It’s a light, frothy legal drama that has more than its share of romantic intrigue.
Based on a 2013 novel by Helen Wan, the newest drama from Netflix centers on an idealistic lawyer who will do anything to become partner at her firm. The series hails from Georgia Lee and features Teen Wolf’s Arden Cho in her first leading role.
Opening Shot: After a montage of NYC scenes, a single pink stiletto heel exits the 53rd St. station in Midtown Manhattan.
The Gist: Ingrid Yun (Arden Cho) is a top lawyer at one of New York’s most prestigious law firms. But being a top lawyer isn’t enough — she wants to be Partner. Ingrid will do anything to get to the next level, even if it means skipping holidays with family, blowing off her equally impressive boyfriend Nick (Rob Heaps), or not taking her coworker’s side in an overtly racist situation at work. The only things standing in her way are her casually racist frat boy counterpart Dan (Nolan Gerard Funk) who is also gunning for the title of Partner, and a new transfer, Jeff (Dominic Sherwood), whom she has a past with.
What Shows Will It Remind You Of? You may immediately compare the premise of a woman trying to break through in the man’s world of prestigious law firms to The Good Wife, and while they’re both legal dramas, the tone of each show is quite different.
Our Take: There is nothing inherently wrong with Partner Track: it’s a light, frothy legal drama that has more than its share of romantic intrigue. It checks the diversity box via its main character and her family, and the series also has moments of centering conversations about racial microaggressions (and let’s be real, macroaggressions) at work that hasn’t always been shown explicitly on screen.
