For the People (2018)

Name: For the People
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Hope Davis, Ben Shenkman, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Susannah Flood, Wesam Keesh

Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (6,903 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.5 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2018)

7.56 avg 10 episodes 7.0 → 7.8 42 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.0	351
2	Rahowa	7.5	251
3	18 Miles Outside of Roanoke	7.5	223
4	The Library Fountain	7.5	207
5	World's Greatest Judge	8.0	267
6	Everybody's a Superhero	7.4	210
7	Have You Met Leonard Knox?	7.4	189
8	Flippity-Flop	7.7	182
9	Extraordinary Circumstances	7.8	181
10	This Is What I Wanted to Say	7.8	193

Season 2 (2019)

7.94 avg 10 episodes 7.4 → 8.3 42 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	First Inning	7.4	186
2	This Is America	8.2	299
3	Minimum Continuing Legal Education	7.6	138
4	The Vast, Immovable Object	7.8	148
5	One Big Happy Family	8.7	201
6	You Belong Here	7.9	139
7	The Boxer	7.7	128
8	Moral Suasion	7.9	137
9	Who Are We Now?	7.9	113
10	A Choice Between Two Things	8.3	162

For the People (2018)

Cast

Seasons

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