Goliath boilerplate: “Billy Bob Thornton is Billy McBride, a washed-up alcoholic lawyer who takes on a wrongful death lawsuit against his former company, which is now one of the biggest law firms in the business. Billy and his small legal team soon uncover a deadly conspiracy that can win their case as well as bring down the giant enterprise at the same time.” Verdict boilerplate: “Paul Newman is Frank Galvin, a washed-up alcoholic lawyer who takes on a wrongful death lawsuit against one of the biggest law firms in Boston. But he eventually discovers a hidden conspiracy that wins the case and brings shame upon the Archdiocese.”

An eight-hour miniseries debuting 10.14 on Amazon Prime, Goliath costars William Hurt, Maria Bello, Molly Parker, Tania Raymonde, Olivia Thirlby, Sarah Wynter, Nina Arianda, Harold Perrineau and Dwight Yoakam.