Goliath is an American legal drama television series by Amazon Studios. The show was commissioned with a straight-to-series order of eight episodes on December 1, [ 3 ] and premiered on October 13, , on Amazon Prime Video. On May 14, , it was announced that Amazon had issued a pilot order for the series, then titled Trial , based on a script by David E.
Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro. On August 7, , it was announced that the first season would premiere on October 13, On June 25, , it was reported that Kevin Costner was in talks to join the series in the lead role of Billy McBride. Goliath is set and filmed in Santa Monica , California. The venue Chez Jay, which Billy McBride frequents and often works out of, is a real-life bar and restaurant.
On February 15, , Amazon announced the series had been renewed for a second season. In that announcement, it was also confirmed that Clyde Phillips was joining the series in season two as the day-to-day showrunner.
Kelley, Shapiro and Ross Fineman were set to remain in their roles as executive producers. On December 18, , TVline. This announcement also provided the casting additions of more than half a dozen actors including Dennis Quaid and Amy Brenneman as Wade and Diana Blackwood, Season 3's billionaire siblings who become the antagonists after the accidental death of Billy's friend Gene's wife. The site's critical consensus reads, "Compelling performances from an excellent castβled by standout Billy Bob Thorntonβpropel David E.
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