Benched

2014
Benched

Seasons & Episodes

  • 1

EP1 Pilot Oct 28, 2014

Corporate lawyer Nina Whitley has given up a lot in her climb to the top. However, when she's passed over for a promotion and her former fiance gets engaged to another woman, Nina has an epic meltdown.

EP2 Downsizing Nov 04, 2014

Nina attends a gala honoring public defenders; however, her former colleagues are unimpressed.

EP3 Hooked & Booked Nov 11, 2014

Phil tricks Nina into believing that all of the public defenders voluntarily go to jail to better understand their clients. She learns what lengths she'll go to be a part of the gang.

EP4 Sell It Nov 18, 2014

Nina discovers that she needs a refresher on influencing jurors and winning friends. Phil and Trent have to deal with a curmudgeonly judge.

EP5 Shark, Actually Nov 25, 2014

Nina is concerned that she is being played by a private defense lawyer assigned to help her. Phil attempts to impress a pretty stenographer.

EP6 Rights and Wrongs Dec 02, 2014

Nina must accept that losing cases to Trent is a fact of life. Carlos gives up smoking, which worries the rest of the gang.

EP7 Curry Favor Dec 09, 2014

Nina makes friends with a spunky forensics analyst who takes the concept of loyalty a bit too seriously. Carlos gets worrisome glimpse into Phil's life.

EP8 Diamond Is a Girl's Worst Friend Dec 16, 2014

Nina is assigned one of Phil's former defendants and lands herself in a bet with Phil. Meanwhile, Phil and Carlos decide to teach Micah a lesson.

EP9 A New Development Dec 23, 2014

Nina discovers the D.A.'s plans to arrest the city's homeless and faces a crisis of conscience.

EP10 Solitary Refinement Dec 23, 2014

An old friend asks Nina to set her up with Phil, a female judge takes a liking to Carlos, and Nina goes on an ill-fated date of her own.

EP11 Campaign Contributions Dec 30, 2014

Phil is on the shortlist for Public Defender of the Year; Trent brings a young boy to court.

EP12 Brief Encounters Dec 30, 2014

Nina faces a difficult choice after reuniting with Trent; Phil examines his own relationships.
7.1| TV-14| en| Comedy
Synopsis

Nina is a dedicated, career driven corporate attorney who has a very public nervous breakdown after getting passed up for an expected promotion and now finds herself working as a public defender. Her personal and professional worlds are turned upside down when she joins the ranks of the legal world’s underdogs and very quickly realizes that the law isn't quite as fair as she once thought.

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The Mark Gordon Company

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  • Top Credited Cast
Eliza Coupe as Nina
Óscar Núñez as Carlos
Jolene Purdy as Micah
Maria Bamford as Sheryl
Peter Spruyt as Boring Larry
Fred Melamed as Judge Don Nelson