Network: FOX
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: January 23, 2014 — June 27, 2014
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Greg Kinnear, John Ortiz, Necar Zadegan, Bojana Novakovic, David Harbour, Tara Summers, Miranda Otto, and Ian Colletti.
TV show description:
A legal drama, based on an Australian series of the same name, this show follows the comedic and chaotic life of a criminal defense lawyer. Keegan Deane (Greg Kinnear) is often described as many things but none of them are very flattering.
Brilliant and frustratingly charming, Keegan is one of life’s great addicts. His staggering lack of discretion and inability to self-censor land him the cases that nobody else will touch. Behind that lies a resolute optimism and belief in justice that fuel his dogged determination to defend those who seem beyond redemption.
He always tries to do the right thing, but at the same time struggles to save himself from the many self-destructive elements that plague his own life, such as his overindulgence in women, gambling and other excesses.
Keegan gets a majority of his cases from his best friend since law school, Ben Leon (John Ortiz). Ben’s married to Scarlet (Necar Zadegan), another of Keegan’s old friends. She’s an Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney and quite often Keegan’s opponent in court.
Keegan also has plenty of personal trials and tribulations, including his mounting debt to his bookie and his overlapping liaisons with various women. Melissa “Mikki” Partridge (Bojana Novakovic) is his favorite prostitute and de-facto love interest.
And then there’s his ongoing battle with the IRS. He’s being prosecuted by David Potter (David Harbour), an IRS tax attorney. He looks ten years younger than his age and has been nicknamed “Harry Potter” by Keegan.
Thankfully Keegan has Leanne Zander (Tara Summers), his no-nonsense assistant, to help clean up his messes. His ex-wife, psychologist Maddy (Miranda Otto), begrudgingly acts as his therapist. She’s also the mother of their hormonal son, Finn (Ian Colletti), who displays many of the same tendencies as his father.
Episode #13 — “Man’s Best Friend”
Keegan defends a close friend and well-respected doctor accused of animal cruelty, Scarlet’s campaign against David Potter takes a nasty turn when information about Mikki’s past gets leaked to the press and Ben gets tied up in a federal investigation when his firm’s finances are questioned.
First aired: April 5, 2014
What do you think? Do you like the Rake TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season?
Please renew! Love the humor and redeeming effort of Keegan Dean. No other show compares to the laugh out loud antics.
Love this show. Greg Kinnear is great. Please renew
Renew this entertaining show.
Please renew this sow. Best comedy series on TV.
Fox got it wrong on this one. Put the show back on the air Rupert.
Cancel GLEE. Save RAKE. It is witty, charming, and entertaining.
I loved the show. It had a good story line and was funny.
Loved the show!
Why is it that every time you find a great show it gets cancelled?
Agree! How many teenage or music shows do we need?
What’s wrong with our networks. Dark comedy seems to be forbidden as we have more violent shows than ever before. The Following was unbelievably dark and a great show, but needed a conclusion after 2 seasons. Rake had a good idea, and a good cast but some of the writing was getting worse, and worse. It was like they had no idea that throwing everything at the audience at once would leave them with no where to go. This show could have been great, but in reality, attorneys just don’t run in the same circles as mayors of Los Angeles.… Read more »
This is a good show. Start it up again.
Rake is a great time show. Renew my faith FOX and renew the show.
I enjoyed this show very much. I mean, look at the cast. Please renew this show.
Please renew!
I totally LUVED the show, am shocked, frustrated & angry that Fox cancelled it!!!!!!