The Guardian (TV series)


The Guardian is an American drama television series created by David Hollander for CBS. It originally aired from September 25, 2001 to May 4, 2004. In the United States, as of September 2018, it was being broadcast in re-runs on Heroes & Icons and Hulu. The Guardian has aired in the United Kingdom on the Hallmark Channel, ABC1 and, more recently, 5USA and Five. In Turkey, the show aired on TNT and in Australia on Network Ten; as of 2011 re-runs are airing on the Nine Network following episodes of Simon Baker's 2008–2015 vehicle The Mentalist, but before on free-to-air television, the show has also aired on Foxtel's defunct station TV1 in 2003 during the Saturday Night's Crime Time Block before ' and '. In India and Pakistan the show airs on Animax from June 2010 and AXN and FX. In Singapore, the show airs on AXN through Starhub Cable Television. In New Zealand, the show airs on Vibe, channel 7, via sky TV. In Latin America, the series will premiere in October on the Sony Spin channel.
The show stars Simon Baker and Dabney Coleman. It includes guest stars, such as Farrah Fawcett, and featured scenes with the Pittsburgh Police in multiple episodes.

Synopsis

Series protagonist Nick Fallin is a corporate attorney sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service with Legal Services of Pittsburgh as the result of a drug conviction. The plot focuses on Nick's community service as a guardian ad litem and recovery from drug addiction, as well as his strained relationship with his father, who was founder and is managing partner of the corporate law firm where Nick is employed full-time.

Cast and characters

Main cast

The show was set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was filmed in the city from time to time. Beginning in season 2, the theme song was "Empire in My Mind" performed by The Wallflowers. The fictional offices of Legal Services of Pittsburgh are located at 121-123 Seventh Street, Pittsburgh, while Fallin & Fallin's offices are located at Frick Building, 437 Grant Street, Pittsburgh.

Episodes

Home media

has released all three seasons of The Guardian on DVD in region 1.
On February 6, 2018, CBS Home Entertainment released The Guardian- The Complete Series on DVD in region 1.
DVD NameEp#Release Date
The First Season22October 27, 2009
The Second Season23September 7, 2010
The Final Season22February 8, 2011
The Complete Series67February 6, 2018

CBS/Paramount controls video rights only in the USA. Outside the US, Sony Pictures Television controls distribution rights, and international DVD releases will be mostly from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
In Germany Koch Media has released the first two seasons on DVD and Blu-ray.

Awards