I discovered at the end credits of the 10th episode that this a true story, that the character portrayed have been real. I had no knowledge of that court case, living and growing abroad. It was a very surprising and fascinating discovery.
In call cases, this series is absolutely tremendous. The acting, the storytelling, the writing, editing is of the highest calibre. I wish that judge Lance Ito's character would have been developed a bit further. That the story would show more of him and his life outside the courtroom, like for other important characters, as it's very interesting character as well. It's possible the production tried some episodes doing that and may have realized it works better by keeping the judge Ito more mysterious by showing less of his personal life.
Finally, the cinematography is technically excellent but I think it could have gone a bit "further" and more "creative" in some scenes as there is potential to play with in the courtroom especially. But of course, usually, on these series, there is so much pages of script to get in one day that it just reduces opportunities to play with the image and lighting... which is often what makes the difference with feature films.
Regardless, this series is absolutely great work.
In call cases, this series is absolutely tremendous. The acting, the storytelling, the writing, editing is of the highest calibre. I wish that judge Lance Ito's character would have been developed a bit further. That the story would show more of him and his life outside the courtroom, like for other important characters, as it's very interesting character as well. It's possible the production tried some episodes doing that and may have realized it works better by keeping the judge Ito more mysterious by showing less of his personal life.
Finally, the cinematography is technically excellent but I think it could have gone a bit "further" and more "creative" in some scenes as there is potential to play with in the courtroom especially. But of course, usually, on these series, there is so much pages of script to get in one day that it just reduces opportunities to play with the image and lighting... which is often what makes the difference with feature films.
Regardless, this series is absolutely great work.