Drop Dead Diva: Season 1

2009 · 13 episodes · ★ 7.6

What Season 1 of Drop Dead Diva

Deb Dobkins is a frivolous aspiring model who is obsessed with her looks and her relationship with lawyer Grayson Kent. After a car accident, her soul ends up in the body of Jane Bingum, a brilliant, hardworking plus-size lawyer who works at the same firm as Grayson. The story is set in Los Angeles. Deb has to learn to navigate a life and a body that aren't her own, while Jane, used to being overshadowed by her more attractive colleagues, faces cases that expose weight discrimination. Before speaking to Grayson, Deb decides to tell the truth to her best friend, Stacy Barrett.

13episodes

Jul 12, 2009premiered

Oct 11, 2009final episode

9.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Jul 12, 2009 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
When beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe Deb has a fatal car accident, she suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven's gatekeeper, Fred, who declares her a self-centered "zero." Outraged, she attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body of the recently deceased Jane Bingum. A brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal assistant, Teri, Jane has always lived in the shadow of her more comely colleagues whereas Deb has always relied on her external beauty. Now, by a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane's plus-size frame in the ultimate showdown between brains and beauty.
Directed by: James Hayman · Written by: Josh Berman · Starring: Ben Feldman, Linden Ashby, Brooke D'Orsay, Susan Walters
1x02 The 'F' Word
Jul 19, 2009 · 43 min
Deb discovers what life is like for Jane as she takes on a case defending a cocktail waitress who is fired after she gains 50 lbs. Grayson and Kim represent Chad in a divorce but the only thing he wants from back from his wife is his kidney.
Directed by: Ron Underwood · Written by: Josh Berman, Carla Kettner · Starring: Reed Diamond, Ben Feldman, Brooke D'Orsay, Rebecca Field
1x03 Do Over
Jul 26, 2009 · 43 min · ★ 5.4
Jane’s past catches up with her when a case from the prior year is up for retrial. Jane has difficultly containing her emotions and is thrown in contempt of the court and ends up behind bars. Kim and Grayson sue a shrink who "cured" their client’s husband of his multiple personalities, only she got rid of the wrong one.
Directed by: Michael Lange · Written by: Alex Taub · Starring: Ben Feldman, Gabriel Olds, Brooke D'Orsay, Rosie O'Donnell
1x04 The Chinese Wall
Aug 2, 2009 · 43 min
Jane defends her - rather Deb’s - mom in a divorce suit when Grayson turns down her mom’s request since he is already representing Deb’s dad. Deb gets a chance to spend time with her mom Bobbi and starts to learn to let go of her old life. Kim represents a dog owner who sues a pet cloning company for breach of contract as he feels this clone is NOT the same dog as his first dog, who was a Westminster champion.
Directed by: Lawrence Trilling · Written by: Thania St. John · Starring: Diedrich Bader, Ben Feldman, Mark Moses, Brooke D'Orsay
1x05 Lost and Found
Aug 9, 2009 · 43 min
Deb is only 24 but faces Jane’s 32nd birthday on the horizon. When she takes on a pro-bono case for a man who was wrongfully incarcerated and freed 10 years later, she realizes she has lost of eight years of her own life. Kim and Grayson must defend a man who created a website for married couples looking to cheat.
Directed by: David Petrarca · Written by: Mimi Friedman, Jeanette Collins · Starring: Kevin Alejandro, Ben Feldman, John Allen Nelson, Sam Jaeger
1x06 Second Chances
Aug 16, 2009 · 43 min
Jane represents a soccer mom who is brought to trial for jumping bail and evading arrest for a crime she committed 20 years prior. Grayson’s client, an aging actor, claims the papers falsely ran his obit. When Grayson gets a retraction, the client still isn’t happy and Grayson realizes the man needs something more than legal attention.
Directed by: Michael Schultz · Written by: Jeffrey Lippman · Starring: Jorja Fox, Ben Feldman, David Burke, Tim Gunn
1x07 The Magic Bullet
Aug 23, 2009 · 43 min
Jane represents a woman whose daughter begins to get sick after following diet guru Jillian Ford’s “EZ Thin Plan.” Meanwhile Grayson and Teri come to Kim’s defense when she gets nailed with a sexual harassment lawsuit by a former assistant.
Directed by: Jamie Babbit · Written by: Shawn Schepps · Starring: Teri Polo, Alexa Nikolas, Ben Feldman, Kathy Najimy
1x08 Crazy
Aug 30, 2009 · 43 min · ★ 5.6
Deb is faced with attending Jane’s high school reunion and finds her work cut out for her when she has to prove a man’s sanity when she is hired by an eccentric business man. Kim and Grayson disagree over what to do when a jilted bride-to-be wants to sue her maid of honor after she discovering her fiancé is sleeping with her.
Directed by: Melanie Mayron · Written by: Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon · Starring: Gregory Harrison, Chris Carmack, Marla Sokoloff, Sean Wing
1x09 The Dress
Sep 13, 2009 · 43 min
Jane is outraged when she discovers an upscale women’s boutique refuses to carry any plus-sized clothing. Despite opposition from Parker, Jane enlists Kim to represent her when she decides to sue them. Parker puts Grayson on a case involving his old friend whose daughter ends up on a Girls Gone Wild video.
Directed by: David Petrarca · Written by: Josh Berman · Starring: Patrick Fabian, Lauren Storm, Steve Valentine, Seamus Dever
1x10 Make Me a Match
Sep 20, 2009 · 43 min
Jane decides to help Judge Madeline Stone with her love life and ends up suing the match making service she uses for fraud. Meanwhile Grayson and Kim are on a case with dueling psychic sisters who refuse to share in the family business. Fred also makes an unexpected return.
Directed by: Matthew Hastings · Written by: Thania St. John · Starring: Delta Burke, Liza Minnelli, Ben Feldman, David Denman
1x11 What If?
Sep 27, 2009 · 43 min
Jane takes on a case where a woman believes she was switched at birth but finds she has her own “mommy issues” when she receives an unexpected visit from Jane’s mother. Meanwhile, Kim and Grayson must calm Parker’s nerves on a case for one of his closest friends, when they realize Parker hasn’t been in the courtroom in a long time.
Directed by: Bethany Rooney · Written by: Mimi Friedman, Jeanette Collins · Starring: Ben Feldman, Nia Vardalos, Jenny O'Hara, David Denman
1x12 Dead Model Walking
Oct 4, 2009 · 43 min
Jane is star struck when she gets to save Deb’s favorite fashion model from a tumble with the law, but soon discovers her idol is in more trouble than she thought. Grayson and Kim take on a pro-bono case where a woman refuses to sell her house to developers because it holds too many memories of her deceased husband. asn’t been in the courtroom in a long time.
Directed by: Ron Underwood · Written by: Amy Engelberg, Wendy Engelberg · Starring: Brooke D'Orsay, David Denman, Yancey Arias, Bre Blair
1x13 Grayson's Anatomy Season Finale
Oct 11, 2009 · 43 min
Everyone at the firm is up in arms when they anticipate Parker is going to make an announcement of the newest partner. Jane finally makes the decision to move on with her life and forget about Grayson when she learns he has been dreaming about her. Jane also gets an unexpected visit from a man from her past whose sudden appearance throws her for a loop.
Directed by: David Petrarca · Written by: Alex Taub, Jeffrey Lippman · Starring: Wendell Pierce, Lina Esco, Bryce Johnson, David Denman