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The Paper Chase

7.619784 seasonsTV SeriesDrama

Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the students.

ProducersAlbert Aley·Robert Lewin

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Seasons & Episodes

E1
A Wounded Hart
Feb 1, 1986
E2
Mistaken Identity
Mar 28, 1986
E3
Suppressed Desires
Apr 25, 1986
E4
Honor
Mar 28, 1986
E5
Graduation
May 2, 1986

Cast

JHJohn Houseman
John Houseman
Charles Kingsfield
JS
James Stephens
James T. Hart
LKLainie Kazan
Lainie Kazan
Rose Samuels
PJPenny Johnson Jerald
Penny Johnson Jerald
Vivian Conway
PNPeter Nelson
Peter Nelson
Tom Ford
DDDiana Douglas
Diana Douglas
Prof. Tyler
MTMichael Tucci
Michael Tucci
Gerald Golden
BH
Betty Harford
Mrs Nottingham
JKJames Keane
James Keane
Willis Bell
TFTom Fitzsimmons
Tom Fitzsimmons
Franklin Ford III
AMAndra Millian
Andra Millian
Laura Kiernan
CKClare Kirkconnell
Clare Kirkconnell
Rita Harriman

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How many seasons are in The Paper Chase?

The Paper Chase has 4 seasons in total (58 episodes). The series concluded in 1986.

Are all episodes of The Paper Chase out yet?

Yes — all 58 episodes across 4 seasons of The Paper Chase are out and available to stream.

Is there a Season 5 of The Paper Chase?

No — The Paper Chase ended after 4 seasons, so there is no Season 5.