EPISODE
SEASON
The Guardian - Season 1
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick.
21 June 1989, Kings County, California, USA
12 September 1981, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
1 January 1946, Houston, Texas, USA
16 May 1967, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
14 November 1969, San Antonio, Texas, USA
12 February 1954, Englewood, New Jersey, USA
28 April 1955, Ballston Spa, New York, USA
December 20, 2018
The Guardian is a chilling, state-of-America show, pointedly devoted to the question, "What is a meaningful life?" Simon Baker is galvanizing as the hero, intense and hard to read.
September 25, 2019
With a strong supporting cast and an involving opening script told stylishly, The Guardian makes an hour of television seem like 39 minutes.
September 25, 2019
One of the interesting things about [Nick] Fallin is that he seems to have an active inner life. But The Guardian lets you know he's a force when provoked, whether in the boardroom or in the less decorative hallways of children's court.
December 20, 2018
Tinkering around the edges won't be enough to ensure The Guardian's future if Baker's performance remains a void at the center of the drama.
September 25, 2019
The thing is, [Simon] Baker's look of perpetual woundedness is actually very effective. Watched week after week, his inner suffering becomes compelling.
December 20, 2018
The Guardian is utterly predictable and suffers for it.
December 20, 2018
The writing is uneven... Making The Guardian watchable, though, is the quiet charisma and measured work of Baker
September 25, 2019
[Simon Baker] has emerged this season as one of TV's most compelling new faces.
September 25, 2019
Viewers will find it very easy to embrace the star of The Guardian, Simon Baker, and the character he plays, Nick Fallin. Audiences are suckers for stories of personal redemption and prodigal sons seeing the light. Nick qualifies on both counts.
July 02, 2018
The show's emotional flashpoints creep up on you rather than knock you over the head.
December 20, 2018
Because Baker's Fallin is such a stereotype, the only mystery surrounding The Guardian is why it was made in the first place.
December 20, 2018
[We don't like] the rudderless feel, and the sense that nobody seems to be all that happy to be doing this show.
