Series synopsis
Shark is an American drama mystery crime television series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 2006. It ended on May 20, 2008. It was created by Ian Biederman. It stars James Woods, Jeri Ryan, Danielle Panabaker and Sophina Brown.
Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district attorney to become a public prosecutor so he can apply his unorthodox-but-effective talents to putting guilty people away instead of putting them back on the street.
Premise
Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district attorney to become a public prosecutor so he can apply his unorthodox-but-effective talents to putting guilty people away instead of putting them back on the street.
Premise: It takes a predator to put one away.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- James Woods as Sebastian Stark
- Jeri Ryan as Jessica Devlin
- Danielle Panabaker as Julie Stark
- Sophina Brown as Raina Troy
- Sarah Carter as Madeleine Poe
- Alexis Cruz as Martin Allende
- Henry Simmons as Isaac Wright
- Kevin Alejandro as Danny Reyes
Supporting cast
- Sam Page as Casey Woodland
- Paul Wesley as Justin Bishop
- Illeana Douglas as Gloria Dent
- Alex Carter as Alan Boyd
- Orla Brady as Claire Stark
- Jennifer Aspen as April George
- Erinn Hayes as Ellie Davis
- Joseph Castanon as Ethan Sterling
- Brianna Brown as Carrie Reed
- Sally Pressman as Deena Brock
- Erik Audé as Seth Taylor
- Jodi Carlisle as Judge
Guest cast
- Illeana Douglas as Gloria Dent
- Alex Carter as Alan Boyd
- Orla Brady as Claire Stark
- Jennifer Aspen as April George
- Erinn Hayes as Ellie Davis
- Joseph Castanon as Ethan Sterling
- Brianna Brown as Carrie Reed
- Sally Pressman as Deena Brock
- Erik Audé as Seth Taylor
- Jodi Carlisle as Judge
- Dianna Agron as Gia Mellon
- Don Swayze as Beau Dawkins
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 40 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | ||
| Season 1 | 22 | September 21, 2006 | May 3, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 16 | September 23, 2007 | May 20, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Creating Shark Short docu about the creation of the serie Shark. |
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| 2 |
Gag Reel Bloopers |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot After a shocking outcome in one of his cases and a personal epiphany, Sebastian Stark decides to leave his job as a defense attorney. Now looking for a new job, he has been offered the position of director of the Los Angeles DA's high-profile crime unit, but with a twist - he will have to train a new team of inexperienced lawyers. |
September 21, 2006 |
| 2 |
LAPD Blue Stark has a new case, the murder of an undercover narcotics detective by a drug dealer. He will have to deal with the murdered cop's partners, who are hesitant to trust or help him because he often used questionable means to win acquittals for his often-guilty clients when he was a defense attorney. |
September 28, 2006 |
| 3 |
Dr. Feelbad A heart surgeon is accused of murdering his missing wife. The fact that Stark doesn't have any proof, or even a body, doesn't stop him. He asks his team to find creative means to secure evidence from Dr. Mitchell Sterling's home and obtain testimony from his eight-year-old son, Ethan. |
October 5, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gangster Movies When Sebastian's witness is blown away by a car bomb, Jessica Devlin agrees to help and decides to recruit Deputy District Attorney Danny Reyes from the Organized Crime Unit to help in the investigation. |
September 23, 2007 |
| 2 |
For Whom The Skel Rolls Isaac's life is under scrutiny when the closed case of his fiance's murder his re-opened and that Sebastian's team will be conducting the investigation for the DA office. The relation between Raina and Isaac is also getting more complicated since Raina cannot reveal that she is working on this case. |
September 30, 2007 |
| 3 |
Eye Of The Beholder When the body of a 22-year-old surgically-enhanced aspiring actress turns up, the team begins working on identifying and convicting the killer. But the investigation leads to discovery of the exploitation of the victim's dream. Sebastian's team uncovers that the victim's plastic surgeon was exchanging sex for surgery with her. |
October 7, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 21, 2006 |
| Last aired | May 20, 2008 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 22:00:00 |