American drama series (2001-04)

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The Guardian: Season 1
The Guardian is an American drama television series created by David Hollander, which originally aired on CBS from September 25, 2001, to May 4, 2004. The show stars Simon Baker as Pittsburgh … Wikipedia
Ratings
7.4 / 10.0
IMDb
6.38K votes
83%
Rotten Tomatoes
55.0
Metacritic
27 votes
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November 8, 2025 - The Guardian is an American drama television series created by David Hollander, which originally aired on CBS from September 25, 2001, to May 4, 2004. The show stars Simon Baker as Pittsburgh corporate attorney Nick Fallin, with Dabney Coleman as his father and boss.
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IMDb
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The Guardian (TV Series 2001–2004) - IMDb
September 25, 2001 - With Simon Baker, Alan Rosenberg, Raphael Sbarge, Dabney Coleman. Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick.
Rating: 7.4/10 ​ - ​ 6.38K votes
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The Guardian
It's a great show! But as you progress, you see both characters are polar opposites haha. Still, it's really good and Nick's character is really conflicted and interesting. As someone else already said, a lot of people hate him (I like him a lot tbh) and I think that adds more to the show, no one is completely good nor evil, they are just people. More on reddit.com
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Why you should watch Guardian after The Untamed
The Guardian tv series just makes me sad after reading the translated novel (up to where it's translated so far). I watched The Untamed first and then read its novel and while there are definitely scenes in The Untamed that are completely different than the book or that are missing altogether from the show, the plot is basically exactly the same as MDZS. Guardian as a tv show is nearly unrecognizable in the book. They did an amazing job with the two male leads, they completely pull off the book characters but nearly everything else has changed. I don't know why they would buy the rights to a book and then completely redo the story. I get that the BL aspect of the story is banned in China, although it's obvious in the show that it isn't a "bromance" but why did they have to completely strip out the whole origin mythology plot from the book? Can I please transmigrate to another earth where we're not completely farking the planet up, committing genocide and where Zhao Yunlan and Shen Wei get to tell their actual story as written?! More on reddit.com
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Rotten Tomatoes
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September 25, 2001 - Watch The Guardian β€” Season 1 with a subscription on Paramount+, or buy it on Prime Video, Apple TV. ... The Guardian has a well-meaning premise and a compulsively watchable star in Simon Baker, but the series is limp upon arrival with its ...
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The Guardian
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Netflix
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The Guardian · 2003 · ⁨TV-14⁩ · Drama · A lawyer is working off a drug conviction with 1,500 hours of court-mandated community service, while trying to mend his relationship with his dad.
Actors Β  Simon BakerDabney ColemanAlan Rosenberg…
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3 days ago - Expect a fan-serving finale as the much-loved series wraps things up, plus a poetic odyssey through Wales that’s a melancholy treat
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Amazon
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Nick is a hotshot attorney working for his father Burton's prestigious Philadelphia law firm.
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IMDb
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The Guardian (TV Series 2001–2004) - User reviews - IMDb
I have never wanted to watch more than a few episodes of anything on TV-- The Guardian is my one exception...I watched all three seasons of The Guardian this summer (on Netflix). The Guardian is simply a superb show on many levels. The writing is forceful, believable, and basically brilliant.
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A lawyer must perform community service or risk being disbarred for using drugs.
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Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian, a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances. ... Movies and TV Series that have been recommended, or found, and I want to see if they are any good.
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September 25, 2001 - Watch The Guardian with a subscription on Paramount+, or buy it on Prime Video, Apple TV.
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3 weeks ago - Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (Korean: μ“Έμ“Έν•˜κ³  μ°¬λž€ν•˜η₯ž – 도깨비) is a South Korean television series starring Gong Yoo in the title role, alongside Kim Go-eun, Lee Dong-wook, Yoo In-na, and Yook Sung-jae.
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Paramount+
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The Guardian Β· Hotshot lawyer Nick Fallin must perform community service at a child advocacy office or risk being disbarred when he's arrested for using drugs. While he serves his sentence, he continues to close lucrative deals at his father's ...
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3 weeks ago - What we said: β€œDreaming Whilst Black remains rich with funny, true observations, about the hypocrisies and degradations of working in TV, and Black British life in general. Pertinent questions raised in this series include: β€œWho the fuck ...
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Enjoying ever so much "The Mentalist", I started renting Simon Baker's previous CBS series "The Guardian", which also features the under-appreciated...
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Metacritic
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The Guardian Reviews - Metacritic
September 25, 2001 - Summary The theme song to The Guardian is The Empire In My Mind as performed by Jakob Dylan of The Wallflowers. ... The character and the show sneak up on you in clever, unexpected ways and prove a gratifying surprise. [25 Sept 2001, p.C01] ... It's definitely not sunshine and lollipops, but series creator David Hollander manages to push the right emotional buttons.
Rating: 55/100 ​ - ​ 27 votes
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Fandom
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2 weeks ago - The Guardian was a CBS network drama series created by David Hollander, starring Simon Baker in the lead role. The show aired from September 25, 2001 to May 4, 2004, lasting for three seasons & 67 episodes.