"Murder One" (1995) TV series 1995-1997

Creators:

Steven Bochco
Charles H. Eglee
Channing Gibson

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

19 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Theodore Hoffman is a prominent defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law firm. After successfully...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Law | Law Firm | Courtroom | Lawyer

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 11 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Mary McCormack	...	Justine Appleton (41 episodes, 1995-1997)
Barbara Bosson	...	Miriam Grasso (41 episodes, 1995-1997)
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Arnold Spivak (40 episodes, 1995-1997)
Michael Hayden	...	Chris Docknovich (39 episodes, 1995-1997)
John Fleck	...	Louis Hines (31 episodes, 1995-1997)
Markus Redmond	...	Mark Washington (29 episodes, 1995-1997)
Daniel Benzali	...	Ted Hoffman (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Grace Phillips	...	Lisa Gillespie (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Stanley Tucci	...	Richard Cross (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Dylan Baker	...	Det. Arthur Polson (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Vanessa Williams	...	Lila (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Patricia Clarkson	...	Annie Hoffman (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jason Gedrick	...	Neil Avedon (23 episodes, 1995-1996)
Linda Carlson	...	Judge Beth Bornstein (22 episodes, 1995-1997)
Anthony LaPaglia	...	Jimmy Wyler (18 episodes, 1996-1997)
D.B. Woodside	...	Aaron Mosely (17 episodes, 1996-1997)
Gregory Itzin	...	D.A. Roger Garfield (17 episodes, 1995-1996)

Runtime:

60 min (41 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) | Singapore:PG (season 2) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Steven Bochco Productions

Trivia:

Several early episodes make reference to "the Anselmo case", a running gag from "Moonlighting" (1985), for which Murder One co-creator Charles H. Eglee was a writer.

Quotes:

Annie Hoffman: I keep putting this conversation off and putting it off and I can't any more. I can't keep living the way we've been living.
Theodore Hoffman: The trial's been exhausting, I know.
Annie Hoffman: I think we need to separate for a while.
Theodore Hoffman: Annie, don't do this, I love you.
Annie Hoffman: [in tears] I'm sorry.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer" (1997)

Second season -- give it a little time.

I was like a lot of you -- the first season of this show was absolutely amazing. Daniel Benzali is a PHENOMENAL actor, although I am partial to Stanley Tucci as Richard Cross. The style, pacing and storytelling were all first rate, and seeing almost every episode on A&E only enhanced my memory of the show.

I had almost forgotten there was a second season -- and with good reason, at first. The first case introduced in the second season was weak by comparison, although I really like Anthony LaPaglia as Jimmy Wyler.

But the show began to pick up steam with the "Ricky Latrell" case, and then they began showing the "Street Sweeper" episodes. WOW. Amazing stuff about a serial killer who only kills criminals. The killer is played by an actor I've only seen once or twice, Pruitt Taylor Vince. He is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. Vince plays the killer as walking a fine line between brilliant and unbalanced, and at times you feel very sympathetically toward him.

If you get the chance to see the "Street Sweeper" episodes, DO NOT pass it up! To see Vince and LaPaglia in scenes together is to see some of the strongest acting going.