All Episodes of The Defenders

Season 1

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  6.9/10117 votes

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  Pilot

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2010

  Nick and Pete use whatever tactics necessary in order to defend a young man facing murder charges in a case unique to Vegas.

  Director: Davis Guggenheim

  Writer: Kevin Kennedy, Niels Mueller

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  7.2/1083 votes

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  Las Vegas v. Reid

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2010

  Nick Morelli works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger while chit chatting on her cell phone, meanwhile, Pete Kaczmarek does his best to help a man down on his luck.

  Director: Jeff Melman

  Writer: Peter Noah

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  7.7/1082 votes

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  Nevada v. Carter

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2010

  Nick defends a stripper accused of solicitation; Pete must take on an unwanted case after losing a hand of poker.

  Director: Jeff Melman

  Writer: Peter Noah

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  6.8/1063 votes

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  Nevada v. Cerrato

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2010

  Nick is ready to accept a simple arson case until he realizes that his client could be convicted of first-degree murder. Meanwhile, Pete helps a lottery winner take on a casino when he loses his fortune after a night of high rolling.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.1/1081 votes

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  Nevada v. Senator Harper

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2010

  In the middle of a divorce case, a client is charged with the kidnapping and burglary; Pete defends a cabana girl accused of assault and battery.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Bruce Rasmussen, Jacqueline Hoyt

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  6.7/1062 votes

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  Nevada v. Rodgers

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2010

  Nick defends a man charged with attempted murder; a man is caught with stolen Elvis memorabilia.

  Director: Jamie Babbit

  Writer: N/A

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  7.7/1082 votes

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  Las Vegas v. Black Betty

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2010

  Nick reluctantly defends an entertainer's girlfriend when she is charged with murder; Lisa's newest client reveals potentially dangerous information.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.4/1058 votes

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  Nevada v. Killa Diz

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2010

  Nick comes to the defense of a young rapper wanted on two counts of first-degree murder. Meanwhile, Pete takes the case of an Internet hacker facing RICO charges.

  Director: Rod Holcomb

  Writer: N/A

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  7.3/1061 votes

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  Whitten v. Fenlee

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2010

  When a woman's husband dies from a fall on a construction site, Nick and Pete look to prove wrongful death against the company. Meanwhile, Pete tries to help an online blogger avoid jail after exposing an illusionist's magic trick.

  Director: Christine Moore

  Writer: Bruce Rasmussen, Peter Noah

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  7.1/1069 votes

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  Nevada v. Dennis

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2010

  When a young man is pulled over carrying guns with filed-off serial numbers, Nick and Pete try to get the charges thrown out. Meanwhile, Nick agrees to help the ADA's sister save a bear from being euthanized.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.7/1055 votes

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  Nevada v. Riley

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2010

  Nick and Pete come to the aid of a troubled ex-football player charged with battery. Meanwhile, Pete becomes exasperated when his father shows up in town.

  Director: Richard J. Lewis

  Writer: N/A

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  7.5/1053 votes

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  Nevada v. Wayne

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2011

  Nick's personal ties to a young man charged with sexual assault prompt him to defend the accusations. Meanwhile, Pete is stunned when he has jury duty.

  Director: Greg Beeman

  Writer: Bruce Rasmussen

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  7.4/1059 votes

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  Nevada v. Donnie the Numbers Guy

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2011

  Seventeen years after disappearing on the eve of his wife's murder trial, a man from Nick's past returns to Vegas looking to prove his innocence by relying on new technological tools.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.3/1060 votes

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  Nevada v. Doug the Mule

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2011

  When a young man is pulled over carrying 30 bricks of cocaine, Nick and Pete look to prove their client was duped by a girl he met on spring break.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.6/1059 votes

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  Nevada v. Hunter

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2011

  Facing thirty counts of possession of a controlled substance, an overconfident judge turns to Nick, who has no choice but to help acquit him of the charges.

  Director: Brad Silberling

  Writer: N/A

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  7.1/1058 votes

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  Noland v. Galloway Pharmaceuticals

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2011

  Nick and Pete go after a pharmaceutical company for faulty packaging when two victims overdose on the same drug. Lisa is secretly seeing ADA Ward all the while considering a fascinating new job offer.

  Director: Christine Moore

  Writer: N/A

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  6.9/1054 votes

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  Nevada v. Greene

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/2011

  Unable to recall any events from the previous night, the son of a hotel owner turns to Nick and Pete for help after he awakes to find a casino host strangled to death in a hot tub.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.3/1062 votes

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  Morelli v. Kaczmarek

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2011

  The firm temporarily dissolves its partnership when they have to defend a husband and wife accused of murder.

  Director: Paul McCrane

  Writer: N/A