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The Grinder

2015

Comedy

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Season 1

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22. Full Circle

21. Divergence

20. For the People

19. A System on Trial

Cast

Rob Lowe (Dean Sanderson)Fred Savage (Stewart Sanderson)Mary Elizabeth Ellis (Debbie Sanderson)Hana Hayes (Lizzie Sanderson)Connor Kalopsis (Ethan Sanderson)William Devane (Dean Sanderson Sr.)Natalie Morales (Claire Lacoste)Steve Little (Todd)Will Greenberg (Hugh Rozz)Matt Hobby (Pat Landy)John Owen Lowe (Joel Zadak)Maya Rudolph (Jillian)Jason Alexander (Cliff Bemis)Timothy Olyphant (Timothy Olyphant)Kenneth Lucas (Cory Manler)Odette Annable (Devin Stutz)Scott Lawrence (Judge Adams)Richard Schiff (Gordon Stutz)

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Creators

Justin Nowell, Jarrad Paul, Ben Wexler, Dan Sterling, Julius Sharpe, Sally Bradford, Dominic Dierkes, Andrew Mogel, Guy Endore-Kaiser, Vicky Luu, Niki Schwartz-Wright, Sean Clements, Hayes Davenport, Jamie Block, Michael Levin, Bridget Kyle

Synopsis

Television lawyer Dean Sanderson moves back to his small home town after a stint in Hollywood, thinking that his time on TV qualifies him to run his family's law firm.

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