The Trial (2023) S01

The Trial is a 2023 Indian legal drama streaming television series on Disney+ Hotstar. It is an adaptation of Robert King and Michelle King’s The Good Wife, being directed by Suparn Verma and featuring Kajol in the lead role. The series is centered on a housewife who, after 10 years, returns to work at a law firm to support her family when her husband gets imprisoned.

A housewife is forced to take full responsibility of her family after her husband is imprisoned over a corruption and sex scandal. The series was announced in July 2022 with the principal photography commencing a month later, in August. A collaboration between Disney+ Hotstar and Kajol was announced in July 2022 with a teaser video revealing an untitled series.[6] In August, the first schedule of the shooting commenced at Juhu Studios in Mumbai where a set was built depicting an office setting. On 8 September 2022, the first look was released, announcing the title as well as the show being an adaptation of the American series of the same name.[7] The motion poster was released on 9 June 2023 and the trailer on 12 June announcing the release date 14 July 2023. When it comes to critical reviewing, twitterati do not stand behind, although Kajol’s performance is hailed by all, there are certain critical reviews as well. [8] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express opined “For the second season, can we expect smoother writing, less choppy situations, and please, none of those sonorous voice-overs which feel like they were written as bumper-sticker lines The Trial to the wise?”[9] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV rated the series 3 stars out of 5 and gave mixed review “Not everything in this world is by the book. One of the key characters in The Trial avers that a lawyer’s job is to defend a client, not the truth.”[10] A critic from Rediff.com wrote “Blame it on my expectations, but we’ve seen far more absorbing and closer-to-life court room dramas in recent times — the slow burn Criminal Justice, spirited Guilty Minds and, of course, the glitzy Suits being one of my all-time favourites.