S01E01 Pilot
The series premiere of the drama about six talented young lawyers who work on opposite sides of the law and handle the most high-profile and high-stakes federal cases in the country.
For The People
Overview
Brand new lawyers work for both the defense and the prosecution as they handle the most high profile and high stakes cases in the country – all as their personal lives intersect.
Episodes
S01E02 Rahowa
The six young lawyers are determined to bring home wins during their second round of cases; Jay must set aside his personal feelings as he defends a client with controversial beliefs; Sandra's idealism leads to...
S01E03 18 Miles Outside of Roanoke
Sandra and Kate go head-to-head on a high-profile case involving a young woman accused of leaking classified information, but they learn to find common ground in their fight for justice and pursuit of the common...
S01E04 The Library Fountain
After Seth learns that the people of his hometown and former elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, have become seriously ill due to groundwater contamination, he becomes invested in seeking justice, potentially jeopardizing the future of...
S01E05 World's Greatest Judge
Judge Byrne finds himself at a crossroads in his career when he presides over a case that requires a disproportionate mandatory minimum sentence. Allison represents a charming defendant in a fraud case while on duty...
S01E06 Everybody's a Superhero
Allison defends a man accused of stealing supplies intended for victims of a devastating island hurricane and goes up against Celia Chavez, a tough Assistant U.S. Attorney for whom losing is not an option. Sandra...
S01E07 Have You Met Leonard Knox?
Leonard is forced to confront some longstanding insecurities when his new high-stakes case leads him to question what is right and what is wrong. Sandra goes head-to-head with Seth who files charges against a daring...
S01E08 Flippity-Flop
Jill and Roger’s complicated friendship is tested when they finally square off over a DEA raid that left an inmate clinging to life. Meanwhile, Kate is assigned to an animal smuggling case involving the death...
S01E09 Extraordinary Circumstances
Sandra goes the extra mile for a client when she goes up against the FBI and ends up in one of the most unexpected and compromising situations of her young career. Meanwhile, Roger assigns Kate,...
S01E10 This Is What I Wanted to Say
Sandra defends a hydrologist accused of spying for the Chinese government, but the similarities between this and a former case she lost has her confidence shaken. Meanwhile, Jay faces his fears and goes up against...
Cast
Hope Davis
Jill Carlan
Ben Shenkman
Roger Gunn
Jasmin Savoy Brown
Allison Adams
Susannah Flood
Kate Littlejohn
Wesam Keesh
Jay Simmons
Regé-Jean Page
Leonard Knox
Ben Rappaport
Seth Oliver
Britt Robertson
Sandra Bell
Anna Deavere Smith
Tina Krissman
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Judge Nicholas Byrne
Charles Michael Davis
Ted
