Taking the Stand: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Taking the Stand tells the story of a crime from the unique lens of the accused as they take the witness stand. Hosted by Dan Abrams, each episode covers everything from first-hand defendant testimony, juxtaposed with the contentious cross examination to the final verdict. There is a reason that taking the witness stand in your own defense is a gamble that very few criminal defendants ever take. In addition to interviews with key members of the investigation, the series features original video from law enforcement, surveillance camera footage, 911 audio recordings, digital forensic evidence and some exclusive interviews and responses from the defendants themselves, to provide an in-depth look at dozens of raw and real cases.

Series details

• Title: Taking the Stand
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2022-01-13
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: A&E
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 54 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 59964
• IMDb ID: tt17519728
• TVDB ID: 414696

Cast and credited roles

• Dan Abrams — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-01-13; final listed air date 2022-07-14; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-01-12; final listed air date 2023-02-23; episode order: 7.
• Season 3: premiered 2024-01-11; final listed air date 2024-03-28; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2025-05-28; final listed air date 2025-08-01; episode order: 11.

Source and licence

Adapted from Taking the Stand on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.