| Ally McBeal | |
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| Created by | David E. Kelley |
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| Theme music composer | Vonda Shepard |
| Opening theme | "Searchin' My Soul" |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 112 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
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| Network | Fox |
| Release | September 8, 1997 – May 20, 2002 |
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| The Practice | |
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Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy drama television series created by David E. Kelley and produced by David E. Kelley Productions and 20th Century Fox Television. Kelley and Bill D'Elia were the series' executive producers.
The series revolves around Calista Flockhart in the title role as a lawyer working in the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Although ostensibly a legal drama, the main focus of the series is the romantic and personal lives of the main characters. The show originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997, to May 20, 2002.
The series received critical acclaim in its early seasons, winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 1998 and 1999, and also winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1999. The series was canceled by Fox after five seasons.
Potential revivals of the show have been reported twice. In March 2021, it was reported that a revival as a limited series was in early development by 20th Television with Flockhart possibly returning.[2] In August 2022, it was reported that ABC was in early development of a sequel series and had approached Flockhart to reprise her role and executive-produce. However, regardless of the report, neither project has eventuated yet.
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