# Notorious (2016)

> A charismatic attorney and a powerhouse television producer team up to manipulate the media and the justice system, and each other.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/59083

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 43 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: drama
- Created by: Allie Hagan, Josh Berman
- Network: ABC
- Cast: Daniel Sunjata, Piper Perabo, Kate Jennings Grant, Kevin Zegers, Aimee Teegarden, J. August Richards, Sepideh Moafi, Ryan Guzman
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5519574/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: glossy, fast-paced, sardonic, tense, intimate

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with viewers drawn to the sharp lawyer-and-producer partnership and its media-manipulation plot, though the show drew only a small audience and was canceled after one season.

## Synopsis

Notorious (2016) is an American network legal drama created by Allie Hagan and Josh Berman for ABC. The series follows a charismatic attorney, Jake Gregorian (Daniel Sunjata), and a powerhouse television producer, Julia George (Piper Perabo), whose professional alliance grows into a personal and strategic tug of war. Together they try to bend the news cycle, the courts and each other to their will, using every lever of influence a Los Angeles media and legal world can offer. Supporting characters including Louise Herrick (Kate Jennings Grant), Oscar Keaton (Kevin Zegers) and Ella Benjamin (Aimee Teegarden) add pressure from the newsroom, the courtroom and their own private lives. Each episode of this single-season, ten-episode run builds around a fresh case or headline that the pair must shape, with serialized threads carrying the romance and rivalry from one hour to the next. The tone is glossy and fast, with sharp dialogue, backroom maneuvering and a feeling of constant pressure as public opinion turns on every move. Viewers who enjoy the image-conscious intrigue of Scandal and the courtroom media politics of The Good Wife will find a familiar appetite here, even as the show's arc remains open-ended.

## Shows like Notorious

- [Mistresses (2013)](https://ember.film/tv/39901)
- [Pearson (2019)](https://ember.film/tv/72996)
- [Murder One (1995)](https://ember.film/tv/3064)
- [L.A. Law (1986)](https://ember.film/tv/694)
- [Conviction (2016)](https://ember.film/tv/59082)
- [The Guardian (2001)](https://ember.film/tv/1689)
- [Chicago Justice (2017)](https://ember.film/tv/59722)
- [Fairly Legal (2011)](https://ember.film/tv/29956)
- [The Fix (2019)](https://ember.film/tv/70044)
- [The Rainmaker (2025)](https://ember.film/tv/171354)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt