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Cupertino premiere review: A legal dramedy takes on Big Tech

Cupertino, a new legal dramedy from Robert and Michelle King, opens with attorneys Michael Price and Olivia Siffre losing their jobs at tech startup S-Talk. They form a law firm aimed at taking on powerful Silicon Valley companies. Olivia decides to fight after learning that an AI model was modeled after her.

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Cupertino is a legal dramedy from Robert and Michelle King, reviewed at B+. Its first episode introduces Michael Price (Mike Colter) and Olivia Siffre (Rachel Keller), both dismissed from startup S-Talk. Michael is falsely accused of leaking proprietary information so co-founder Richard Everett can retain his equity; Olivia is fired before she can report Richard's sexual harassment. They sue S-Talk.

Olivia hesitates because her traditional family would prefer privacy, but she joins after discovering Richard created his generative AI, Daisy, in her likeness. Michael's father Bayard (Joe Morton), a celebrity attorney, disapproves. Former S-Talk assistant Christy Palladino (Ella Stiller) helps them obtain a stylish office, though only the reception area exists. Richard's lawyer (Steven

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