Accused, the British legal drama which features a stacked cast including Stephen Graham, is now available to watch on Netflix.

More than a decade after its conclusion, the series resurfaced earlier this year on Prime Video, gripping viewers with its stellar cast and compelling storylines.

The show has now landed a new streaming home in the UK after being added to Netflix today, meaning viewers with a subscription can binge-watch it in its entirety.

The anthology series, which premiered in 2010 and aired for two seasons, follows different characters as they await trial and look back on how they got accused in the first place.

The stacked ensemble cast includes plenty of famous British performers, like Oscar winner Olivia Colman, No Time to Die star Naomie Harris, Adolescence's Graham, The Lord of the Rings star Andy Serkis, Game of Thrones actor Sean Bean, and Line of Duty's Anna Maxwell Martin.

Doctor Who legends Christopher Eccleston and Peter Capaldi, I Fought the Law's Sheridan Smith, and Bad Sisters' Anne-Marie Duff round up the star-studded line-up.

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Written and created by Jimmy McGovern, Accused has a 92% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a user rating of 7.9 out of 10 on IMDb from over 3,200 reviews.

"This is what happens when top writers and some of Britain's most impressive actors [emotionally] involve themselves into making great drama," wrote one viewer. "Each of these individual one-hour stories are captivating from start to finish," said another.

Some users even "wished" there were more seasons to watch, as they praised the "absolutely brilliant" drama and its "excellent" cast.

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Following its popularity in the UK, Fox remade the show for an American audience in 2023, also airing two seasons.

Developed by Howard Gordon, the show's US cast included high-profile names like The OC star Rachel Bilson, Suits actor Patrick J Adams, How I Met Your Mother's Cobie Smulders, Community star Ken Jeong, comedian Whitney Cummings, and Star Trek: Discovery's Sonequa Martin-Green.

Accused is now streaming on Netflix in the UK.


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