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The Advocate is on its way to becoming ABC’s newest legal drama, and it already has fans excited. Why? Because the team bringing it to life is the same creative force behind Bel-Air and My Life With the Walter Boys.
The show promises a story about a powerhouse attorney whose life takes a sharp turn after an injury that changes everything. With this writing duo, expectations are already sky-high.
Why The Advocate could be ABC’s next big hit
When ABC announced The Advocate, the first detail that caught everyone’s eye was the writing team. Tawnya Bhattacharya and Ali Laventhol aren’t just any names in the industry. They’ve built their reputations by writing shows that explore not just the heart but also complexity.
Whether it’s the social layers in Bel-Air or the storytelling of My Life With the Walter Boys, they’ve proven they can balance drama with emotionality.
That same storytelling skill is now moving into a courtroom setting. This new advocate drama revolves around a brilliant lawyer who suddenly leaves her high-profile job.
Why the leave and what’s the twist? A traumatic brain injury forces her to rethink who she is, and that journey leads her to start fresh with a small firm. It’s a premise packed with conflict, resilience, and reinvention, which feels made for ABC’s audience.
Backing the show is 20th Television, along with Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, and Scott Morgan through their Walk-Up Company. Aptaker and Berger have previously worked on shows like This Is Us and Love, Victor.
With so many creatives attached, The Advocate is sure to be more than just another procedural drama.
The powerhouse team behind The Advocate
The talent behind The Advocate makes this project even more compelling and exciting to look forward to, as Bhattacharya and Laventhol’s resumes go beyond Bel-Air and My Life With the Walter Boys.
They’ve written for Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia and ABC’s A Million Little Things. Their ability to write stories with big and universal themes could be the very thing that sets this advocate drama apart from the others.
Bhattacharya, in particular, has shaped the industry in more ways than one. As the founder of Script Anatomy, she has guided many aspiring writers, showing her commitment to storytelling both on and off screen.
Meanwhile, Aptaker and Berger are also no strangers to big networks. From co-showrunning This Is Us to creating How I Met Your Father, their hands are all over some of TV’s most memorable modern projects.
Adding The Advocate to their resumes, along with their Hulu limited series Count My Lies, shows just how much confidence the industry has in them.
Every name attached to this drama carries its own weight, and when you put all of them together in one room for one show, you get a series that feels destined to spark conversations.
With The Advocate, ABC is betting on a legal drama that refuses to play it safe. It’s not just about courtroom battles but also about the personal cost of ambition and the courage to start over.
With powerhouse writers behind Bel-Air and My Life With the Walter Boys leading the way, this series has every reason to be the next must-watch in primetime television.
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