7.164 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestHaley challenges her own ethics in her defense strategy. As the courtroom theater mounts, Grace takes measures to protect herself and her family.
Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.
Acting
Kidman's micro-expressions carry entire episodes.
Direction
Suzanne Bier turns Manhattan into a pressure cooker.
Costume
Grace's coats cost more than my rent and *mean* things.
Creator
David E. Kelley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nicole Kidman originally passed, then re-read the script and called back within 24 hours. Her producing partner said she'd 'never seen her that possessed by a role.'
The finale's divisive reception—critics called it 'too obvious' while it became HBO's most-watched original series of 2020—exposes how prestige TV trains us to expect twist over coherence.
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