Civil Wars is an American legal drama that aired on ABC from November 20, 1991, to March 2, 1993. The series was created and executive produced by William M. Finkelstein and produced by Steven Bochco.
Synopsis The series focused on the lives and cases of New York City divorce attorneys. In the series, two of New York City's top divorce lawyers, Charlie Howell (Peter Onorati) and Sydney Guilford (Mariel Hemingway), form a partnership despite barely knowing each other, following the mental breakdown of Guilford's stressed-out partner, Eli Levinson (Alan Rosenberg). The show had a famously misanthropic opening credits sequence; in it, romantic photo albums were shown as the voice track played couples ripping into each other in court, as each of the show's principal attorneys interrogated them, one by one, on the stand.
Cast Mariel Hemingway as Sydney Guilford Peter Onorati as Charlie Howell Debi Mazar as Denise Iannello Alan Rosenberg as Eli Levinson David Marciano as Jeffrey Lassick
Alan Rosenberg and Debi Mazar continued in their roles as Eli Levinson and Denise Iannello after ABC cancelled Civil Wars in 1993. The two characters were moved over to Bochco’s L.A. Law on NBC for its eighth and final season, with Levinson becoming a member of the series’ major law firm and Iannello serving as his secretary.
Episodes
Season 1 (1991–92)
Season 2 (1992–93)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result1992 American Society of Cinematographers Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots Brian J. Reynolds Casting Society of America's Artios Award Best Casting for TV, Pilot Junie Lowry-Johnson Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series Dave Weathers, Richard Taylor, Barbara Issak, Frank A. Fuller Jr., Pat McCormick, Gary Lewis, Albert Edmund Lord III, James Hebenstreit (For episode "Oceans White With Phone") Television Critics Association Award Outstanding Achievement in Drama 1993 American Television Awards Best Supporting Actress, Dramatic Series Debi Mazar Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama Mariel Hemingway Viewers for Quality Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Quality Drama Series Alan Rosenberg Young Artist Award Best Young Actor Guest Starring in a Television Series Gregor Hesse
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