Series synopsis
Newton's Law is an Australian drama television series that premiered on ABC TV on February 9, 2017. It ended on March 30, 2017. It was created by Deb Cox, Fiona Eagger. It stars Claudia Karvan, Toby Schmitz, Brett Tucker and Georgina Naidu.
With her low-flying solicitor's practice incinerated by a disgruntled client, her marriage collapsing and motherhood fast losing its charm, Josephine Newton's old uni friend and not-so secret admirer, Lewis Hughes, persuades her to resume her briefly glorious career at the Bar.
As she rises to the challenge, though, trading the benefits of her brilliant mind for a berth in the lofty glamour of Knox Chambers, Josephine realises it's not so easy to leave her entourage behind.
Premise
With her low-flying solicitor's practice incinerated by a disgruntled client, her marriage collapsing and motherhood fast losing its charm, Josephine Newton's old uni friend and not-so secret admirer, Lewis Hughes, persuades her to resume her briefly glorious career at the Bar.
As she rises to the challenge, though, trading the benefits of her brilliant mind for a berth in the lofty glamour of Knox Chambers, Josephine realises it's not so easy to leave her entourage behind.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Claudia Karvan as Josephine Newton
- Toby Schmitz as Lewis Hughes
- Brett Tucker as Callum Docker
- Georgina Naidu as Helena Chatterjee
- Sean Keenan as Johnny Allbright
- Miranda Tapsell as Skye Stewart
- Andrew McFarlane as Eric Whitley
- Jane Hall as Jackie Russo
Supporting cast
- Grant Piro as Robert Malouf
- Freya Stafford as Rose Newton
- Ming-Zhu Hii as Claire Zhang
- Will Ewing as Craig Allen
- Ella Newton as Lydia Newton-Docker
- Makwaya Masudi as Zareb Mulumba
Guest cast
- Hunter Perske as James' Father
- Ed Deganos as Jiao Chen
- Jennifer B. Ashley as Journo
- Naomi Rukavina as Avery Walipi
- Ella Scott Lynch as Lana Devries
- Sun Park as Ying Chen
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 8 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | February 9, 2017 | March 30, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
External Forces When her suburban solicitor's office is incinerated by a disgruntled client, Josephine Newton resumes her briefly glorious career at the Bar. |
February 9, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Butterfly Effect Josephine takes the lead in a gender dysphoria case while, downstairs, Helena defends Lydia against a criminal damage charge. |
February 16, 2017 |
| 3 |
Control Theory Josephine and Lewis inherit a murder trial where all the evidence points to their client being guilty, while Johnny and Skye are reluctantly thrown together to help defend Skye’s father from an assault charge. |
February 23, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 9, 2017 |
| Last aired | March 30, 2017 |
| Runtime | 54 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday at 20:30:00 |