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.
1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 April 1968, Mt. Vernon, New York, USA
29 June 1968, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
17 May 1941, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
3 September 1970, Eugene, Oregon, USA
1972, Guatemala, Central America
July 02, 2018
The show's emotional flashpoints creep up on you rather than knock you over the head.
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
Because Baker's Fallin is such a stereotype, the only mystery surrounding The Guardian is why it was made in the first place.
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.
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.
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.
December 20, 2018
The writing is uneven... Making The Guardian watchable, though, is the quiet charisma and measured work of Baker
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.
September 25, 2019
[Simon Baker] has emerged this season as one of TV's most compelling new faces.
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.
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.
December 20, 2018
The Guardian is utterly predictable and suffers for it.
