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I was fortunate to catch the exclusive screening of BULL drama series recently at the SCREENING ROOM. I was told that I was one of the first few people in Asia to watch it. Glad to be invited for BULL Premiere ( Episode 1 ). All I can say that it was truly an exciting courtroom drama which does get your senses working hard during the show. The first episode is packed with surprises.
CAST
Michael Weatherly (Dr.
Jason Bull)
Freddy Rodriguez (Benny
Colon)
Geneva Carr (Marissa
Morgan)
Jaime Lee Kirchner
(Danny James)
Annabelle Attanasio
(Cable McCrory)
Chris Jackson (Chunk
Palmer)
CREDITS
Executive Producers:
Mark Goffman, Paul Attanasio, Dr. Phillip C. McGraw, Steven Spielberg, Justin
Falvey, Darryl Frank, Jay McGraw, Rodrigo Garcia (pilot only)
SYNOPSIS
BULL stars Michael Weatherly
as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the f ounder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. Brilliant,
brash and charming, Dr. Bull is the ultimate puppet master as he combines psychology, human intuition and high tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys,
witnesses and the accused tick. Bull employs an enviable team of experts at Trial Analysis
Corporation to shape successful narratives
down to the very last detail. They include his quick-witted former brother-in-law, Benny Colón, a lawyer who acts as defense attorney in the company’s mock trials; Marissa Morgan, a cutting-edge neurolinguistics expert from the Department
of Homeland Security; former NYPD detective
Danny James, the firm’s tough but relatable investigator; haughty millennial hacker Cable McCrory, who is responsible for gathering cyber intelligence; and Chunk Palmer,
a fashion-conscious stylist
and former All-American lineman who fine tunes clients’ appearances
for trial. In high-stakes trials, Bull’s combination of remarkable insight into human nature, three Ph.D.’s and a top-notch staff creates winning strategies that tip the scales of justice in his clients’
favor.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Mark Goffman, Paul Attanasio, Dr. Phillip C. McGraw,
Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Jay McGraw and Rodrigo Garcia
are executive producers. The series is produced by CBS Television Studios and
distributed internationally by CBS Studios International.
From special agent to trial
consultant
Michael Weatherly of NCIS plays Dr.Phil-inspired character in new series
Michael Weatherly of NCIS plays Dr.Phil-inspired character in new series
Michael Weatherly may have said goodbye to his
role as Special Agent Anthony Dinozzo on NCIS,
but his new role does not take him far from the twists and turns of the justice
system.
After playing the role of a senior field agent
in 13 seasons of NCIS, Michael
Weatherly is taking the lead in the brand new show BULL.
“I’m gonna miss his repressive sense of humor,
what I won’t miss is wearing that gun, that was uncomfortable,” Weatherly said about
his NCIS character
during an interview.
BULL takes inspiration from the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, co-founder
of top trial consulting firm Courtroom Sciences, Inc. (CSI), which has provided
trial consulting services for Fortune 500 companies as well as talk show host Oprah
Winfrey.
“It’s been amazing to play a character who is
all about human connection, he’s about finding out why we do the things we do,
but he’s also about getting to the truth of something,” Weatherly said in another
interview.
Courtroom drama
In this new series,
Weatherly shifts from law enforcement to trial analytics. His character, trial
consultant Dr. Jason Bull, does everything to get the justice his clients deserve.
“What’s fascinating about the whole world of
trial analytics and the sciences of it is that they’re looking at things that
you don’t think about,” Weatherly said.
“He (Dr. Bull) looks at a
jury trial and looks at the identities of everybody involved from the judge to
the attorneys, to the jury, and the witness and defendant, and he figures out
what everyone’s thinking,” he added.
The doctor is perfectly aware that the 12
ordinary people making up a jury have the power to decide a person’s fate at
court. He also knows that these jurors possess a preconceived notion of the
truth. That’s why the key to winning a trial is by winning over the jury.
Behind the scenes
Dr. Bull further understands that even the
tiniest details such as relationship status, clothes, and hairstyle can turn
the court against the defendant. To avoid an unfavorable outcome, he works with
a team of experts to make sure that his clients are on their best behavior and
will say the right things at the witness stand.
His staff includes a lawyer who acts as defense
attorney in mock trials, a neurolinguistics expert who used to be a part of the
Department of Homeland Security, a former detective from the New York Police
Department, a haughty millennial hacker, and a fashion stylist.
“What this show really looks at are the choices
that we make, and who we think we are versus how other people think we are, and
it starts to get to a hall of mirrors. It takes very complex people to figure
out complex people,” Weatherly said.
BULL also stars Freddy Rodriguez (Ugly
Betty, Six Feet Under), Geneva Carr
(Rescue Me, Law and Order: Criminal Intent), Annabelle Attanasio (The Knick, House M.D.), Chris Jackson (Oz),
and Jaime Lee Kirchner (The Mob Doctor,
Mercy) along with Weatherly.
Trailer
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