Name: Raising the Bar
Genre: Drama

Raising The Bar Episode 1.01 Pilot

Raising The Bar Episode 1.01 Pilot

Episode Premiere

September 1, 2008

Genre

Drama

Production Company

Steven Bochco Prod.

Official Site

http://www.tnt.tv/series/raisingthebar/

Information

Episode Premiere

September 1, 2008

Genre

Drama

Period

2008 - 2009

Production Co

Steven Bochco Prod.

Distributor

TNT

Official Site

http://www.tnt.tv/series/raisingthebar/

Cast and Crew

Director

Jesse Bochco

Screenwriter

David Feige, Steven Bochco, David Feige

Main Cast

Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Jerry Kellerman
Gloria Reuben as Rosalind Whitman
Currie Graham
Melissa Sagemiller as Michelle Ernhardt
J. August Richards
Jonathan Scarfe
Teddy Sears
Jane Kaczmarek as Judge Trudy Kessler

Additional Cast

Michael Harney
Bob Koherr
Emily Schweitz
Charles Malik Whitfield
Dohn Norwood
Wayne Lopez
Tom Billett
Arnell Powell
Thomas Silcott
Hector Atreyu Ruiz
Stacy Hall
Doug Purdy

Synopsis

In the pilot episode, we are introduced to public defender Jerry Kellerman, whose passion and energy for defending his clients occasionally leads him to question the justice system. While defending a man he is certain is innocent, Jerry struggles to navigate the system while remaining humble in front of a judge who despises him. Meanwhile, in the district attorney's office, Michelle tries to right a wrong in a rape trial but runs up against her boss, who doesn't want the D's office to be embarrassed by winning a wrongful conviction.