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Police is an American crime drama television series created for television by Elesha Barnette and David C. White. It premiered on September 21, 2015 and ended on April 26, 2020 on CBS.
The series focuses on members of the Neighborhood Resource Unit (NRU) of the Miami-Dade Police Department (DPD) working out of the MDPD Headquarters. One of the main focuses include the relationship between Sloane Fox (Kathy DiStefano) and her bisexual co-worker, Taylor Welton (Jessica Lowndes). Police also focuses on controversial topics such as police-brutality, homosexuality, homophobia, peer pressure, religion, racism, abortion, adoption, hate crimes, and stepfamilies.
The series received positive reviews from critics who praised its storylines, characters, and portrayal of police officers.
Premise and storyline[]
Police is set in Miami, Florida and follows the members of the Neighborhood Resource Unit (NRU) of the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Season 1[]
Sloane Fox joins the MDPD is partnered with recent NYPD transfer Detective Jared Rogers at the MDPD Headquarters. The two don't get along at first, but soon become good friends. Along the way, Fox gets acquainted with bisexual fellow officer Taylor Welton, whom she eventually begins a relationship with. Welton's partner Shane Isaacs is a divorceé trying to maintain a relationship with his children. Also with them is Officer Aydrien Cole, an ex-Marine and lone wolf who refuses to have a partner after his last one was killed in the line of duty. The officers are overseen by direct supervisor Sergeant Roderick Fitch and unit supervisor Captain Frank Winnock, and are assisted by A.D.A. Krista Stanwicke.
The main case throughout the season is that of a serial rapist who preys on teenage girls. Fox and Cole start to take the case personally when the former's recently discovered half-sister and the latter's niece become victims of the rapist on separate occasions. In the season finale, the two corner and gun down the armed rapist. While they claim self-defense, Internal Affairs comes down on them for disobeying orders to go after the suspect and they both face a long inquiry.
Season 2[]
Following their 90-day suspensions, Fox and Cole return to duty, with the former working to fix her partnership with Rogers. Meanwhile, Cole is forced to take on a partner in newcomer Officer Omari Mitchell, as the MDPD HQ returns to business as usual.
The main case throughout the season is a drug ring who seems to have their hands in the inner city, the suburbs, and the high-class business world, and the officers efforts to stop it. Meanwhile, Capt. Winnock and Sgt. Fitch deal with issues within their marriages, with their respective wives wanting them to retire and take a desk job respectively. As Fox's partnership with Rogers improves, her relationship with Taylor takes a hit when previous one-night-stand and fellow officer Jamie Sands re-enters her life and innocently tells Taylor about their fling, resulting in a brief breakup. The two reconcile near the end of the season. Also, Isaacs tries to make time for his son, and following a case where his son is kidnapped by a gang leader before being rescued, he leaves the force to take a less-demanding job in the private sector; following his departure, Taylor is partnered with several random officers for the rest of the season. Mitchell starts up a relationship with A.D.A. Stanwicke, and it is revealed that his father was a cop killed in the line of duty 15 years prior.
In the season's final episodes, after picking the drug ring to its knees, the mysterious kingpin makes a last attempt to regain his empire by framing Fox, Rogers, Sands, and Fitch for corruption and murder. When the officers are ultimately cleared, in a last attempt to lash out, he and two associates attack Jamie at her apartment; the kingpin rapes her, but before his associates can follow suit, Rogers storms in and shoots them all dead. Despite their history, Fox and Taylor promise to be there for Jamie as friends.
Season 3[]
Four months after the kingpin's attack on Jamie, she struggles to move past her sexual assault and turns to Rogers for comfort, though they don't begin a relationship since Jamie is a lesbian. Meanwhile, Fox considers proposing to Taylor, and eventually does so mid-season; Taylor accepts. Elsewhere, Cole starts a sexual relationship with Captain Winnock's daughter, which Winnock is against. Sands recovers from the trauma of her rape and is partnered with Taylor upon her return to active duty. Also, Fitch decides to try and move up in the ranks of the MDPD, and takes the lieutenant's exam; he learns that he passed at the midpoint of the end of the season.
The main case of the season starts with the murder of a high-ranked retired MDPD officer, who leaves behind evidence that leads back to the case of Mitchell's father, with said evidence suggesting that Mitchell's father was murdered by a cop instead of being killed in the line of duty. Fox and Rogers dig deep into the case with Mitchell, who starts to become obsessed with it, which harms his relationship with A.D.A. Stanwicke.
Near the end of the season, a decorated Internal Affairs commander who has more than once investigated Fox and her colleagues is revealed to have been Mitchell's father's C.O.; it is eventually the two were in a corrupt unit of Special Investigations police. While their activities were mostly accepting bribes, which Mitchell's father participated in to avoid being ostracized, when they started increasing their activities to more serious offenses, Mitchell's father decided to get out, resulting in the commander having him killed and disguising it as a line of duty death so that the Mitchell family could collect his benefits and pension. The officers then round up the surviving members of the old unit, but before they can arrest the commander, he commits suicide. The season ends, with a lieutenant's position opening up for Fitch and him bidding farewell to his colleagues before moving on to his new assignment.
Season 4[]
A few weeks after Fitch's promotion and transfer, the MDPD HQ officers and detectives welcome their new sergeant, Diego Gomez. However, Fox and Rogers are soon called into investigate a explosion, and when a second explosion goes off soon afterwards, it becomes evident that there is a bomber on the loose. In trying to determine the bomber's plan, they discover a pattern that suggests that he's a man for hire. With help from their colleagues, Fox and Rogers determine that a local property owner has been doing the bombing in order to terrorize residents into moving out, so that he can be remodel them into luxury condos. With enough evidence, the owner is arrested, and the bomber, who's identity is uncovered in the process, is furious to find his bank accounts seized and frozen by the police. In retaliation, he detonates a bomb outside of MDPD HQ, killing Taylor, two other cops, and two civilians. Fox is devastated by her fiancée's death and vows to find the bomber when he taunts her.
The main case of the season is finding the bomber and bringing him to justice. The search, however, along with Taylor's death, dogs the other officers, particularly Fox and Cole, the latter of whom noticed the bomb but couldn't react fast enough to save anyone and is guilt ridden over the deaths, especially Taylor's. Meanwhile, a new rookie officer, Quinn Llorens, joins the squad and is partnered with Jamie. Fitch also returns to assist on several occasions, bringing cops from his new unit to help as well. In mid-season, Captain Frank Winnock is transferred to New York and he is replaced by Jeffery Thomas.
At the end of the season, the officers track down the bomber and corner him in a mall, but he reveals that he has planted several bombs in the same vicinity as him and even strapped one to himself, vowing to kill himself and take as many innocent people with him, including multiple children who are right near him. With Rogers and the other officers having evacuated everyone else from the mall, Cole, deciding to make up for the deaths of Taylor and the other victims at the start of the season, sneak attacks him, allowing Fox and Mitchell to rescue the children, shortly before the bomber detonates them, killing himself and Cole, and destroying the mall. Some weeks later, Cole is buried next to Taylor with full honors and a posthumous promotion to Detective, and Fox and Mitchell are given the same promotion as well for their efforts in tracking down the bomber. Fox later visits the graves of her fiancée and colleague and seems to find peace for them and herself somewhat.
Season 5[]
Two months after Cole's death and Fox and Mitchell's promotions, the two have settled into their new roles in the MDPD as detectives, with Mitchell being partnered with Detective Margaret "Peg" Dimes. Meanwhile, the MDPD tries their best to move on from the deaths of Taylor and Cole, with new transfers from Fitch's unit being brought in: Nero Varden, an ex-Navy SEAL who had helped Rogers with the mall evacuation in the previous season finale, and Sasha Beaumont, a single mother determined to make a difference in the community. Varden is partnered with Quinn and Jamie is partnered with Sasha.
The main case of the season is the kidnapping of several children from different areas of Florida. As the detectives and officers investigate, they note that almost every victim has been getting different levels of attention from people due race/ethnicity and residence: ex., white and from clean, suburban areas are given nearly the most attention, while the victims who are of color from inner city areas are given much less. The investigation soon leads to a massive child trafficking ring who might be looking to sell the children. Many of the detectives take big steps in their personal lives: Fox starts to move on from Taylor's death, and after a short-lived relationship, begins seeing Quinn on a romantic level; and Mitchell proposes marriage to Kristin, which she accepts.
Near the end of the season, the detectives and officers start dismantling the trafficking ring, but soon find it's connected to many wealthy and powerful people. After going undercover and getting solid evidence, the squad with the help of with the help of Fitch and his unit, and several federal agencies conduct raids, dismantling the ring, rescuing the children and arresting hundred of people, going all the way up to the deputy mayor, though at the cost of Sloane's life. The series ends with the detectives being commended for their work, Mitchell and Kristin getting married, and Rogers and Sands looking to their next case.
Cast and characters[]
- Main article: List of Police (TV series) characters
Main[]
- Officer/Detective Sloane Fox (Kathy DiStefano) is the series protagonist. She is driven by the desire to do the right thing even if it means not following procedure. She dies in the series finale "The Final Showdown".
- Detective Jared Rogers (Travis Milne) is Sloane's partner and eventual friend. While not strictly by-the-book, Jared is more cautious as to how cases are handled so as to ensure conviction or guilty plea.
- Officer Taylor Welton (Jessica Lowndes) (seasons 1–4) is Sloane's main love interest. She and Sloane go through many ups and downs, including a breakup, but eventually reconcile and become engaged in the middle of the third season. Tragically, she is killed at the start of the fourth season by a vengeful bomber.
- Officer Shane Isaacs (Robert Palmer Watkins) (season 1; recurring season 2; guest season 5) is a divorced husband and father of a young boy. He leaves the force after his son's kidnapping in the second season, but later returns for Mitchell and Stanwicke's wedding in the series finale.
- Officer Aydrien Cole (John Grohl) (seasons 1–4), an ex-Marine who usually operates as a lone wolf. As the series goes on, he later comes to appreciate working with others, particularly after being partnered with Omari Mitchell starting in the second season. At the start of the fourth season, he realizes where a bomb has been planted outside MDPD HQ, but is unable to warn anyone before it is detonated, killing five people including fellow officer and friend Taylor Welton. The deaths, especially Taylor's, haunt Cole thoughout the season, and in the final showdown with the bomber in the finale, he sacrifices his life to allow Sloane and Mitchell to rescue a group of children from the man.
- Sergeant/Lieutenant Roderick Fitch (Joseph Mazzello) (seasons 1–3; guest seasons 4–5), a former Navy SEAL.
- A.D.A. Kristin Stanwicke (Nicola Lambo) (seasons 1–3; recurring seasons 4–5)
- Captain Frank Winnock (Kevin Sorbo) (seasons 1–4; guest season 5), the commanding officer of the MDPD headquarters. He is transferred to the New York Station in New York at the end of the fourth season, but returns for Mitchell and Stanwicke's wedding in the series finale. He is replaced by Jeffery Thomas.
- Officer/Detective Omari Mitchell (Lance Gross) (seasons 2–5)
- Officer Jamie Sands (Lauren Compton) (seasons 3–5; guest season 1; recurring season 2) is a lesbian police officer from the Organized Crime Section (OCS) who Sloane slept with in the first season. She is then transferred to the NRU.
- Sergeant Diego Gomez (Raymond Cruz) (seasons 4–5)
- Officer Nero Varden (Scott Mathison) (season 5; guest season 4)
- Officer Sasha Beaumont (Erica Tazel) (season 5)
- Detective Margaret "Peg" Dimes (Rumer Willis) is a new recruit. (season 5)
Recurring[]
- Zoey Welton (Nancy Cooney) is Taylor's sister. (season 1)
- Elias Gray (Maurice Mejia) is Taylor's ex-boyfriend. (season 1)
- Jordin Fryer (Dani Mathers) is an agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). She and Taylor had a one-night-stand in the season one episode "Tastes So Good Cause It's Bad for You". (season 1)
- Officer Quinn Llorens (London Vale) (seasons 4–5)
- Captain Jeffery Thomas (Tom Wright), the new MDPD commanding officer. (seasons 4–5)
Production[]
Development[]
Co-creator Elesha Barnette first developed a concept for the series back in 2012 after meeting friend and actress Kathy DiStefano.
In regards to its themes of sexuality, Barnette and DiStefano have stated in their interviews that if the series celebrated alternative relationships & lifestyles, it revolves around pansexuality more than anything, and to put specific labels (even LGBT ones) on the characters' orientations would be somewhat missing the point; anyone can choose to love whomever they wish, as long as they're meant to be for each other.
Police was renewed for a fifth season on May 9, 2019.[1] On February 28, 2020, it was announced that the series would end after 5 seasons and 114 episodes with a two-episode series finale on April 26, 2020.[2] This was confirmed by CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl.[3]
Casting[]
In May 2015, Kathy DiStefano was announced to play the lead role of Sloane Fox, a bisexual officer. She was the first actress to be cast for the series. Several days later, former Rookie Blue star Travis Milne was cast as Jared Rogers. For the casting of Taylor Welton, Barnette's original choice was Nancy Cooney. However, executives at CBS preferred Jessica Lowndes for the part because they felt Lowndes could bring more human to Welton's character and serve as a path to restored hope for Sloane. Cooney was cast as Taylor's sister, Zoey instead.
Episodes[]
- Main article: List of Police (TV series) episodesList of Police (TV series) episodes
Crossovers[]
Note: The table below only accounts for full crossover events, single guest appearances are not included.
| Crossover between | Episode(s) | Type | Actors crossing over | Date aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Series B | Series C | ||||
| Police | NCIS: Los Angeles | N/A | ""
(Police 1.11) |
Guest appearance | Appearing in Series A: Linda Hunt | |
| Police | NCIS: Las Vegas | Hawaii Five-0: Most Wanted | ""
(Police 1.21) "" (NCIS: Las Vegas 3.21) "" (Hawaii Five-0: Most Wanted 2.21) |
Three-part crossover | Appearing in Series A: Pete L. J. Dickson, Taye Diggs, Shenae Grimes, Will Rothhaar, Zac Efron
Appearing in Series B: Kathy DiStefano, Travis Milne, Will Rothhaar, Zac Efron Appearing in Series C: Pete L. J. Dickson, Taye Diggs, Shenae Grimes, Kathy DiStefano, Travis Milne|| | |
Broadcast and release[]
The series premiered in the United States on CBS on September 21, 2015. Canada's CTV premiered the show at the same time as the United States premiere.
Streaming[]
The most recent five episodes are available for free on CBS.com and the CBS app. All episodes are also available with Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) including new episodes which stream live.
Reception[]
Critical response[]
Police has received generally positive reviews from professional critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 94% approval rating. The first season debuted to critical acclaim. The season is "certified fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes and holds a 96% approval rating, with an average rating of 8.35/10, based on 48 reviews.
Ratings[]
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Police on CBS.
- Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | No. of
episodes |
Premiered | Ended | TV season | Rank | Viewers
(in millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Premiere viewers
(in millions) |
Date | Finale viewers
(in millions) | ||||||
| 1 | Monday 9:00 pm | 24 | September 21, 2015 | 9.48[4] | May 2, 2016 | 8.00[5] | 2015–16 | 16 | 10.36[6] |
| 2 | 24 | October 3, 2016 | 8.80[7] | May 8, 2017 | 9.44[8] | 2016–17 | 22 | 11.02[9] | |
| 3 | 22 | September 25, 2017 | 7.66[10] | April 16, 2018 | 8.42[11] | 2017–18 | 32 | 9.11[12] | |
| 4 | 22 | September 24, 2018 | 6.03[13] | May 13, 2019 | 5.32[14] | 2018–19 | 40 | 8.29[15] | |
| 5 | Sunday 8:00 pm | 22 | September 26, 2019 | 3.86[16] | April 26, 2020 | 5.10[17] | 2019–20 | 29 | 7.65[18] |
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Most Exciting New Series | Police | Nominated | [19] |
| 2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite New TV Drama | Police | Nominated | [20] |
| Saturn Awards | Best Actress on Television | Kathy DiStefano | Nominated | [21] | |
| Best Supporting Actress on Television | Nominated | ||||
| Teen Choice Awards | Breakout Series | Police | Nominated | [22] | |
| 2017 | GLAAD Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Police | Nominated | [23] |
| Saturn Awards | Best Actress on a Television Series | Nominated | [24] | ||
| Best Guest Performance on a Television Series | Nominated | ||||
| Best Adaptation Television Series | Police | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actor on a Television Series | Nominated | ||||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Action TV Actor | Won | |||
| Choice Action TV Actress | Kathy DiStefano | Nominated | |||
| Choice Action TV Show | Police | Nominated | |||
| Choice Liplock | Nominated | ||||
| Choice TV Ship | Nominated |
Home media[]
| Season | Episodes | DVD release dates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Discs | ||
| 1 | 24 | September 20, 2016[25] | [26] | [27] | 6 |
| 2 | 24 | August 22, 2017[28] | [29] | [30] | 6 |
| 3 | 22 | August 21, 2018[31] | December 18, 2018[32] | 6 | |
| 4 | 22 | August 20, 2019[33] | 6
5 (Australia) | ||
| 5 | 22 | August 18, 2020[34] | 5 | ||
| The Complete Series | 114 | December 8, 2020[35] | |||
After Action Report[]
After Action Report is a recap series released on Puma Squad ProductionsTemplate:' YouTube channel. It recaps the events of the seriesTemplate:' first nine episodes of seasons one and two.
References[]
- ↑ Roots, Kimberly (May 9, 2019). Madam Secretary and Police Renewed at CBS. Retrieved on 2019 May 9.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 28, 2020). 'Hawaii Five-0' & 'Police' To End After 10 and 5 Seasons On CBS, Sets Two-Hour Series Finale for H50.
- ↑ Reimann, Tom (2020-02-28). 'Hawaii Five-0' Is Ending With a 2-Hour Series Finale After 10 Seasons (en-US).
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 22, 2015). Monday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up, 'Significant Mother', 'Life in Pieces' & 'Penn & Teller' Adjusted Down. TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved on 2015 September 22.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (May 3, 2016). Monday final ratings: 'NCIS: LA' finale and all others hold. TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved on 2016 May 3.
- ↑ Full 2015–16 TV Season Series Rankings (May 26, 2015). Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved on 2015 May 26.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (October 4, 2016). 'Conviction', 'Timeless', 'Kevin' and 'Scorpion' all adjust down, 'Big Bang' and 'Voice' adjust up: Monday final ratings. TV by the Numbers.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (May 9, 2017). 'Gotham,' 'Man with a Plan,' 'Jane the Virgin' adjust up, 'Quantico' adjusts down: Monday final ratings. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved on 2017 May 9.
- ↑ Final 2016–17 TV Rankings: 'Sunday Night Football' Winning Streak Continues (May 26, 2017). Retrieved on 2017 May 26.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (September 28, 2017). 'Survivor' premiere adjusts up: Wednesday final ratings. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved on 2017 September 28.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (May 17, 2018). 'Survivor' and 'The Blacklist' finale adjust up: Wednesday final ratings. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved on 2018 May 17.
- ↑ The top 50 most-watched shows of the 2017-18 season (May 29, 2018). Retrieved on 2018 June 1.
- ↑ Welch, Alex (September 25, 2018). 'The Big Bang Theory' adjusts up, 'The Good Doctor' adjusts down: Monday final ratings. TV by the Numbers.
- ↑ Rejent, Joseph (May 14, 2019). 'The Voice' adjusts down: Monday final ratings. TV by the Numbers.
- ↑ de Moraes, Lisa (May 21, 2019). 2018–19 TV Season Ratings: CBS Wraps 11th Season At No. 1 In Total Viewers, NBC Tops Demo; 'Big Bang Theory' Most Watched Series. Archived from the original on June 5, 2019. Retrieved on 2019 June 9.
- ↑ Welch, Alex (October 1, 2019). 60 Minutes, NCIS: Los Angeles, and Sunday Night Football adjust up: Sunday final ratings. TV by the Numbers.
- ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (April 28, 2020). Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.26.2020. Showbuzz Daily.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (June 4, 2020). TV Ratings: 7-Day Season Averages for Every 2019-20 Broadcast Series. The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Petski, Denise (May 26, 2015). 'Supergirl', 'Minority Report' Among Critics' Choice TV Awards' Top New Series. Retrieved on 2016 February 2.
- ↑ Melrose, Kevin (January 7, 2016). 'Furious 7', 'Supergirl' Win People's Choice Awards. Spinoff Online. Retrieved on 2016 January 10.
- ↑ McClendon, Lamarco (May 11, 2016). 'Better Call Saul', Melissa Benoist, Nichelle Nichols To Be Honored at Saturn Awards. Variety. Retrieved on 2016 May 12.
- ↑ Crist, Allison (July 29, 2016). Teen Choice Awards: Complete List of Nominees. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2016 July 31.
- ↑ Schwindt, Oriana (January 31, 2017). 'Moonlight,' Netflix's 'The OA,' 'Supergirl' Snag GLAAD Media Awards Nominations. Variety. Retrieved on 2017 March 3.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (March 1, 2017). Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: 'Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead' Lead. Variety. Retrieved on 2017 March 1.
- ↑ Blue Bloods - 'The 6th Season' DVDs Announced, Starring Tom Selleck. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2016. Retrieved on 2016 July 12.
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- ↑ Blue Bloods - 'The 7th Season' DVDs Are On The Case This Summer!. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved on 2017 June 5.
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