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The Trials of O'Brien

7.019651 seasonNRTV SeriesDramaComedy

The Trials of O'Brien is a 1965 television series starring Peter Falk as a sordid Shakespeare-quoting lawyer and featuring Elaine Stritch as his secretary and Joanna Barnes as his ex-wife. The series ran for only 22 episodes. Among its…

DirectorRichard Donner
WriterGene Wang
ProducersRichard Alan Simmons·Gene Wang

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
Over Defense is Out
Sep 18, 1965
E2
Bargain Day on the Street of Regret
Sep 25, 1965
E3
Notes on a Spanish Prisoner
Oct 2, 1965
E4
Never Bet on Anything That Talks
Oct 9, 1965
E5
What Can Go Wrong
Oct 16, 1965
E6
Goodbye and Keep Cool
Oct 23, 1965
E7
A Gaggle of Girls
Oct 30, 1965
E8
The Trouble with Archie
Nov 6, 1965
E9
How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
Nov 13, 1965
E10
Charlie Has All the Luck
Nov 20, 1965
E11
Picture Me a Murder
Nov 27, 1965
E12
Dead End on Flugel Street
Dec 3, 1965
E13
No Justice for the Judge
Dec 10, 1965
E14
Leave It to Me
Dec 17, 1965
E15
Alarums and Excursions
Jan 7, 1966
E16
The 10-Foot, 6-Inch Pole
Jan 14, 1966
E17
A Horse Called Destiny
Jan 21, 1966
E18
The Blue Steel Suite
Jan 28, 1966
E19
The Partridge Papers
Feb 4, 1966
E20
The Greatest Game (1)
Mar 4, 1966
E21
The Greatest Game (2)
Mar 11, 1966
E22
The Only Game in Town
Mar 18, 1966

Cast · Directed by Richard Donner

PFPeter Falk
Peter Falk
Daniel O'Brien
ESElaine Stritch
Elaine Stritch
Miss G
JBJoanna Barnes
Joanna Barnes
Katie O'Brien
DBDavid Burns
David Burns
The Great McGonigle

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1948 · 5.4
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How many seasons are in The Trials of O'Brien?

The Trials of O'Brien has 1 season in total (22 episodes). The series concluded in 1966.

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Yes — all 22 episodes across 1 season of The Trials of O'Brien are out and available to stream.

Is there a Season 2 of The Trials of O'Brien?

No — The Trials of O'Brien ended after 1 season, so there is no Season 2.