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Once a powerful lawyer, Billy McBride is now burned out and washed up, spending more time in a bar than a courtroom. When he reluctantly agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of Cooperman & McBride, the massive law firm he helped create, Billy and his ragtag team uncover a vast and deadly conspiracy, pitting them all in a life or death trial against the ultimate Goliath.

4 Seasons
32 Episodes
Ended
Crime Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image It's Time
8.8/10 (842 votes)

#1 It's Time

S4:E8

In a final showdown with George Zax, Billy and Patty seek justice for the victims of the opioid epidemic, no holds barred.

episode image Pride and Prejudice
8.6/10 (1618 votes)

#2 Pride and Prejudice

S1:E2

Billy scrambles to get his wrongful death lawsuit into court by any means necessary.

episode image Game On
8.4/10 (1395 votes)

#3 Game On

S1:E3

The judge gives Billy only a day to make a compelling offer of proof before he dismisses the lawsuit.

episode image Beauty and the Beast
8.4/10 (1241 votes)

#4 Beauty and the Beast

S1:E7

With danger mounting around every corner, Billy has to decide whether to head directly to trial or take his chances with a continuance.

episode image Citizens United
8.4/10 (1435 votes)

#5 Citizens United

S1:E8

The trial concludes as former partners and old friends have their final showdown in court.

episode image Line of Fire
8.2/10 (1224 votes)

#6 Line of Fire

S1:E6

Billy has to go to great lengths to secure his physical evidence's safety and preserve his witnesses' credibility.

episode image Lawyer Trickery Bullshit
8.2/10 (568 votes)

#7 Lawyer Trickery Bullshit

S4:E7

When Patty calls a surprise witness to the stand, the defense does everything they can to undermine the witness’s credibility.

episode image Cover Your Ass
8.1/10 (1226 votes)

#8 Cover Your Ass

S1:E5

As both sides begin their depositions, more secrets start to come to the surface, threatening to destroy everyone involved.

episode image Joy Division
8.1/10 (871 votes)

#9 Joy Division

S3:E8

As Billy and Patty close in on the Blackwoods, Wade tries to cover up their crimes while Diana makes one final, desperate play, regardless who gets in her way.

episode image Of Mice and Men
8.0/10 (1752 votes)

#10 Of Mice and Men

S1:E1

A burned-out attorney gets a second chance for redemption when he agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of his former law firm.

episode image It's Donald
8.0/10 (1296 votes)

#11 It's Donald

S1:E4

The beginning of discovery unearths a startling new piece of evidence that threatens to unravel Billy's entire theory of the case.

episode image Conscious Uncoupling
7.9/10 (815 votes)

#12 Conscious Uncoupling

S3:E7

Billy puts Wade Blackwood on the stand and under oath, forcing him to admit every detail of his scheme to steal the state’s water.

episode image Forcibly Removed
7.9/10 (581 votes)

#13 Forcibly Removed

S4:E4

Billy goes to extremes to keep the case alive, and Sam questions whether bringing him on board was a good idea after all.

episode image Spilt Milk
7.9/10 (576 votes)

#14 Spilt Milk

S4:E5

As Billy faces repercussions from his conduct, he is forced into a truce with an old adversary.

episode image La Mano
7.8/10 (1330 votes)

#15 La Mano

S2:E1

Billy McBride is reluctantly pulled back into criminal defense when his friend's 16- year-old son is arrested for a double murder.

episode image Rundleworks
7.8/10 (546 votes)

#16 Rundleworks

S4:E6

Billy and Patty take measures to protect a witness, while the partners at Margolis & True scramble to strengthen their case.

episode image Alo
7.7/10 (1050 votes)

#17 Alo

S2:E4

Billy tries a risky strategy to suppress the prosecution's two key pieces of evidence, hoping he can clear Julio's name before trial even begins.

episode image Who's Gabriel
7.7/10 (1053 votes)

#18 Who's Gabriel

S2:E5

Billy finally gets a witness who can exonerate Julio, but he won't talk unless Billy can convince the prosecutor to give him a deal.

episode image Signed, William Hamilton McBride
7.7/10 (642 votes)

#19 Signed, William Hamilton McBride

S4:E3

As Billy and Sam grow closer, he discovers that the opioid industry is keeping bigger secrets than he ever imagined.

episode image Politics
7.6/10 (1148 votes)

#20 Politics

S2:E2

After a brutal loss, Billy decides to formally take on Julio Suarez's defense but, before he can go back to court, he must get his team back together.

episode image Fresh Flowers
7.6/10 (1101 votes)

#21 Fresh Flowers

S2:E3

When Billy learns the name of the real shooter, he has to turn to the FBI to help him bring his elusive suspect in for questioning.

episode image Fer-De-Lance
7.5/10 (750 votes)

#22 Fer-De-Lance

S3:E6

Billy and Patty grill the Blackwoods in their depositions, shining a light on their complicated relationship and how they obtained ownership of the county’s water supply.

episode image The Subsidence Adventure
7.4/10 (1101 votes)

#23 The Subsidence Adventure

S3:E1

The unexpected death of an old friend takes Billy McBride to California’s Central Valley, where a record drought has made water more valuable than human life.

episode image Two Cinderellas
7.3/10 (1168 votes)

#24 Two Cinderellas

S2:E6

Believing his client will soon be a free man, Billy joins Marisol for a romantic weekend in Mexico, only for his case to fall apart at home.

episode image Happiness from the Ground Up
7.3/10 (866 votes)

#25 Happiness from the Ground Up

S3:E2

Billy’s investigation into the Central Valley’s water problem threatens the launch of Diana Blackwood’s almond-based lifestyle brand.

episode image Good Morning, Central Valley
7.3/10 (832 votes)

#26 Good Morning, Central Valley

S3:E3

As Billy and Patty begin a class action lawsuit against the corporate farmers, the Blackwoods start dealing with everyone who gets in their way, including Billy.

episode image The Pain Killer
7.3/10 (745 votes)

#27 The Pain Killer

S4:E2

Patty finds herself on the hook for Billy’s behavior as he digs deeper into the case.

episode image Diablo Verde
7.1/10 (1524 votes)

#28 Diablo Verde

S2:E7

Held hostage by strangers and with no memory of how he got there, Billy has to make a harrowing escape from Mexico.

episode image Hadleyville
7.1/10 (912 votes)

#29 Hadleyville

S4:E1

Billy returns to his Big Law roots after Patty takes a job at a prestigious white-shoe law firm in San Francisco. Together, they try to take down one of America’s most insidious Goliaths: the opioid industry.

episode image Full Circle
6.9/10 (857 votes)

#30 Full Circle

S3:E4

Flashing back to before the events of the season, Billy has a drunken weekend at the Rising Sun Hotel and Casino, crossing paths with the Blackwoods and their scheme to steal water.

episode image Argus 2: Battledome
6.9/10 (842 votes)

#31 Argus 2: Battledome

S3:E5

As Billy and Patty make their first appearance in court, their class action is threatened when they walk into traps set for them by the Blackwoods.

episode image Tongue Tied
5.8/10 (1739 votes)

#32 Tongue Tied

S2:E8

On the night of the mayoral election, Billy and his team race to take down the people responsible before they become an unstoppable Goliath.

Cast & Chracters

character image Billy McBride

Billy McBride

Actor: Billy Bob Thornton
character image Patty Solis-Papagian

Patty Solis-Papagian

Actor: Nina Arianda
character image Brittany Gold

Brittany Gold

Actor: Tania Raymonde
character image Denise McBride

Denise McBride

Actor: Diana Hopper
character image Frank Zax

Frank Zax

Actor: Bruce Dern
character image Rob Bettencourt

Rob Bettencourt

Actor: Brandon Scott
character image Griffin Petock

Griffin Petock

Actor: Geoffrey Arend
character image Kate Zax

Kate Zax

Actor: Clara Wong
character image Samantha Margolis

Samantha Margolis

Actor: Jena Malone
character image George Zax

George Zax

Actor: J.K. Simmons

The highest rated episode of Goliath is "It's Time" (S4E8) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 842 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Tongue Tied" (S2E8) with a rating of 5.80.

This episode received 1,739 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Pride and Prejudice" (S1E2) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 1,618 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Of Mice and Men" (S1E1) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 1,752 votes.

The highest rated episode is "La Mano" (S2E1) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 1,330 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Tongue Tied" (S2E8) with a rating of 5.80.

This episode received 1,739 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Joy Division" (S3E8) with a rating of 8.10.

This episode received 871 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Full Circle" (S3E4) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 857 votes.

The highest rated episode is "It's Time" (S4E8) with a rating of 8.80.

This episode received 842 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Hadleyville" (S4E1) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 912 votes.

Name Department Job
Aaron Greenberg Production Producer
Adam Ben Frank Production Co-Producer
Derek Johansen Production Producer
Geyer Kosinski Production Executive Producer
Jennifer Ames Production Executive Producer
Lawrence Trilling Production Executive Producer
Marisa Wegrzyn Production Co-Executive Producer
Rami Rank Production Co-Producer
Ross Fineman Production Executive Producer
Steve Turner Production Executive Producer

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