Season 1 – Cupertino

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A David vs. Goliath legal drama set in the heart of Silicon Valley that follows a lawyer who is being cheated out of his stock options by his former employer, a tech startup. Refusing to back down, he joins forces with another recently fired attorney to represent those taken advantage of by the tech elite and help them fight back in a high-stakes battle against the Goliaths controlling Silicon Valley.

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Critics Consensus

Cupertino revitalizes the legal procedural with sharp wit, addictive courtroom drama, and sophisticated explorations of the tech industry's moral complexities, crafting biting satire with surprising humanity.

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Kelly Lawler

USA Today

6 days ago

3.5/4

The Kings have spun a story that has the procedural drama and addictiveness of weekly courtroom battles and fast-talking lawyers in expensive suits mixed with genuinely thoughtful discussions and questions...

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Jackson McHenry

New York Magazine/Vulture

6 days ago

If you’ve ever appreciated a Good Wife or Fight episode about ChumHum, or are even just now laughing about the concept of a tech company named ChumHum, you will love the Kings’ new drama, Cupertino, a legal procedural that rehomes the zany, angsty fun...

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Jen Chaney

RogerEbert.com

Oct 8, 2026

[It] is episodic, mainstream network storytelling that shows, like so much of the Kings’ output, that it’s still possible to make smart, sophisticated, digestible television within that framework.

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Meredith Haggerty

The Verge

13 hrs ago

This isn’t just good TV, it creates a sense of truth and claustrophobia that the show benefits from; these well-drawn people (mostly) all feel caught together in a highly specific and completely deranging reality.

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KT Mahe

For Your Reference Podcast

2 days ago

4.5/5

Cupertino is a welcome reprieve to the blatant greed of Big Tech in reality that allows the space to dream, even fictionally, that we do matter beyond optimisation.

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Oti

For Your Reference Podcast

2 days ago

4/5

The Kings are at it again, bringing Colter back from Evil for a delicious procedural that has us rooting for the Good Wife…sorry, people. An engaging pilot sets the stage for what could become a weekly treat.

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Peter K

@Vacadoug 4 hrs ago

Great ensemble cast -- two episodes into it and am hooked! One of the best new shows of the season.

Jonathan M

@Jonathan555 15 hrs ago

It's got likeable characters, but everything about it is contrived and too fast, probably because it's a network show.

Lynda B

@Lyndastarb 4 days ago

Fantastic. It leaves you wanting more. It’s smart, creative, funny, quirky but not too much and heartfelt with life lessons. The acting and writing are great. Best new show on tv.

Johan J

@RT30589486 4 days ago

This is just awful. Created by people that are completely morally bankrupt trying to paint companies as evil while making excuses for real criminals.

Howard M

@RT16604671 4 days ago

Great pilot. Excited to see where this goes. There’s more mystery simmering underneath these tech bros.

R T

@RT03890921 4 days ago

Loved the pilot. Fun and refreshing for network TV.

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John Dahl

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Ron Underwood

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Mike Colter

Michael Price

Rachel Keller

Olivia Siffre

Ella Stiller

Christy Palladino

Nik Dodani

Vikram Malhotra

Episode 1

Aired Oct 8, 2026

Michael & Olivia

Michael and Olivia take on the goliaths of Silicon Valley in a high-stakes fight for justice.

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Episode 2

Aired Oct 15, 2026

Vik & Bo

Michael and Olivia defend Vik Malhotra, a Silicon Valley coder being held responsible for an errant drone that killed an onlooker during an elaborate drone display; Christy vets a potential new whistleblower client.

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Episode 3

Airs Oct 22

Juno

As part of the deal to fund the firm, Natalia asks Michael and Olivia to take over a case to represent a distraught mother who believes a companion chatbot is responsible for her son's patricide.

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Episode 4

Airs Oct 29

A.J. & Buddy

A legal drama set in the heart of Silicon Valley that follows a lawyer who represents those taken advantage of by the tech elites controlling Silicon Valley.

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Episode 5

Airs Nov 5

Celeste

A legal drama set in the heart of Silicon Valley that follows a lawyer who represents those taken advantage of by the tech elites controlling Silicon Valley.

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Director: John Dahl, Ron Underwood
Executive Producer: Robert King, Michelle King, Liz Glotzer, Sam Hoffman
Screenwriter: Jennifer Cacicio, Robert King, Michelle King
Network: CBS
Rating: TV-14 (L)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 8, 2026

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