Petrocelli
He's real and his own man.
Created by Sidney J. Furie
On NBC
A 1970s legal procedural built on the premise of a principled lawyer choosing rural simplicity over urban ambition, balancing case-of-the-week crime with domestic contentment.
Tony Petrocelli is an Italian-American Harvard-educated lawyer who gave up the big money and frenetic pace of major-metropolitan life to practice in a sleepy city in the American Southwest. He and wife Maggie live in a trailer in the country while waiting for their new house to be built, and travel around in a beat-up old pickup truck. For a quiet rural area, Petrocelli seems to have no trouble running into his share of murderers to defend.
Questions people ask
Is Petrocelli sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.
Is Petrocelli easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.
Is Petrocelli scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.
Is Petrocelli violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Petrocelli leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Petrocelli
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Petrocelli
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Petrocelli, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Petrocelli, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Petrocelli, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
