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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|USAmerican legal comedy-drama television series}} {{Infobox television \| image = Updated Franklin & Bash logo.png \| caption = \| alt_name = \| genre = {{Plain list\| [[Comedy drama]]~~<br>~~ [[Legal drama\|Legal procedural]] }} \| creator = ~~[[Kevin~~{{Plain ~~Falls]]<br>Bill Chais~~list\| [[Kevin Falls]] Bill Chais }} \| developer = \| writer = \| director = \| creative_director = \| starring = {{Plain list\| * [[Breckin Meyer]]~~<br>~~ * [[Mark-Paul Gosselaar]]~~<br>~~ * [[Dana Davis]]~~<br>~~ * [[Kumail Nanjiani]]~~<br>~~ * [[Malcolm McDowell]]~~<br>~~ * [[Reed Diamond]]~~<br>~~ * [[Garcelle Beauvais]]~~<br>~~ * [[Heather Locklear]]~~<br>~~ * [[Toni Trucks]]~~<br>Anthony Ordonez~~ * Anthony Ordonez }} \| narrated = \| theme_music_composer = Line 21 ⟶ 38: \| num_episodes = 40 \| list_episodes = List of Franklin & Bash episodes \| executive_producer = {{Plain list\| * [[Jamie Tarses]]~~<br>~~ * Kevin Falls~~<br>~~ * Bill Chais~~<br>~~ * [[Jason Ensler]] }} \| producer = Dana Calvo \| editor = Joe Hobeck Line 28 ⟶ 50: \| camera = [[Single-camera setup\|Single-camera]] \| runtime = 38 minutes \| company = {{Plain list\| * FanFare Productions~~<br>~~ * Four Sycamore Productions~~<br>~~ * Left Coast Productions~~<br>~~ * [[Sony Pictures Television]] }} ~~\| distributor = Sony Pictures Television~~ \| ~~channel~~network = [[TNT (American TV network)\|TNT]] ~~\| picture_format =~~ ~~\| audio_format =~~ \| first_aired = {{Start date\|2011\|6\|1}} \| last_aired = {{End date\|2014\|10\|22}} ~~\| preceded_by =~~ ~~\| followed_by =~~ \| related = }} '''''Franklin & Bash''''' is an American [[~~Television~~Legal ~~in the United States~~drama\|~~American~~legal]] [[Comedy drama\|comedy- drama]] television series created by [[Kevin Falls]] and Bill Chais. The series starred [[Breckin Meyer]] and [[Mark-Paul Gosselaar]] as unconventional lawyers and longtime friends. A [[Turner Broadcasting]] executive referred to the series as a "funny legal procedural",<ref name=V516>{{Cite news\|url=https://variety.com/2010/scene/features/tnt-greenlights-drama-franklin-and-bash-1118019446/ \|title=TNT greenlights drama 'Franklin and Bash{{'~~-}}~~ \|last=Weisman\|first=John\|date=May 16, 2010\|work=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|archive-url=https://~~www~~archive.~~webcitation.org~~today/20130106011305/~~5qlULjWBi?url=~~http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118019446.html?categoryid=10&cs=1&ref=ma\|archive-date=~~June~~January 266, ~~2010~~2013\|access-date=November 6, 2021}}</ref> whereas in the United Kingdom it was referred to as "[[Ally McBeal]] with Balls" when advertised for its forthcoming debut on [[E4 (TV channel)\|E4]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.e4.com/franklinandbash/ \|title=Franklin & Bash \|publisher=E4\|access-date=2013-07-12}}</ref> The series was broadcast in the United States on cable channel [[TNT (American TV network)\|TNT]]. It premiered on June 1, 2011.<ref name=premiere>{{cite web \|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/tnt-announces-summer-schedule-franklin-bash-falling-skies-rizzoli-isles-and-more/85317 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313051953/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/10/tnt-announces-summer-schedule-franklin-bash-falling-skies-rizzoli-isles-and-more/85317 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=March 13, 2011 \|title=TNT Announces Summer Schedule \|date=March 10, 2011\|last=Seidman\|first=Robert \|publisher=[[TV by the Numbers]] \|access-date=July 29, 2011}}</ref> The second season aired June 5, 2012,<ref name=FB2>{{cite web\|last=Andreeva\|first=Nellie\|title=TNT Renews 'Franklin & Bash' For Second Season \|url=https://www.deadline.com/2011/07/tnt-renews-franklin-bash-for-second-season/ \|work=Deadline\|date=July 26, 2011\|access-date=July 26, 2011}}</ref> and the third on June 19, 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/franklin-bash-perception-rizzoli-isles-cold-justice-new-premiere-dates-27795/\|title=Franklin & Bash, Perception, Rizzoli & isles, Cold Justice: New Premiere Dates\|date=April 10, 2013\|access-date=April 11, 2013}}</ref> The show was renewed for a fourth season on October 17, 2013, which premiered August 13, 2014.<ref>{{cite news\|author=Goldberg, Lesley \|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/franklin-bash-renewed-fourth-season-649385 \|title='Franklin & Bash' Renewed for Fourth Season at TNT \|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] \|date=2011-11-17 \|access-date=2013-10-18}}</ref> On November 11, 2014, TNT canceled ~~''Franklin~~the ~~& Bash''~~series after four seasons.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/franklin-bash-cancelled-tnt-1201281566/\|title='Franklin & Bash' Cancelled By TNT - Deadline\|author=Nellie Andreeva\|work=Deadline\|date=11 November 2014 }}</ref> ==Overview== {{main\|List of Franklin & Bash episodes}} The characters Jared Franklin and Peter Bash, for whom the show is named, are an unlikely duo of streetwise attorneys. After defeating Damien Karp of the prestigious law firm Infeld & Daniels, LLC (colloquially "Infeld Daniels"), they are recruited by co-founder and managing partner Stanton Infeld to breathe new life into the ailing firm with the duo reminding Stanton of his early days with his partner, the late Daniels. Assisting Franklin and Bash is Carmen Phillips, an ex-convict out on parole who assists with background investigations on cases, and Pindar Singh, a brilliant, agoraphobic attorney and classmate of theirs. In agreeing to work for Infeld Daniels, Franklin and Bash were guaranteed that they would still be taking on the same kind of cases as before, only with the backing of a major law firm. Over the course of their cases Franklin and Bash, through their courtroom antics, prove to be effective advocates for their clients, much to the chagrin of Damien Karp and his ex-girlfriend fellow attorney Hanna Linden. Line 68 ⟶ 90: * [[Kumail Nanjiani]] as Pindar ("Pindy") Singh (seasons 1–3),<ref name="cast"/> an [[agoraphobia\|agoraphobic]] lawyer working for Franklin and Bash, who first met the duo during their law school days. In season 3, his absence is not explained in the "Control" and "Out of the Blue" episodes. The season 4 premiere reveals that Carmen and Pindar left the firm. He said he left the show because of his new show ''[[Silicon Valley (TV series)\|Silicon Valley]]'', and that Pindy's departure will be explained. "Yeah, I actually had to leave ''Franklin & Bash'' to do ''Silicon Valley'', so you'll see in the new season that we figure out a way to hand it off to another character in a really funny way."<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://blogs.citypages.com/dressingroom/2014/06/kumail_nanjiani_discusses_the_best_dick_joke_in_history.php \|title=Kumail Nanjiani discusses the best dick joke in history \|date=June 17, 2014 \|access-date=August 20, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821174234/http://blogs.citypages.com/dressingroom/2014/06/kumail_nanjiani_discusses_the_best_dick_joke_in_history.php \|archive-date=August 21, 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> * [[Garcelle Beauvais]] as Hanna Linden (seasons 1–2), a senior partner working for Infeld Daniels, and Karp's ex-girlfriend who uses Franklin's affections to get back at Damien. Infeld has stated he sees her as running the future of his law firm when he decides to eventually step down as managing partner. Linden was a member of the [[ROTC]] and following her time in [[law school]], she served in the [[United States Navy]] as a [[Judge Advocate General's Corps\|JAG]] attorney for a year. In "Coffee and Cream" Jared mentions that she left for a better senior partnership at the Buget & Towne law firm. * [[Heather Locklear]] as Rachel Rose King (season 3), a trial lawyer who joins the firm as a newly named on-door law partner, causing it to be renamed Infeld•Daniels•King LLC.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://tvline.com/2013/01/17/franklin-bash-cast-season-3-heather-locklear-boss/ \|title=Heather Locklear Joins TNT's Franklin & Bash \|last=Geldman \|first=Vlada \|work=[[TVLine]] \|date=January 17, 2013 \|access-date=January 17, 2013 \|archive-date=December 14, 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214010226/http://tvline.com/2013/01/17/franklin-bash-cast-season-3-heather-locklear-boss/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> At the beginning of season 4, it is revealed that she fled to Croatia after embezzling money from clients. * [[Toni Trucks]] as Anita Haskins (season 4), a smart, professional law school graduate who joins the firm for a chance to actually try cases as opposed to doing research.<ref name="cast"/> * Anthony Ordonez as Dan Mundy (season 4), the firm's eccentric new investigator. He has a number of strange mannerisms, such as appearing out of nowhere and liberally interpreting Peter and Jared's requests. It is loosely implied that he has a military or intelligence background.<ref name="cast">{{cite web \|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/14/tnt-to-roll-out-10-original-series-this-summer-including-falling-skies-the-last-ship-legends-more/244838/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314210517/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/14/tnt-to-roll-out-10-original-series-this-summer-including-falling-skies-the-last-ship-legends-more/244838/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=March 14, 2014 \|title=TNT to Roll Out 10 Original Series This Summer Including 'Falling Skies', 'The Last Ship', 'Legends' & More \|last=Kondolojy \|first=Amanda \|publisher=TV by the Numbers \|date=March 14, 2014 \|access-date=March 14, 2014}}</ref> Line 88 ⟶ 110: The series was originally in development for the [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)\|TBS]] network.<ref name=hrFeb9>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tbs-loads-comedy-pilots-20484\|title=TBS loads up on comedy pilots\|last=Andreeva\|first=Nellie\|date=February 9, 2010\|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]\|access-date=October 21, 2010}}</ref> In February 2010, TBS placed a cast-contingent [[Television pilot\|pilot]] order from a script written by [[Kevin Falls]] and Bill Chais.<ref name=hrFeb9/> Casting announcements began in early March, with Meyer and Gosselaar taking starring roles as the title characters.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/two-actors-join-tbs-franklin-21381\|title=Two actors join TBS' 'Franklin & Bash'\|last=Andreeva\|first=Nellie\|date=March 8, 2010\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|access-date=October 21, 2010}}</ref> Next to be cast was McDowell, as Stanton Infeld.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/03/12/development-update-friday-march-12/8569/\|title=Development Update: Friday, March 12\|date=March 12, 2010\|work=The Futon Critic\|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref> Then, comedian Nanjiani was cast as Pindar Singh,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://thecomicscomic.typepad.com/thecomicscomic/2010/03/kumail-nanjiani-joins-tbs-hourlong-comedy-pilot-franklin-bash.html\|title=Kumail Nanjiani joins TBS hourlong comedy pilot "Franklin & Bash" \|date=March 17, 2010\|last=McCarthy\|first=Sean L.\|work=The Comic's Comic\|access-date=July 28, 2010}}</ref> followed by Diamond, as Damien Karp,<ref name=FC3-26-10/> and Beauvais and Davis as Hanna Linden and Carmen Phillips respectively.<ref name=FC3-26-10>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/03/26/development-update-friday-march-26/8589/\|title=Development Update: Friday, March 26\|date=March 26, 2010\|work=The Futon Critic\|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref> The pilot was filmed in [[Atlanta]] in late March and early April.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2010/03/17/two-tv-pilots-shooting-in-atlanta-tbss-franklin-and-bash-with-mark-paul-gosselaar-and-malcolm-mcdowell-abcs-187-detroit-with-michael-imperioli \|title=Two TV pilots shooting in Atlanta: TBS's 'Franklin and Bash' with Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Malcolm McDowell; ABC's '187 Detroit' with Michael Imperioli \|last=Ho \|first=Rodney \|date=March 17, 2010 \|work=Access Atlanta \|publisher=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] \|access-date=June 26, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023092619/http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2010/03/17/two-tv-pilots-shooting-in-atlanta-tbss-franklin-and-bash-with-mark-paul-gosselaar-and-malcolm-mcdowell-abcs-187-detroit-with-michael-imperioli/ \|archive-date=October 23, 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/04/05/franklin-bash-filming-at-dekalb-peachtree-airport-today/\|title='Franklin & Bash' filming at DeKalb Peachtree Airport today\|date=April 5, 2010\|work=On Location Vacations\|access-date=June 27, 2010\|archive-date=March 24, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324071002/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/04/05/franklin-bash-filming-at-dekalb-peachtree-airport-today/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2010, the show was moved from TBS to [[sister station]] TNT, where network executives believed it was a better fit.<ref name=V516/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/05/tbs-franklin-franklin-tnt-bound/\|title='Glory Daze' Close To TBS Series Pickup; But TBS' 'Franklin & Bash' Now TNT-Bound\|last=Andreeva\|first=Nellie\|date=May 10, 2010\|work=Deadline.com\|access-date=June 27, 2010}}</ref> The network [[Green-light\|green-lit]] production in mid-May with a ten episode order,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/05/14/tnt-greenlights-lawyer-buddy-series-franklin-and-bash-starring-mark-paul-gosselaar-and-breckin-meyer/20100514tnt01/\|title=TNT Greenlights Lawyer Buddy Series Franklin & Bash, Starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer\|date=May 14, 2010\|work=The Futon Critic\|access-date=July 22, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/live-feed/tbs-glory-daze-tnts-franklin-53634\|title=TBS' 'Glory Daze,' TNT's 'Franklin & Bash' picked up\|date=May 14, 2010\|work=The Hollywood Reporter\|last=Ng\|first=Philiana\|access-date=December 3, 2010}}</ref> with production moving to [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web\|last=Ho\|first=Rodney\|title=Radio & TV Talk TNT goes lighthearted with 'Franklin & Bash'\|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2011/05/31/tnt-goes-lighthearted-with-franklin-bash/\|publisher=[[Access Atlanta]]\|access-date=13 July 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824234929/http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2011/05/31/tnt-goes-lighthearted-with-franklin-bash/\|archive-date=24 August 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Reception== Line 147 ⟶ 169: ==Home media== [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] have released the first three seasons of ''Franklin & Bash'' in Region 1, and the first three seasons in Region 2. Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series in Region 1. {\| class="wikitable" Line 168 ⟶ 190: \| style = "text-align:center;"\|10 \| June 23, 2015 \| April 28, 2014<ref name=DVD2>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00I3A0ZIG \|title=Franklin & Bash - Season 2 \|date=28 April 2014 \|publisher=Amazon UK\|access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> \| {{N/A}} \|- Line 174 ⟶ 196: \| style = "text-align:center;"\|10 \| September 1, 2015 \| November 3, 2014<ref name=DVD3>{{cite web\|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K5KOI6W \|title=Franklin & Bash - Season 3 \|date=3 November 2014 \|publisher=Amazon UK\|access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> \| {{N/A}} \|- \| The Complete Series \| style = "text-align:center;"\|40 \| November 17, 2020<ref name=DVD5>{{cite web\|url=https://www.millcreekent.com/products/franklin-and-bash \|title=Franklin & Bash - The Complete Series \|publisher=Mill Creek Entertainment\|access-date=June 5, 2023}}</ref> \| {{N/A}} \| {{N/A}} \|} ==Broadcast== ''Franklin & Bash'' premiered in Canada on [[CTV Drama Channel\|Bravo!]] on August 22, 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Franklin & Bash\|url=http://www.bravo.ca/television/tvshows/show.aspx?showID=Franklin%20and%20Bash\|publisher=Bravo! Canada\|access-date=29 July 2011}}</ref> For the fourth season, the show was moved to [[M3 (Canadian TV channel)\|M3]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=This August on M3, the Exclusive Season 4 Premiere of FRANKLIN & BASH, and the Season 5A Finale of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS\|url=http://www.bellmediapr.ca/Network/MuchMore/Press/This-August-on-M3-\|publisher=Bell Media Press Room\|access-date=28 July 2014}}</ref> In the UK the show premiered on July 13, 2011 on [[E4 (TV channel)\|E4]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Franklin & Bash\|url=http://www.e4.com/franklinandbash/about.html\|publisher=E4\|access-date=29 July 2011}}</ref> On November 8, 2011 it began showing on [[M-Net]] in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Franklin & Bash M-Net\| url=http://mnet.dstv.com/2011/08/26/franklin-bash/\|publisher=M-Net\|access-date=26 August 2011}}</ref> In Australia it premiered on [[FX Australia\|FX]] on June 6, 2012.<ref>{{cite web\|title=About - Franklin & Bash - Shows - FX Australia\|url=http://fxtv.com.au/shows/franklin-bash/about\|publisher=FX Australia\|access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref> Line 196 ⟶ 224: [[Category:2011 American television series debuts]] [[Category:2014 American television series endings]] [[Category:American English-language television shows]] [[Category:Fictional duos]] [[Category:Television duos]]