Franklin & Bash
Franklin & Bash is an American comedy-drama television series created by Kevin Falls and Bill Chais. The series starred Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as unconventional lawyers and longtime friends. A Turner Broadcasting executive referred to the series as a "funny legal procedural", whereas in the United Kingdom it was referred to as "Ally McBeal with Balls" when advertised for its forthcoming debut on E4.
| Franklin & Bash | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy drama Legal procedural |
| Created by | Kevin Falls Bill Chais |
| Starring | Breckin Meyer Mark-Paul Gosselaar Dana Davis Kumail Nanjiani Malcolm McDowell Reed Diamond Garcelle Beauvais Heather Locklear Toni Trucks Anthony Ordonez |
| Opening theme | "Mixture" performed by Pete |
| Composers | John Robert Wood, Tree Adams |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jamie Tarses Kevin Falls Bill Chais Jason Ensler |
| Producer | Dana Calvo |
| Production locations | Los Angeles, California Atlanta, Georgia (pilot only) |
| Cinematography | Dennis S. Hall |
| Editor | Joe Hobeck |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 38 minutes |
| Production companies | FanFare Productions Four Sycamore Productions Left Coast Productions Sony Pictures Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | TNT |
| Release | June 1, 2011 – October 22, 2014 |
The series was broadcast in the United States on cable channel TNT. It premiered on June 1, 2011. The second season aired June 5, 2012, and the third on June 19, 2013. The show was renewed for a fourth season on October 17, 2013, which premiered August 13, 2014. On November 11, 2014, the show itself got canceled by TNT after four seasons.