From Amazon Prime:
The unexpected death of an old friend leads Billy McBride to take a case in the drought-stricken Central Valley where he comes face-to-face with a new Goliath: a billionaire farmer and his sister and their scheme to steal California’s most valuable resource – water. As Billy and his team pursue the truth, old enemies and personal demons resurface forcing him to confront his own mortality.
From Amazon Prime you can stream the 8 episodes of season 3. Episode lengths vary but are always less than one hour.
Now (2021) and in the future, water will be a major issue for the entire planet. Recall that Los Angeles was built using stolen water. In a quote from Google:
Is LA built on stolen water?
Los Angeles finally is giving back some of the water local residents say the city stole from them many years ago. A valve was opened at mid-morning Thursday and water flowed from the Los Angeles Aqueduct into Black Rock Channel, and then into the Owens River, which has been generally dry since 1913.Jun 6, 1986
Goliath’s themes are motivated by current abuses. Season one is about the arms industry. Season two concerned political corruption. Season three is about stealing water. Season four is about opioids.
Although season two was cautiously recommended because of the intrinsic ugliness of the characters and their hideous modus operandi, in order to appreciate season three you need only know that the corrupt character Marisol Silva became mayor of Los Angeles through the efforts of her Mexican brother who amputated the limbs of anyone standing in the way of Marisol ‘s election. Marisol reappears in season three.
Season one ended in a jury trial in which Billy’s nemesis Donald Cooperman was maneuvered into committing perjury. At that moment Cooperman suffered a fairly complete stroke. As that season ended, Cooperman was supposedly bedridden for the rest of his life. Miraculously in season three Cooperman reappears as one of the evil forces behind the conspiracy.
In season three the villains are methodically and cruelly stealing water by tunneling under federal land. At times that causes the ground to sink. Because the wife of one of Billy’s old friends is swallowed up in such a sinkhole, Billy tries for a class action suit.
If you hardened yourself and actually watched season two, then you were probably upset that Marisol’s evil schemes make her mayor. Never fear, in what is almost a Shakespearean tragedy, many bad guys get their comeuppance.
Along the way there are all the well-written side issues.
Satisfyingly violent. DO NOT MISS!
Not sure I have ever heard the term “satisfying violent” but feel it must have a Shakespearean origin – Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet? My son Brady lives in LA and so when we visit, we get to trace the scenes including the bar below MacBride’s office and office in Santa Monica. They have great burghers and Beer. Stay tuned for Season Four when you will see echoes of High Noon and father/son psycho dynamics. Billy needs a white hat to complement his grey soul.