Cupertino is about to join the rarified list of California cities — including Beverly Hills, San Francisco and Santa Barbara — that have given their names to TV shows.
“Cupertino” will premiere on CBS in the fall of 2026. The show is billed as a “David vs. Goliath legal drama set in the heart of Silicon Valley,” and follows a lawyer who refuses to back down after he’s cheated out of his stock options by his former tech startup employer.
Actor Mike Colter is leading the series and is best known for the show “Evil,” which ran on CBS and the Paramount+ streaming service from 2019 to 2024. “Cupertino” is being produced by married couple Robert and Michelle King, who created “Evil” along with other CBS shows including “The Good Wife,” “The Good Fight” and “Elsbeth.”
TV shows with California place names in their titles
- Beverly Hills 90210, 1990-2000
- Death Valley Days, 1952-1970
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 1990-1996
- I Love LA, 2025
- L.A. Law, 1996-1994
- Malibu Shores, 1996
- Melrose Place, 1992-1999
- NCIS: Los Angeles, 2009-2023
- The O.C., 2003-2007
- The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, 2010-present
- The Real Housewives of Orange County, 2006-present
- Santa Barbara, 1984-1993
- Silicon Valley, 2014-2019
- The Streets of San Francisco, 1972-1977
“I’m delighted to learn that ‘Cupertino’ will be a legal drama — something in the spirit of ‘The Good Wife,’ which happens to be one of my favorite shows,” Cupertino Mayor Liang Chao told San José Spotlight…