Having exited his role on
The West Wing in a flurry of largely negative publicity,
Rob Lowe quickly resurfaced as the star of the NBC legal drama
The Lyon's Den. Lowe was cast as Jack Turner, an idealistic attorney who hoped to make a name for himself separate from that of his prestigious state-senator father (
Rip Torn) by helping the poor and downtrodden on a pro bono basis. A stroke of fate obliged him to accept a full partnership at a high-profile D.C. law firm, populated almost exclusively by ruthless glory-grabbers, bottom-feeding backstabbers, and hedonistic sexual predators. Would Jack be able to do the sort of work he loved while surrounded by expensively dressed sharks?
The Lyon's Den opened for business on September 28, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide