Bull

- Season 1

(2016)

Inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time.

Following a tragic plane crash, the pilot and lone survivor finds herself targeted as the scapegoat and it's up to Bull and company to save her reputation, her livelihood and the good fortunes of those arrayed to assist her.

Bull and his team tackle jury bias against their client, a woman on trial for the murder of a star athlete she very publicly accused of assaulting her. Also, the case brings Benny face-to-face with his former flame, Amanda, a fellow attorney he hasn't seen since their breakup.

Bull and his team are going to Callisto, Texas, the only place where Bull hasn't won a case in his entire career, defending a young woman against a drug patent lawsuit.

Bull defends the fiance of a murdered socialite instead of prosecuting him per her parents' request.

Bull tries to reverse the negative effect that an ego-maniacal doctor has on the jury. He also hires a past client's attorney thinking Benny may not be sympathetic enough to the jurors.

While defending a man charged with vehicular manslaughter, Bull discovers a connection between his client's trial and a corrupt state assemblyman who would greatly benefit if the accused is found guilty.

Bull's efforts to assist with his ex-wife Isabella Colón's defense in a wrongful death lawsuit are hindered by unresolved issues from their marriage and her longstanding rift with her brother, Benny.

Bull returns to his childhood home to help a young man whose connection to the town reflects his own.

When Bull helps the CEO of a company accused of killing an employee with a self-driving car, he learns that his client is keeping a big secret that could sabotage a trial win.

Bull is asked to consult on a civil suit against a teacher who had a sexual relationship with a minor, but his takes a blow when the teen takes the teacher's side.

The wife of a man who Danny helped imprison for manslaughter detonates a bomb at the TAC offices and takes the team hostage in order to force Bull to prove her husband's innocence.

When Bull helps a professional eSports video game player accused of throwing a championship game sue his former team manager for defamation, his trial strategy is to prove his client is a compulsive winner who is psychologically incapable of losing on purpose.

When Bull has Benny defend a whistle-blowing army analyst, Lt. Tamsin Dale, who is being court martialed, the case causes trust issues between them after Benny won't share redacted government secrets with the rest of the team. Also, Marissa forces the office to work without its usual technology to avoid being hacked during the case.

When Bull assists the U.S. Attorney's Office with a manslaughter trial against a real estate magnate, Andrew Withrow, he finds himself once again opposing Diana Lindsay, his romantic rival.

When a state governor and the co-owner of a sky-diving company die during a jump, Bull helps the co-owner's brother and daughter fight a lawsuit filed by the governor's widow.

Bull risks losing his business when he fronts the money to help thousands of people bring a class action suit against a corrupt bank; Benny hurts the case by his attraction to a client and his anxiety over a secret he's keeping from Bull.

Bull and Chunk's bond is tested when Bull helps the prime suspect in the murder of Chunk's fashion mentor, Nella Wester (Paulina Porizkova), a model-turned-designer who was killed during her own runway show.

Bull helps a high-powered attorney on trial for his fiancee's murder. Taking advantage of his client's penchant for courtroom theatrics, he has the defendant represent himself.

TAC investigates a spiritual learning center to find the person who brainwashed Troy Dickerson (Brendan Dooling) into killing his father, while Bull tries to prove his client's innocence with a temporary insanity plea.

Bull makes a deal with top criminal attorney J.P. Nunnelly (guest star Eliza Dushku) to defend Benny when he goes to trial for misconduct in a case related to his former career with the District Attorney's office.

Bull works with top criminal defense attorney J.P. Nunnelly (Eliza Dushku) on the first of three cases to repay her for defending Benny at trial. However, they clash over their client, a computer cloud company that is battling the F.B.I. to retain privacy over their customer's files that could help identify the source of a recent eco-terrorist attack.

To protect a jury's identity during a mob trial, they are placed behind a partition so they can watch the proceedings anonymously on a monitor. Needless to say this seriously inhibits Bull and his team from doing their work as jury consultants.