Southland (2009–2013)

Southland takes a raw look at Los Angeles as it is in the 2000s and as well at the lives of the officers of the Los Angeles Police Department who are trying to contain it.

Creator:

Ann Biderman

Stars:

Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King

Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Cudlitz	...	Officer John Cooper (43 episodes, 2009-2013)
Shawn Hatosy	...	Detective Sammy Bryant (43 episodes, 2009-2013)
Regina King	...	Detective Lydia Adams (43 episodes, 2009-2013)
Ben McKenzie	...	Officer Ben Sherman (43 episodes, 2009-2013)
C. Thomas Howell	...	Officer Dewey Dudek (27 episodes, 2009-2013)
Arija Bareikis	...	Officer Chickie Brown (19 episodes, 2009-2011)
Jamie McShane	...	Sergeant Terry Hill (19 episodes, 2011-2013)
Michael McGrady	...	Detective Daniel Salinger (18 episodes, 2009-2011)
Dorian Missick	...	Detective Ruben Robinson (18 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

Southland takes a raw look at Los Angeles as it is in the 2000s and as well at the lives of the officers of the Los Angeles Police Department who are trying to contain it.

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Plot Keywords:

police | los angeles police department | ensemble | rookie | police officer | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

LAPD

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Wells Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min 42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After NBC suddenly canceled the show after season 1, TNT decided to air the show and immediately decided to renew it for a second season.

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Goofs

Throughout the series, real Los Angeles thoroughfares or sections are named (e.g. Rodeo, Florence, Vermont), while scenery is nowhere near the real life locations. Even fictitious addresses aren't within the range seen on the real street (e.g. 1024 Rodeo Rd. can't exist on a street that only goes as far east as the 2000 West block).

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Connections

Referenced in The Hollywood Complex (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Canção do Mar (Song of the Sea)"
(uncredited)
Written by Frederico de Brito & Ferrer Trindade
Performed by Dulce Pontes

User Reviews

A Pleasant Surprise

Southland turned out to be better than the ads for it made me believe. The ads seemed a little over the top, heavy handed even, but the show itself worked very well.

Michael Cudlitz's Officer Cooper has that nice combo of jaded and cynical but still obviously caring. His character seemed most likely to be over the top from the commercials, but in the context of the show came across about as close to perfect for the moment as you could ask. Looking forward to more with this character.

Benjamin McKenzie as Officer Ben Sherman also did very good. We didn't learn a whole lot about the character in the Pilot, but that makes sense in the debut as we will most certainly be learning more about him. Well acted by Mckenzie and has a nice rapport with Officer Cooper, that will by nice to watch develop.

Everything else in the show worked, and apart from a couple of moments that didn't quite jibe with the reality of the rest of the episode, makes me optimistic for the rest of the series.