
Ally McBeal
1997 · TV Series · 43 min · ★ 6.5
Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-09-08
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 43 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (357 votes)
Themes
- roommates
- boston, massachusetts
- surrealism
- lawyer
- law firm
- workplace romance
- legal drama
Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 2001
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series · 2001
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2001
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 1999
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Comedy Series · 1999
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- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series · 1999
- Golden Globe Award — Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy · 1998
- Peabody Awards · 1998
- TCA Award — Outstanding New Program · 1998
- Golden Globe Award — Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy · 1997
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series · 2003 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 2002 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series · 2002 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series · 2002 · nominated
- Costume Designers Guild Award — Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series · 2001 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy · 2001 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series · 2001 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 2001 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 2001 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series · 2001 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series · 2001 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 2001 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series · 2001 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series · 2001 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2001 · nominated
- TCA Award — Individual Achievement in Comedy · 2001 · nominated
- Costume Designers Guild Award — Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series · 2000 · nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · 2000 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy · 2000 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series · 2000 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 2000 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 2000 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · 2000 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 2000 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 2000 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2000 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series · 2000 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series · 2000 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy · 1999 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Drama Series · 1999 · nominated
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series · 1999 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Costumes for a Series · 1999 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Satellite Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 1999 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series · 1999 · nominated
- TCA Award — Outstanding Achievement in Comedy · 1999 · nominated
- TCA Award — Individual Achievement in Comedy · 1999 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy · 1998 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series · 1998 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Comedy Series · 1998 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series · 1998 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · 1998 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series · 1998 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series · 1998 · nominated
- TCA Award — Individual Achievement in Comedy · 1998 · nominated
- TCA Award — Outstanding Achievement in Comedy · 1998 · nominated
- TCA Award — Program of the Year · 1998 · nominated
- TCA Award — Outstanding New Program · 1998 · nominated
- Directors Guild of America Award — Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · 1997 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy · 1997 · nominated
Cast & crew

Calista Flockhart
as Ally McBeal

Lucy Liu
as Ling Woo
- CT
Courtney Thorne-Smith
as Georgia Thomas

Gil Bellows
as Billy Thomas
- HP
Hayden Panettiere
as Maddie Harrington
- JN
Julianne Nicholson
as Jenny Shaw

Bob Clendenin
as Benjamin Winter
- CK
Clyde Kusatsu
as Dr. Myron Okubo

Famke Janssen
as Jamie
- JP
John Pankow
as Barry Dekumbis
Directed by Greg Germann, Peter MacNicol, Dennie Gordon +40 more
Created by David E. Kelley
Episodes5 seasons · 112 episodes
Season 123 episodes
- S1E1Pilot43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E2Compromising Positions43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E3The Kiss43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E4The Affair43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E5100 Tears Away43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E6The Promise43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E7The Attitude43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E8Drawing the Lines43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E9The Dirty Joke43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E10Boy to the World43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E11Silver Bells43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E12Cro-Magnon43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E13The Blame Game43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E14Body Language43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E15Once in a Lifetime43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E16Forbidden Fruits43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E17Theme of Life43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E18The Playing Field43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E19Happy Birthday Baby43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E20The Inmates43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E21Being There43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E22Alone Again43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E23These Are the Days43mDisney+Hulu
Season 223 episodes
- S2E1The Real World43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E2They Eat Horses Don't They?43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E3Fools Night Out43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E4It's My Party43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E5Story of Love43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E6Worlds Without Love43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E7Happy Trails43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E8Just Looking43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E9You Never Can Tell43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E10Making Spirits Bright43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E11In Dreams43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E12Love Unlimited43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E13Angels & Blimps43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E14Pyramids on the Nile43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E15Sideshow43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E16Sex, Lies & Politics43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E17Civil War43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E18Those Lips That Hand43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E19Let's Dance43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E20Only the Lonely43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E21The Green Monster43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E22Love's Illusions43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E23I Know Him By Heart43mDisney+Hulu
Season 321 episodes
- S3E1Car Wash43mDisney+Hulu
- S3E2Buried Pleasures43mDisney+Hulu
- S3E3Seeing Green43mDisney+Hulu
- S3E4Heat Wave43mDisney+Hulu
- S3E5Troubled Water43mDisney+Hulu
- S3E6Changes43mDisney+Hulu
- S3E7Saving Santa43mDisney+Hulu
- S3E8Blue Christmas43mDisney+Hulu
- S3E9Out in the Cold45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E10Just Friends45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E11Over the Rainbow45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E12In Search of Pygmies45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E13Pursuit of Loneliness45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E14The Oddball Parade45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E15Prime Suspect44mDisney+Hulu
- S3E16Boy Next Door45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E17I Will Survive45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E18Turning Thirty44mDisney+Hulu
- S3E19Do You Wanna Dance?44mDisney+Hulu
- S3E20Hope & Glory45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E21Ally McBeal: The Musical... Almost45mDisney+Hulu
Season 423 episodes
- S4E1Sex Lies & Second Thoughts43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E2Girls' Night Out43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E3Two's a Crowd43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E4Without a Net43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E5The Last Virgin43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E6Tis the Season43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E7Love on Holiday43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E8The Man with the Bag43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E9Reasons to Believe43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E10The Ex-Files43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E11Mr. Bo43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E12Hats Off to Larry43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E13Reach Out & Touch43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E14Boys Town43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E15Falling Up43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E16The Getaway43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E17The Pursuit of Unhappiness43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E18The Obstacle Course43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E19In Search of Barry White43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E20Cloudy Skies Chance of Parade43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E21Queen Bee43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E22Home Again43mDisney+Hulu
- S4E23The Wedding43mDisney+Hulu
Season 522 episodes
- S5E1Friends & Lovers43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E2Judge Ling43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E3Neutral Corners43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E4Fear of Flirting43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E5I Want Love43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E6Lost & Found43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E7Nine One One43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E8Playing with Matches43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E9Blowing in the Wind43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E10One Hundred Tears43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E11A Kick in the Head43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E12The New Day43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E13Woman43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E14Homecoming43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E15Heart & Soul43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E16Love Is All Around (1)43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E17Love Is All Around (2)43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E18Tom Dooley43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E19Another One Bites the Dust43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E20What I'll Never Do for Love Again43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E21All of Me43mDisney+Hulu
- S5E22Bygones43m