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The Brief (2004)

Crime · Drama

Henry Farmer is a clever minded criminal practice attorney whose every day is a juggling act between surviving his messy personal life and pleading cases only he can win. Whether he's trying to keep an innocent person from going to jail or save himself from financial ruin, Henry's life is a symphony of chaos. His long list of problems includes a mountain of gambling debts, an affair with an important politician's wife, a distant son, and a sharp-tongued father who's also a judge.

IMDb rating
7.4 (607 votes)
Seasons
2
Streaming (US)
Acorn TV · AcornTV Amazon Channel · Spectrum On Demand · Acorn TV Apple TV · The Roku Channel · Pluto TV · Amazon Prime Video · Tubi TV · Fawesome
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.63 avg 4 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 71 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 71 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 63 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 51 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 43 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Road to Hell7.671
2So Long, Samantha7.663
3Children7.751
4A Sort of Love7.643

Season 2 (2005)

8.27 avg 4 episodes 8.2 → 8.3 69 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 53 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 65 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 39 votesEp 4: 8.3 · 35 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Blame8.253
2Lack of Affect8.765
3Forever on the Mind7.939
4The Architect's Wife8.335

Episode ratings and vote counts from IMDb. Poster, overview, and streaming data from TMDB. Data refreshed 2026-07-03.

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