September 22 (2010-09-22) – December 1, 2010 (2010-12-01)
The Whole Truth is an American legal drama television series that ran on ABC from September 22, 2010, to December 1, 2010.[3] Episodes aired on Wednesdays at 10:00 pm ET/9:00 pm CT.[4] The show, which starred Rob Morrow and Maura Tierney, chronicled legal cases from the points of view of both the prosecution and the defense;[5] it was set in New York City and shot in Los Angeles.[2]
ABC canceled The Whole Truth, in October after four episodes had aired. Initially it planned to air the remaining episodes.[6] Two months later, the network pulled the show from its schedule with seven episodes unaired.[1] The unaired episodes later aired on the Nine Network in Australia[7] and in the Netherlands on NET 5[8] in 2012 and in Brazil on SBT.
When ABC announced its 2010 fall schedule in May 2010, The Whole Truth was set to star Morrow and Joely Richardson in the two lead roles. Richardson filmed the original pilot[10] After the show was picked up, Richardson dropped out for personal reasons and was replaced by Maura Tierney, who went on to re-film all the Katie Peale scenes from the pilot.[11] Tierney took on the role in addition to her recurring role on Rescue Me.[5]
When a beloved judge (Judd Hirsch) is charged with murder he asks Jimmy to represent him. When a wiretap on a drug lord, which was approved by the judge, reveals a larger conspiracy Kathryn considers filing charges in federal court for murder for hire.
An Upper West Side couple is found lying in a pool of blood in their home. Their 16-year-old son is accused of their murder. After an 11-hour interrogation the boy confesses. When Jimmy discovers a gap in the video recording of the interrogation he attempts to get the confession thrown out.
Jimmy and Edge again face off when a 45-year-old fashion designer (Annabella Sciorra) is accused of murdering another of her younger boyfriends. Jimmy got her acquitted of the previous murder charge three years before. Kathryn and Lena pose for a "sexy lawyer" magazine spread.
A dentist is found dead in his chair and his "Stepford wife" is accused of murder. Complications arise when it is discovered that the victim was doing more than just dentistry at work.
April 7, 2012 (2012-04-07) (Netherlands) July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10) (Australia)
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Jimmy represents an ex-con implicated in a drive-by shooting of a defense attorney. It turns out, however, that the target may have been Kathryn.
13
"The End"
Rob Bailey
Sonya Winton & Jonathan Kidd
April 14, 2012 (2012-04-14) (Netherlands) July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17) (Australia)
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Kathryn & Jimmy relate the story of their first case opposing each other. Meanwhile, a retiring judge offers Kathryn an opportunity that's hard to refuse.
Reception
Before the show's premiere, Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe said, "Having seen the original Richardson pilot, which was re-filmed to add in Tierney, I can tell you that Tierney saves the show from near worthlessness. She brings a passion, a finely gauged sense of humor, and a strong chemistry with costar Rob Morrow that were missing before."[20] In general, though, the show has received mixed reviews, with Metacritic assigning it a score of 57.
