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Murder One is a relatively short lived crime drama that aired for two seasons on ABC.

The first season was arguably the first mainstream TV show following a single case through all the season's episodes. A young girl, Julie Costello, is found strangled in bed. After a short time, the young TV and movie star Neil Avedon is arrested for her murder. Ted Hoffman (played by Daniel Benzali) from the firm Hoffman and Associates takes on his defense, and the rest of the season follows the defense lawyers' continuing efforts to dig up evidence of Neil's innocence.

The second season saw large changes in the cast—most notably Anthony LaPaglia replaced Daniel Benzali as the leading character of the show. This season followed three murder cases. The show was cancelled at the end of the second season.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Daniel Benzali	Theodore Hoffman	1
Anthony LaPaglia	Jimmy Wyler		2
Mary McCormack	Justine Appleton	1	2
Michael Hayden	Chris Docknovich	1	2
J.C. MacKenzie	Arnold Spivak	1	2
Grace Phillips	Lisa Gillespie	1
D.B. Woodside	Aaron Mosely		2
John Fleck	Louis Heinsbergen	1	2
Vanessa Williams	Lila Marquette	1
Patricia Clarkson	Ann Hoffman	1
Barbara Bosson	Asst. DA Miriam Grasso	1	2
Gregory Itzin	DA Roger Garfield	1	2
Dylan Baker	Det. Arthur Polson	1
Kevin Tighe	Davy Blalock	1
Stanley Tucci	Richard Cross	1
Jason Gedrick	Neil Avedon	1
Ralph Waite	Malcolm Dietrich		2

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
ABC
Season One	September 19, 1995	April 23, 1996	23
Season Two	October 10, 1996	May 29, 1997	18

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
The Complete First Season	February 8, 2005	6
The Complete Second Season	November 15, 2005	5

[edit] External Sites