Dan Aykroyd Guest Stars as Judge Max Hunter

 "Nevada v. Doug the Mule" - When a young man is pulled over carrying 30 bricks of cocaine, Nick and Pete look to prove their client was duped by a girl he met on spring break, on THE DEFENDERS, Friday, Feb. 11 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Dan Aykroyd guest stars as Max Hunter, a judge who irritates Nick during a court hearing.

SERIES REGULARS:

Nick Morelli................................... Jim Belushi

Pete Kaczmarek...................... Jerry O'Connell

Lisa Tyler................................. Jurnee Smollett

Zoey Waters.............................. Tanya Fischer

GUEST CAST:

Mr. Christensen....................... Michael Chieffo

Doug......................................... Ryan Pinkston

Alex Velasco.............................. Kuno Becker

Mia............................................... Kim Matula

Judge Bass............................ Monnae Michaell

ADA Ward............................... David Ramsey

Detective Fierro......................... David Barrera

Judge Max Hunter...................... Dan Aykroyd

Court Clerk.......................... Elisabeth Harmon

Divorcee....................................... Mary Gross

Jorge.................................... Arturo Del Puerto

Agent Bukant............................. Erik Palladino

Asian Woman................................. Janet Song

Snippy Server.................. Bobby Charles Reed

Female LVPD Officer...... Kelli Dawn Hancock

Jury Foreman............................ Jesse Donnelly

ADA Nicholson............................ Rob Belushi

Lucy.............................................. Lois Atkins

Officer..................................... Pablo Espinosa

WRITTEN BY:  Carolina Paiz

DIRECTED BY:  Charlie Haid

GENRE:  DRAMA

RATING:  To Be Announced

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