---
title: "Legal Mavericks"
year: 2017
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/legal-mavericks-2017"
media_type: "tv"
tmdb_id: 73112
imdb_id: null
status: "Returning Series"
seasons_count: 3
episodes_count: 84
runtime_minutes: 42
community_rating: 8.3
vote_count: 6
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Legal Mavericks (2017) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/legal-mavericks-2017

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Legal Mavericks is a television series first released in 2017. Catalogued under Drama, Comedy, Crime. Produced and broadcast by TVB Jade. Current status: Returning Series. Spans 3 seasons and 84 tracked episodes.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A blind barrister uses his heightened senses to fight for justice as a legal knight."

### Why Watch
- unique protagonist perspective
- engaging trio dynamic

### Caveats & Content Note
- subject to prejudice themes
- Tone & Suitability: The series contains themes of harassment and crime appropriate for a 14+ audience.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: legal, crime, detective, drama, comedy

## Streaming Availability Matrix

| Region | Stream (Subscription) | Free / Ads | Rent / Buy |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **United States (US)** | None | Tubi TV | None |
| **Canada (CA)** | None | Tubi TV | None |

## Season Architecture & Lore Primers

### Season 1 (28 Episodes)
Legal Mavericks season 1 revolves around the character of Man Sun Hop, a barrister who has lost his eyesight in an accident. Despite his disability, he has developed an acute sense beyond sight and gained a reputation as a skilled lawyer. Man Sun Hop is aided by his flatmate and private detective, Kuk Yat Ha, and Chiu Ching Mui, a female legal executive with mob connections. Together, they form a trio known as the Three Sword Fighters, who seek justice for the underprivileged.

### Legal Mavericks 2020 (28 Episodes)
Blind barrister Man Sun-hop, aka Perception Man, has a superlative fourth sense. He teams up with female legal executive Chiu Ching-mui and private investigator Kut Yat-ha to seek justice for the underprivileged. They never hesitate to use tactics that involve “pushing the boundaries”. Barrister Shaw Mei-la earnestly approaches Sun-hop. They are then to fight it out in court. Also, Mei-la’s pupil master Kan Siu-wang constantly back Mei-la up. While Sun-hop was serving his pupillage with his pupil master Siu-wang, a homicide case involving some missing corpse had caused Shifu and his disciple to become foes. Sun-hop presents new evidence and lodges an appeal for the defendant. He and Siu-wang again confront each other, causing successive rounds of conflict. Meanwhile, the emergence of Mei-la brings about subtle changes in the formidable Sun-hop, Ching-mui and Yat-ha’s triangular relationship.

### Season 3 (28 Episodes)
## Filler vs. Essential Episode Classifier

- **Total Tracked Episodes**: 84
- **Crucial Mytharc Episodes**: 9 (11%)
- **Character Core Episodes**: 75 (89%)
- **Side Quest / Filler Episodes**: 0 (0%)

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Vincent Wong Ho-Shun** as *Hope Man San Hap*
- **Sisley Choi Si-Pui** as *Deanie "Dino" Chiu Ching Mui*
- **Owen Cheung** as *Gogo Kuk Yat-ha*
- **Hugo Wong** as *Walter Wa Ye*
- **Ali Lee** as *Cherry "Never" Wong Lai-fan*
- **Pal Sinn Lap-Man** as *T.Y. Tai Tak-yan*
- **Kelly Cheung** as *Eva Siu Mei Na*
- **Tracy Chu** as *Yanice Tai Tin-yan*
- **Lesley Chiang** as *Kong Bo Chai / "Vivian"*
- **Gilbert Lam Wai-San** as *Gotham Wei Gwok-haam*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: What is the premise of the show?
A blind man overcomes adversity to become a barrister and solve cases with his partners.

### Q: Who are the main characters?
The story centers on Man Sun-Hop, his flatmate Kuk Yat-Ha, and legal executive ChiuChing-Mui.

### Q: What genre is this series?
It is a legal, crime, and detective drama with comedic elements.

### Q: What is the show known as in other languages?
It is titled 踩過界 in Chinese, which translates to Crossing the Line.

### Q: Who created the series?
The television drama was created by Lam Chi-wah and TVB.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Legal Mavericks — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/73112)
- [Legal Mavericks (TV Series 2017-2021) - Full cast & crew - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21093388/fullcredits/)
- [Legal Mavericks Full Cast & Crew - MyDramaList](https://mydramalist.com/20850-legal-mavericks/cast)
- [Legal Mavericks (TV Series 2017- ) - Cast & Crew - The Movie Database ...](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/73112/cast)
- [Legal Mavericks - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_Mavericks)
- [Legal Mavericks (2017) Full Cast & Crew - Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/show/legal-mavericks/credits)

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