Law and Order: High Profile

"In the criminal justice system, some cases are considered more newsworthy than others. In New York City, these cases are handled by the detectives of the NYPD's High Profile Crimes Division. These are their stories." - Steven Zimilkton's opening narration.

Overview:

Law and Order, High Profile is a legal procedural drama created by Dick Wolf as a spin-off of the original Law and Order. Each episode tends to have more of a focus on the investigation by the detectives of the cases deemed more likely to be newsworthy i.e. the involvment of a public figure or an espescially violent crime, in a similar manner to Criminal Intent, but several episodes do feature trials as well. The first season is set to premiere on 30th July 2015 annd will consist of 21 episodes.

Characters:

Senior Detective Jason Coulter: Jason Coulter is a 34 year old Detective with plenty of policing experience having joined as a uniform patrolling officer at age 18. He moved up the ranks quickly and by 21, was established as a Brooklyn Homicide Junior Detective, a title he held for 12 years before the death of his superior in the line of duty. He worked as a Senior Detective for 8 months before taking a 6 month sabbatical, after which he requested to transfer to High Profile.

Junior Detective Serena Greally: Serena Greally is a 29 year old rather inexperienced Detective having only just transferred out of Narcotics. She joined NYPD only 18 months prior to her assignment to the Narcotics Division as an undercover officer where she remained for 3 years. Folowing a disagreement with her new CO, she transferred into High Profile following a  consultation with her former Captain.

Senior Detective Malcolm F. Young: Malcolm Francis Young is a 48 year old veteran Senior Detective with just over 20 years experience working on homicide cases.Having been involved with Seattle P.D. for 14 years, he transferred to NYPD for a fresh start due to a combination of his marriage and a scandal involving one of his old partners and a drug dealer.

Junior Detective Aiden Romero: Aiden Romero is a 32 year old rash and somewhat immature Junior Detective who is assigned as Young's new partner in the hope  that he will wisen up. His track record is a little checkered and IAB have had an eye on him more than a few times in his 9 year stint in New York.

Captain Eddie Surman: Eddie Surman is a 51 year old NYPD veteran having been involved in investigations for about 30 years, the last 12 of which have ben spent as Commanding Officer of High Profile, 8 as a Captain. His experience enables him to give expert opinions on cases to his Detectives and his CO status serves him well both in NYPD and in family life

ADA Katheryn Truex: Katheryn Truex is a 35 year old former Defense Attorney who switched sides, after she defended a serial killer who was acquitted and then killed again, so she could attempt to forgive herself for her moral blunder. Her relationship with the detectives is quite good, though some cases cause them to butt heads.

Episodes:

1.Body of Evidence: When the torso of a teenager who had been missing for months shows up in her boyfriend's father's apartment not long after an alleged sighting, Detectives Jason Coulter and Serena Greally are called to investigate.