Family Law is a Canadian legal drama series created by Susin Nielsen. The Global series follows Abigail Bianchi, a talented lawyer struggling with alcoholism who begins working for her estranged father and two half-siblings in family law. She soon finds herself overwhelmed with the pressures of family law and the dysfunction of her own family. Family Law stars Jewel Staite, Zach Smadu, Genelle Williams, Lauren Holly, and Victor Garber. So, if you loved the familial bonds, legal drama, and compelling characters in Family Law, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The Good Fight (Paramount+, Pluto TV, The Roku Channel & Rent on Prime Video)
The Good Fight is a legal political drama series created by Robert King, Michelle King, and Phil Alden Robinson. The CBS series is a standalone sequel series to the popular CBS series The Good Wife, and it follows Diane Lockhart, who loses everything because of a financial scam. They soon get the opportunity to rebuild their life when they are offered jobs at one of Chicago’s preeminent law firms. The Good Fights stars Christine Baranski, Rose Leslie, Erica Tazel, Cush Jumbo, Delroy Sarah Steele, Justin Bartha, Nyambi Nyambi, Michael Boatman, and Michael Sheen.
The Good Wife (Prime Video, Paramount+ & Pluto TV)
The Good Wife is a legal political drama series created by Robert and Michelle King. The CBS series follows Alicia Florrick, a talented lawyer who left her successful career after marrying the Cook County State’s Attorney. Still, when her husband gets embroiled in a public sex and political corruption scandal, she returns to being a lawyer. The Good Wife stars Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips, Makenzie Vega, Josh Charles, Christine Baranski, Alan Cumming, Zach Grenier, and Matthew Goode.
So Help Me Todd (Rent on Prime Video)
So Help Me Todd is a legal comedy-drama series created by Scott Prendergast. The CBS series follows Todd, a talented but down-on-his-luck private investigator who is the black sheep of his family. When his overbearing mother hires him at her law firm, the mother and son duo work on various cases and repair their broken relationship. So Help Me Todd stars Marcia Gay Harden, Skylar Astin, Madeline Wise, Tristen J. Winger, Inga Schlingmann, and Rosa Evangelina Arredondo.
Ally McBeal (Hulu)
Ally McBeal is a legal comedy-drama series created by David E. Kelley. The Fox series follows Ally McBeal, a lawyer who leaves her job because of sexual harassment and begins working for a new Boston law firm. Still, she is horrified to discover that she will be working alongside her ex-boyfriend and his wife. Ally McBeal stars Calista Flockhart, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Greg Germann, Lisa Nicole Carson, Jane Krakowski, Vonda Shepard, Portia de Rossi, Lucy Liu, Peter MacNicol, and Gil Bellows.
Good Cop/Bad Cop (The CW)
Good Cop/Bad Cop is a police procedural comedy-drama series created by John Quaintance. The CW series is set in the small town of Eden Vale, and it follows Detective Lou Hickman, who works for her father, who’s the Chief of Police. When Lou asks for an additional detective, her father offers the job to Lou’s estranged brother, Henry Hickman. Good Cop/Bad Cop stars Leighton Meester, Luke Cook, Devon Terrell, and Clancy Brown.
Harry’s Law
Harry’s Law is a legal comedy-drama series created by David E. Kelley. The NBC series follows Harriet Korn, a brilliant lawyer who gets fired from her job alongside her trusty assistant, Jenna. Harriet soon sets up a new law firm in a run-down shoe store with the help of another lawyer. Harry’s Law stars Kathy Bates, Nate Corddry, Brittany Snow, Aml Ameen, Karen Olivo, Mark Valley, Christopher McDonald, and Justine Lupe.
The Grinder (Rent on Prime Video)
The Grinder is a legal sitcom series created by Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel. The Fox series follows Dean Sanderson Jr., a television actor who used to play a lawyer on a popular television show. When Dean’s series gets cancelled, he moves back home and begins working at his family’s law firm even though he is not actually a lawyer. The Grinder stars Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Natalie Morales, Hana Hayes, Connor Kalopsis, and William Devane.