

The Grinder
“Two brothers. One's a lawyer. The other played one on TV.”
Television lawyer Dean Sanderson moves back to his small home town after his hit series, "The Grinder," is canceled thinking his time on TV qualifies him to run his family's law firm.
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The Grinder
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1.Pilot
7.729-09-201521mWhen his long-running hit series comes to an end, Dean finds himself at a crossroads in life and decides to move back to his small home town thinking he has the experience to take...

2.A Hero Has Fallen
7.306-10-201521mAfter the exciting and victorious Krantz case, Sanderson & Yao gets flooded with cases. Dean, in his usual fashion, wants them to pick the next big case. Stewart disagrees, but he...

3.The Curious Disappearance of Mr. Donovan
7.313-10-201521mConvinced that the only explanation for Claire’s non-interest in him is that she’s a mole, Dean tells Stewart that Claire is sharing secrets with a rival firm. Although Stewart dis...

4.Little Mitchard No More
7.720-10-201521mWhen a new couple, Lyle and Vanessa Gerhart, comes into their life, Stewart and Deb deal with "The Dean Effect" - people liking you only because you have a famous brother. Meanwhil...

5.A Bittersweet Grind (Une Mouture Amer)
7.803-11-201521mJust as Dean prepares to give up on what he thinks is a hopeless search for love, he is reunited with Gail, an old flame who restores his belief in romance. Meanwhile, Deb encourag...

6.Dedicating This One to the Crew
6.810-11-201521mWhen Ethan chooses to audition for the school play instead of following in his father's footsteps by joining the tech crew, it highlights the differences between those who seem des...

7.Buckingham Malice
7.017-11-201521mStewart convinces Dean he can’t keep using his celebrity if he really wants to be a “regular guy.” But when the brothers find themselves in serious trouble, Dean’s fame might be th...

8.Giving Thanks, Getting Justice
7.224-11-201521mAfter spending several holidays away from the family, Dean is thrilled to be reunited with them for his first real Thanksgiving celebration in a long time. But his overexcitement a...

9.Grinder Rests in Peace
7.001-12-201521m“The Grinder: New Orleans” -- a spinoff of the original hit series, asks Dean to film a scene giving closure to his beloved character, Mitch Grinder. Not surprisingly, Dean struggl...

10.The Olyphant in the Room
6.505-01-201621mAfter Dean catches Timothy Olyphant making out with Claire, he thinks he can "win her back" by taking the lead on a case - and using very questionable tactics - representing a frie...

11.Exodus (Part 1)
6.019-01-201621mStewart and Deb tell Dean it's time for him to find his own place. Meanwhile, a rival law firm attempts to poach Dean from Sanderson & Yao. Also, Deb becomes reliant on Andre, Dean...

12.Blood Is Thicker than Justice (Part 2)
6.826-01-201621mAfter their fallout, Dean and Stewart find themselves on opposing sides during a divorce case. Meanwhile, back at home, Ethan and Lizzie are seeing the impact of life without Uncle...

13.Grinder v Grinder
8.502-02-201621mTimothy Olyphant is back in Boise and the rivalry between Dean and him continues when Stewart invites Olyphant to spend more time around Sanderson & Yao. After getting into an argu...

14.The Retooling of Dean Sanderson
7.009-02-201621mWhen Dean scares off a big prospective client by being too dramatic, Stewart tells him maybe it’s finally time to let go of his “Grinder” persona and come down to earth. He tries t...

15.The Ties That Grind
6.816-02-201621mDean's therapist, Jillian, encourages him to, once and for all, shed his Grinder persona and find out who the real Dean is. Through his therapy exercises, he ends up making others...

16.Delusions of Grinder
6.123-02-201621mStewart becomes certain there's a larger conspiracy against the firm. It’s the first time Sanderson & Yao has ever been involved in a truly dramatic situation, but Dean has shed hi...

17.From the Ashes
6.201-03-201621mAs the conspiracy surrounding Sanderson & Yao reaches a boiling point, the only man who can get to the bottom of it has abandoned the "grind" and enrolled in law school. Stewart, d...

18.Genesis
6.215-03-201621mPost-therapy, Dean finds that he has lost the ability to grind. To get it back, he decides to crack the case of the office being ransacked. Meanwhile, in flashback, we see a younge...

19.A System on Trial
6.212-04-201621mStewart is concerned about Dean Sr.'s anger issues complicating their case, so Dean arranges some focus-group testing to see what the masses really think.

20.For the People
6.819-04-201621mDean and Stewart receive a surprise visit from their mother. Stewart attempts to get reservations to a hot restaurant for his and Deb's anniversary dinner.

21.Divergence
6.703-05-201621mWhen Stew learns that his father is guilty, he wants to settle, but Dean tries one of his old "Grinder" tricks to solve the case. Meanwhile, Stew is concerned that he is now "infec...

22.Full Circle
7.510-05-201621mStewart becomes sidelined at Dean Sr.'s malpractice trial, causing the rest of the Sanderson & Yao team to try and save the firm.
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