简介：RaisingtheBarisanhour-longdramasettopremiereonTNTnetworkin2008.10episodeshasbeenorderedbythenetwork. Theseriesrevolvesaroundagroupoflawschoolclassmateswhofindthemselvesonoppositesidesofthecriminallaw. InRAISINGTHEBAR,GosselaarstarsasJerryKellerman,anidealisticpublicdefenderwhowillstopatnothingtohelpthosewhocannothelpthemselves.ReubenplaysRosalindWhitman,hispassionateandprotectiveboss.TeddySears(UglyBetty)isRichardPatrickWoolsley,whoforegoesacushyjobinhisfather’sfirmtoworkforthepublicdefender’soffice.Ontheoppositeside,MelissaSagemiller(SleeperCell)playsMichelleErnhardt,anattorneyintheDA’sofficewithanunassailablemoralityandaburningdesiretoseejusticedone.SheworksforassistantDANickBalco,playedbyCurrieGraham(BostonLegal),abitofalecherwho,nevertheless,hasarazor-sharpknowledgeofthelaw.TheyarejoinedbyJ.AugustRichards(Conviction)asMarcusMcGrath,whowillstopatnothingtoputcriminalsbehindbars.ThecourtroomarenainwhichtheyfaceoffbelongstoJudgeTrudyKessler,playedbyKaczmarek.Sheisimperiousandknownthroughoutlegalcirclestobealittlecrazy,treatingthecourtroomasherownprivatefiefdom.WorkingforherislawclerkCharlieSagansky,playedbyJonathanScarfe(IntotheWest),amanwithawealthofsecrets.…