Scripted series · Prime Video
Goliath
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy McBride
32 eps
Maria Bello
Michelle McBride
8 eps
Nina Arianda
Patty Solis-Papagian
32 eps
Tania Raymonde
Brittany Gold
32 eps
Olivia Thirlby
Lucy Kittridge
8 eps
Ana de la Reguera
Marisol Silva
16 eps
Diana Hopper
Denise McBride
31 eps
Molly Parker
Callie Senate
8 eps
Bruce Dern
Frank Zax
8 eps
Sarah Wynter
Gina Larson
8 eps
Julie Brister
Marva Jefferson
24 eps
Brandon Scott
Rob Bettencourt
8 eps
Britain Dalton
Jason Larson
8 eps
Graham Greene
Joe Littlecrow
8 eps
Geoffrey Arend
Griffin Petock
8 eps
Matthew Del Negro
Danny Loomis
8 eps
Clara Wong
Kate Zax
8 eps
Julia Jones
Stephanie Littlecrow
8 eps
Jena Malone
Samantha Margolis
8 eps
Morris Chestnut
Hakeem Rashad
8 eps
Dennis Quaid
Wade Blackwood
8 eps
J.K. Simmons
George Zax
8 eps
Amy Brenneman
Diana Blackwood
8 eps
Mark Duplass
Tom Wyatt
9 eps
William Hurt
Donald Cooperman
14 eps
Shamier Anderson
Dario / Anton
8 eps
T.W. Leshner
Alan Rubin
5 eps
Jorge-Luis Pallo
Alejandro Marquez
4 eps
Juan Gabriel Pareja
Gabriel Marquez
5 eps
Rigo Sanchez
Karl Stoltz
6 eps
Patrick Robert Smith
Officer Sanders
5 eps
Damon Gupton
Leonard Letts
8 eps
Shelby Rabara
Sumi Sen
11 eps
Harold Perrineau
Judge Keller
6 eps
Alexandra Billings
Martha Wallace
5 eps
Annika Marks
Mary Roman
4 eps
Diego Josef
Julio Suarez
7 eps
James Wolk
Jeff Clayton
6 eps
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
Gabriel Ortega
6 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Goliath actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Goliath reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 32 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20168 episodes
8.0IMDbBest episode · S01E08 Citizens United
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
20188 episodes
6.9IMDbIn season two, Billy McBride returns to defend a 16-year-old boy accused of a grisly double homicide. Billy, Patty and team fervently build their case in the seedy underworld of LA, squaring off with a dirty cop, a ruthless drug lord and a prosecutor to prove the boy's innocence. As the true culprits come to light, the implications reach as far as the mayoral race and the city's preeminent billionaire developer.
Best episode · S02E01 La Mano
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20198 episodes
7.4IMDbIn season 3, the unexpected death of an old friend leads Billy McBride to take a case in the drought-stricken Central Valley where he comes face-to-face with a new Goliath: a billionaire rancher and his sister. As Billy and his team pursue the truth, old enemies and personal demons resurface, forcing him to confront his own mortality.
Best episode · S03E08 Joy Division
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
20218 episodes
6.3IMDbIn the final season, Billy returns to his Big Law roots after Patty takes a job at a prestigious white-shoe law firm in San Francisco. Together, they try to take down one of America’s most insidious Goliaths: the opioid industry. As Billy deals with his own chronic pain and Patty can’t shake the feeling she’s being used, they will test each other’s loyalty like never before.
Best episode · S04E08 It's Time
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Citizens United
The trial concludes as former partners and old friends have their final showdown in court.
- Directed by Lawrence Trilling
- Written by David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
S01E06
Line of Fire
Billy has to go to great lengths to secure his physical evidence's safety and preserve his witnesses' credibility.
- Directed by Lawrence Trilling
- Written by David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
S01E07
Beauty and the Beast
With danger mounting around every corner, Billy has to decide whether to head directly to trial or take his chances with a continuance.
- Directed by Lawrence Trilling
- Written by David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
S01E02
Pride and Prejudice
Billy scrambles to get his wrongful death lawsuit into court by any means necessary.
- Directed by Alik Sakharov
- Written by David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
S01E03
Game On
The judge gives Billy only a day to make a compelling offer of proof before he dismisses the lawsuit.
- Directed by Bill D'Elia
- Written by David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
S01E05
Cover Your Ass
As both sides begin their depositions, more secrets start to come to the surface, threatening to destroy everyone involved.
- Directed by Anthony Hemingway
- Written by David E. Kelley, Jonathan Shapiro
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E03
Signed, William Hamilton McBride
- Directed by Lawrence Trilling
- Written by Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
S04E05
Spilt Milk
- Directed by Derek Johansen
- Written by Andrew Matisziw, Jennifer Ames
S04E01
Hadleyville
- Directed by Billy Bob Thornton
- Written by Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
S04E02
The Pain Killer
- Directed by Lawrence Trilling
- Written by Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
S04E04
Forcibly Removed
- Directed by Lawrence Trilling
- Written by Jennifer Ames, Steve Turner
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
David E. Kelley
Showrunner
Jonathan Shapiro
Creator
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Geyer Kosinski
Executive producer
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Jennifer Ames
Executive producer
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Steve Turner
Executive producer
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Ross Fineman
Executive producer
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Lawrence Trilling
Executive producer
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Noelle Valdivia
Writer
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Tony Saltzman
Writer
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Andrew Matisziw
Writer
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Marisa Wegrzyn
Writer
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Ben Myer
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Geyer KosinskiExecutive Producer
- Derek JohansenProducer
- Jennifer AmesExecutive Producer
- Steve TurnerExecutive Producer
- Aaron GreenbergProducer
- David E. KelleyExecutive Producer
Writing
- Noelle ValdiviaWriter
- Tony SaltzmanWriter
- Andrew MatisziwWriter
- Jennifer AmesWriter
- Steve TurnerWriter
- Marisa WegrzynWriter
Direction
- Billy Bob ThorntonDirector
- Derek JohansenDirector
- Dennie GordonDirector
- Alik SakharovDirector
- Bill D'EliaDirector
- Anthony HemingwayDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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