‘Cupertino’ Trailer Revealed: New Mike Colter Drama at CBS, Explained
The first look at Robert and Michelle King‘s newest legal drama, which reunites the power producers with Evil star Mike Colter again, after guest-starring in The Good Wife and The Good Fight, has been revealed in the above-embedded trailer!
Colter leads Cupertino, a David vs. Goliath-style drama that’s set for a CBS debut in the 2026-2027 TV season. Now, full details about what’s ahead in the series are here.
Find out more details about Cupertino below, and be sure to check out our exclusive fall preview!
When will Cupertino premiere?
CBS has announced that the new series will premiere on Thursday, October 8, at 10/9c. The series will air on Thursdays at 10/9c after Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Eternally Yours, and Elsbeth.
Who stars in Cupertino?
Mike Colter stars as Michael Price, an attorney who, after being fired by a Silicon Valley startup in a stock option theft scheme, teams up with a fellow fired attorney to represent victims of greedy tech gurus. Rachel Keller stars as Olivia Siffre. Ella Stiller has now been cast to star opposite Colter as Christy Palladino, a young assistant at the startup firm at the heart of the story. Plus, Renée Elise Goldsberry has joined the cast as Nichole E. Ferebee, described as “a brilliant opposing attorney” with a romantic history with Colter’s Michael.
Also, Dawson’s Creek alum Busy Philipps stars as Natalia Boutella, the former wife of an AI billionaire who bankrolls the new firm as a means of getting back at her ex, who dumped her when she turned 40.
The Kings produce the series alongside Liz Glotzer and their own production company, King Size Productions.
Elizabeth Fisher / CBS
What else is there to know about Cupertino?
Cupertino is named after the California city in Santa Clara County, wherein the rise of the Silicon Valley tech industry first took place and major companies, like Apple, continue to loom large. The city’s moniker, perhaps coincidentally, was popularized by a San Franciscan lawyer named John T. Doyle, who named his winery Cupertino.
The series isn’t the only part of CBS’s already-announced 2026-2027 schedule plans; the network will also deliver the delayed Einstein drama starring Matthew Gray Gubler.
Cupertino, Series Premiere, October 10, 10/9c, CBS
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It isn't filmed in Cupertino. I grew up in Silicon Valley and wish they would have actually filmed here. Not a fan of CBS because they have let politics take over.
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I agree, but only to show what a little town it is that is mostly tech and shopping malls and not much else.
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Grew up in Cupertino.
Too bad CBS is a sniveling, cowardly entity that is part of an even bigger sniveling, cowardly entity that isn’t worth anyone watching and generating ad revenue for.
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Been a fan of Mike Colter's since his time on Evil. I will admit, Cupertino's premise isn't quite what I thought it was going to be but I'll give it a shot when it comes out.
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sounds eh.
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snooze
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I grew up in Cupertino, about four blocks from where that blasted mother ship now stands. I can't be bothered with a series that isn't filmed there, nor cast there. Feh.
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I went to 9th grade at Cupertino high, and then graduated from Lynbrook high, first graduating class of 1968. I couldn’t afford to live there anymore!
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I grew up in Cupertino. Not filming there, not gonna watch it. Sounds lame.
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I was hired for the launch of Steve Jobs Theatre & Apple Park HQ. in 2017. I was seriously injured in the Apple Inc. Chiller Room then Terminated for filing an OSHA COMPLAINT. I found out a year ago that Apples Global Whistleblower Policy states, " NO RETALATION WILL BE TOLERATED"! I have saved all my Documentation as proof; I need my FUTURE MEDICAL CARE Apple refused in the AIG INVESTIGATION REPORT. I'm permanently disabled due to my horrific accident at age 70yrs old. My case is Precedent to several others; Apple tried to have the Cases DISMISSED as a Federal Judge allows them to move forward in June 2025. Apple "VIOLATED" their own Whistleblower Policy!
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