# Eli Stone (2008)

> A San Francisco corporate lawyer begins having visions after an aneurysm discovery and wonders whether he has been given a higher calling.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/1281

## Facts

- Seasons: 2
- Episodes: 26
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: drama, fantasy
- Created by: Marc Guggenheim, Greg Berlanti
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Jonny Lee Miller, Loretta Devine, Natasha Henstridge, Matt Letscher, Victor Garber, James Saito, Sam Jaeger, Jason George
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892535/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: hopeful, wry, earnest, whimsical, warm

## What critics say

Audiences rated the series positively, with a well-liked first season and a weaker second season.

## Synopsis

Eli Stone (2008-2009) is a American network legal drama with a supernatural streak, created by Marc Guggenheim and Greg Berlanti for ABC. Jonny Lee Miller plays Eli Stone, a successful corporate litigator at a top San Francisco law firm who defends the biggest companies against ordinary people. After a series of hallucinations and the discovery of an aneurysm in his brain, Eli begins to suspect that his visions may be a higher calling rather than a medical symptom. Loretta Devine plays Patti Dellacroix, a colleague who keeps him grounded, while Natasha Henstridge plays Taylor Wethersby, the boss's daughter whose relationship with Eli complicates his career. The engine of the show is the tension between Eli's ambition and his growing urge to use his position for the little guy. Each episode pairs a courtroom case with the visions that push him toward a different choice. The series ran for two seasons and twenty-six episodes before cancellation. Its tone blends wry workplace comedy with earnest spiritual searching, and its atmosphere is warm, bright, and hopeful. Fans of Boston Legal and The Good Wife will find resonance in its lawyer-centered drama, while Pushing Daisies shares its whimsical supernatural edge.

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