Name: Benched
Released: 2014-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Eliza Coupe, Jay Harrington, Carter MacIntyre

TV Show · Comedy

Lawyer Nina Whitley is at the top of her game, but when she gets shunned from corporate law, she must learn to work for the underdog in a public defender's office that's understaffed and underfunded.

2014 · 22m

Starring Eliza Coupe, Jay Harrington, Carter MacIntyre

EPISODE 1

Pilot

After giving up everything in her climb to the top, a corporate lawyer is passed over for a promotion, causing her to have a meltdown.

22 min
EPISODE 2

Downsizing

Hoping to be accepted back into the corporate world, Nina gives a speech, but it goes awry; the gang struggles to fit in.

21 min
EPISODE 3

Hooked & Booked

Phil tricks Nina into believing that public defenders voluntarily go to jail; Phil and Boring Larry take Carlos out for a night on the town.

21 min
EPISODE 4

Sell It

Nina realises she may need help influencing jurors; Phil and Trent face off in front of a grumpy judge.

20 min
EPISODE 5

Shark, Actually

Nina is worried she is being played by a private defence lawyer assigned to her case; Phil tries to impress a cute stenographer.

21 min
EPISODE 6

Rights & Wrongs

Nina is forced to compromise when her refusal to lose cases to Trent begins to clog up the court system. Meanwhile, Carlos quits smoking.

21 min