself on the wrong side of the law in Vegas...take your chances with THE DEFENDERS. When it comes to criminal defense, only the law firm of Morelli &Kaczmarek will take on the raw deals, the impossible odds and the utter long-shots.Senior partner Nick Morelli (Jim Belushi) is an old-school pro with a fractured marriage,a young son and one fatal professional flaw: he cares too much about his clients. He'steamed up with the defiantly single Pete Kacmarek (Jerry O'Connell) whose love of fastcars, fast times and fast women is matched only by a passion for true justice. Together,these two only play by one rule too: be bold. With Morelli & Kaczmerek on the case,justice is the most unpredictable game in town. Own the complete first seasons of THEDEFENDERS on his five-disc-set with all 16 episodes, plus casting auditions, a gag reel, deleted scenes and more!
Starring: James Belushi , Tanya Fischer , Jerry O'Connell , Jurnee Smollett
Genre: Drama , TV
See Jerry O'Connell talk about portraying the single life of Pete Kaczmarek in this excerpt from the DVD of The Defenders.
Pick up your copy of The Defenders on DVD with exclusive featurettes now! http://ow.ly/aoMfE
f you find yourself on the wrong side of the law in Vegas...take your chances with THE DEFENDERS. When it comes to criminal defense, only the law firm of Morelli &Kaczmarek will take on the raw deals, the impossible odds and the utter long-shots.Senior partner Nick Morelli (Jim Belushi) is an old-school pro with a fractured marriage,a young son and one fatal professional flaw: he cares too much about his clients. He'steamed up with the defiantly single Pete Kacmarek (Jerry O'Connell) whose love of fastcars, fast times and fast women is matched only by a passion for true justice. Together,these two only play by one rule too: be bold. With Morelli & Kaczmerek on the case,justice is the most unpredictable game in town. Own the complete first seasons of THEDEFENDERS on his five-disc-set with all 16 episodes, plus casting auditions, a gag reel, deleted scenes and more!
Starring: James Belushi , Tanya Fischer , Jerry O'Connell , Jurnee Smollett
Genre: Drama , TV
Nick is ready to accept a simple arson case until he realizes that his client could be convicted of first-degree murder on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Oct. 13 (10...
Nick is ready to accept a simple arson case until he realizes that his client could be convicted of first-degree murder on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Oct. 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Only on CBS!
Nick is ready to accept a simple arson case until he realizes that his client could be convicted of first-degree murder on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Oct. 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Only on CBS!
Nick works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger while chit chatting on her cell phone, meanwhile, Pete does his best to help a ma...
Nick works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger while chit chatting on her cell phone, meanwhile, Pete does his best to help a man down on his luck, on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Sept. 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
Nick works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger while chit chatting on her cell phone, meanwhile, Pete does his best to help a man down on his luck, on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Sept. 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
When an entertainer's girlfriend is charged with his murder, Nick begrudgingly accepts Pete's request to represent the finicky mistress on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Nov. 3 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
Nick and Pete come to the aid of a troubled ex-football player charged with battery. Meanwhile, Pete becomes exasperated when his father (James Brolin) shows up in town, on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Dec. 15 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
See Jerry O'Connell talk about portraying the single life of Pete Kaczmarek in this excerpt from the DVD of The Defenders.
Pick up your copy of The Defenders on DVD with exclusive featurettes now! http://ow.ly/aoMfE
f you find yourself on the wrong side of the law in Vegas...take your chances with THE DEFENDERS. When it comes to criminal defense, only the law firm of Morelli &Kaczmarek will take on the raw deals, the impossible odds and the utter long-shots.Senior partner Nick Morelli (Jim Belushi) is an old-school pro with a fractured marriage,a young son and one fatal professional flaw: he cares too much about his clients. He'steamed up with the defiantly single Pete Kacmarek (Jerry O'Connell) whose love of fastcars, fast times and fast women is matched only by a passion for true justice. Together,these two only play by one rule too: be bold. With Morelli & Kaczmerek on the case,justice is the most unpredictable game in town. Own the complete first seasons of THEDEFENDERS on his five-disc-set with all 16 episodes, plus casting auditions, a gag reel, deleted scenes and more!
Starring: James Belushi , Tanya Fischer , Jerry O'Connell , Jurnee Smollett
Genre: Drama , TV
Nick is ready to accept a simple arson case until he realizes that his client could be convicted of first-degree murder on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Oct. 13 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Only on CBS!
Nick works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger while chit chatting on her cell phone, meanwhile, Pete does his best to help a man down on his luck, on THE DEFENDERS, Wednesday, Sept. 29 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS!
The Defenders is a 2010 American legalcomedy-drama that was ordered to series by CBS for the 2010–11 television season. The series originally ran from September 22, 2010 to March 11, 2011. Set in Las Vegas, Nevada, the show involves a pair of defense attorneys who go all out to help their clients while keeping their personal lives in order. The show is loosely based on real-life Vegas lawyers Michael Cristalli and Marc Saggese. This series is not related to the 1960s CBS series of the same name.
In October 2010, CBS announced that the show had been picked up for a 19-episode season with the option to produce a full 22-episode season. In January 2011, CBS announced that The Defenders was moving from its Wednesday timeslot to the Friday timeslot vacated by Medium, with Blue Bloods temporarily moving to the timeslot The Defenders vacated. Blue Bloods returned to its Friday timeslot in February 2011 owing to the series premiere of Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. The Defenders aired the last six episodes of its season on Fridays at 8:00p.m. Eastern/7:00p.m. Central.Jim Belushi and Jerry O'Connell star as the defense attorneys of the show's title.