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The Defenders: Season 1

18 episodes Premiered Sep 22, 2010 Updated Jul 23, 2026
Season 1 Episodes

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Mytharc (5): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S1·E1 Mytharc

Pilot

Sep 22, 2010 · 45 min

Nick and Pete use whatever tactics necessary in order to defend a young man facing murder charges in a case unique to Vegas.

S1·E2 Core

Las Vegas v. Reid

Sep 29, 2010 · 44 min

Nick Morelli works the system to free a single mother accused of running down a jogger while chit chatting on her cell phone, meanwhile, Pete Kaczmarek does his best to help a man

S1·E3 Core

Nevada v. Carter

Oct 6, 2010 · 44 min

Nick defends a stripper accused of solicitation; Pete must take on an unwanted case after losing a hand of poker.

S1·E4 Core

Nevada v. Cerrato

Oct 13, 2010 · 44 min

Nick is ready to accept a simple arson case until he realizes that his client could be convicted of first-degree murder. Meanwhile, Pete helps a lottery winner take on a casino whe

S1·E5 Core

Nevada v. Senator Harper

Oct 20, 2010 · 44 min

In the middle of a divorce case, a client is charged with the kidnapping and burglary; Pete defends a cabana girl accused of assault and battery.

S1·E6 Core

Nevada v. Rodgers

Oct 27, 2010 · 44 min

Nick defends a man charged with attempted murder; a man is caught with stolen Elvis memorabilia.

S1·E7 Mytharc

Las Vegas v. Black Betty

Nov 3, 2010 · 44 min

Nick reluctantly defends an entertainer's girlfriend when she is charged with murder; Lisa's newest client reveals potentially dangerous information.

S1·E8 Core

Nevada v. Killa Diz

Nov 10, 2010 · 44 min

Nick comes to the defense of a young rapper wanted on two counts of first-degree murder. Meanwhile, Pete takes the case of an Internet hacker facing RICO charges.

S1·E9 Mytharc

Whitten v. Fenlee

Nov 17, 2010 · 44 min

When a woman's husband dies from a fall on a construction site, Nick and Pete look to prove wrongful death against the company. Meanwhile, Pete tries to help an online blogger avoi

S1·E10 Core

Nevada v. Dennis

Dec 8, 2010 · 44 min

When a young man is pulled over carrying guns with filed-off serial numbers, Nick and Pete try to get the charges thrown out. Meanwhile, Nick agrees to help the ADA's sister save a

S1·E11 Core

Nevada v. Riley

Dec 15, 2010 · 44 min

Nick and Pete come to the aid of a troubled ex-football player charged with battery. Meanwhile, Pete becomes exasperated when his father shows up in town.

S1·E12 Core

Nevada v. Wayne

Jan 12, 2011 · 43 min

Nick's personal ties to a young man charged with sexual assault prompt him to defend the accusations. Meanwhile, Pete is stunned when he has jury duty.

S1·E13 Core

Nevada v. Donnie the Numbers Guy

Feb 4, 2011 · 44 min

Seventeen years after disappearing on the eve of his wife's murder trial, a man from Nick's past returns to Vegas looking to prove his innocence by relying on new technological too

S1·E14 Core

Nevada v. Doug the Mule

Feb 11, 2011 · 44 min

When a young man is pulled over carrying 30 bricks of cocaine, Nick and Pete look to prove their client was duped by a girl he met on spring break.

S1·E15 Core

Nevada v. Hunter

Feb 18, 2011 · 44 min

Facing thirty counts of possession of a controlled substance, an overconfident judge turns to Nick, who has no choice but to help acquit him of the charges.

S1·E16 Core

Noland v. Galloway Pharmaceuticals

Feb 25, 2011 · 44 min

Nick and Pete go after a pharmaceutical company for faulty packaging when two victims overdose on the same drug. Lisa is secretly seeing ADA Ward all the while considering a fascin

S1·E17 Mytharc

Nevada v. Greene

Mar 4, 2011 · 44 min

Unable to recall any events from the previous night, the son of a hotel owner turns to Nick and Pete for help after he awakes to find a casino host strangled to death in a hot tub.

S1·E18 Mytharc

Morelli v. Kaczmarek

Mar 11, 2011 · 42 min

The firm temporarily dissolves its partnership when they have to defend a husband and wife accused of murder.