Rob Lowe stars as a famous actor, Dean Sanderson, who comes to a crossroads when his long-running hit TV series — in which he starred as a lawyer — is canceled. Despite the lack of a formal education, real-life experience in the courtroom or a license and bar certification, Dean decides to move back to his hometown and join his family’s real-life law firm alongside his attorney brother, Stewart (played by Fred Savage). While Dean and Stewart initially don’t see eye-to-eye, they end up becoming a formidable team in the courtroom.