Southland 

The lives of Police Officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department.

Creator:

Ann Biderman

Stars:

Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King

Top Rated TV #248 | Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 13 wins & 26 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

The lives of Police Officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Plot Keywords:

21th century | police | los angeles police department | police officer | interrogation | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

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

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Southland" premiered on NBC as the Thursday night, mid-season replacement for ER (1994), which had ended its long run in the spring of 2009. A critical success, "Southland" was picked up by NBC for the 2009-2010 season. Also in 2009, NBC's agreement with The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) host Jay Leno ended and his 11:35 pm time slot was given to Conan O'Brien, a clause that was a part of O'Brien's contract with the network. In a move to keep O'Brien and Leno, NBC created a new, nightly variety show at 10:00 pm for Leno, resulting in "Southland" losing its Thursday slot. Although "Southland" was tentatively moved to Saturday night at 10:00 pm and was to premiere in October of 2009, NBC canceled the show before it aired. TNT promptly picked it up and made it a part of its lineup of original programming.

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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 Chronic Rift: Some Things to Think About (2018)

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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

This show is my favorite show ever

I am going to school to be a police officer in WI. The pilot was so REALISTIC. Awesome. This show is probably going to let a lot of people know that being a police officer, Detective, or any job within the police is really just a job, an awesome one, like the FTO said "this is a front row show the greatest show on the earth..

I am a big 24 nut and I actually prefer watching southland.. cuts out all the bullshit.

I would have to say.. Really good acting especially on the FTO's behalf.. he did a great job at letting everyone watching what it is like to be a rookie police officer, and how hard it is to complete the training guidelines and pretty much be a prick to your trainee.

Keep it up... That pilot was amazing.

2009 Best Series...