The Guardian (Seasons 1–3)

The Guardian (2001) is a legal drama from CBS you can watch online on iFILM, starring Simon Baker as Nick Fallin — a sharp Pittsburgh corporate attorney who gets arrested for drug possession and handed an inconvenient consequence.

The court's sentence: 1,500 hours of community service at a legal-aid office for children. Nick now splits his days between cutting eight-figure mergers at his father's firm (played by Dabney Coleman) and representing kids caught in circumstances far outside any boardroom. The two lives don't blend easily. What sets the series apart from the standard redemption-arc playbook is that Nick isn't saved — he just starts paying attention. Three seasons, 2001 to 2004, directed across its run by a rotating roster including Emilio Estevez and Juan José Campanella.

Stream all seasons of The Guardian online on iFILM.