
Southland is an American drama series created by Emmy Award winning writer Ann Biderman. It began airing on NBC on April 9, 2009. According to NBC, Southland takes a “raw and authentic look” at Los Angeles and the lives of the LAPD officers who police it.
The show’s seven-episode first season centers around the experiences and interactions of LAPD patrol officers and detectives, and is less a police procedural than a character-driven drama. Among the characters are rookie Officer Ben Sherman and his training officer, John Cooper; Detective Lydia Adams, who must balance work with responsibility for her mother; Officer Chickie Brown, who aspires to be the first woman on the elite SWAT Team; and Detective Sammy Bryant, whose home life interferes with his working life.
Cast
* Kevin Alejandro – Detective Nate Moretta
* Arija Bareikis – Officer Chickie Brown
* Michael Cudlitz – Officer John Cooper
* Shawn Hatosy – Detective Sammy Bryant
* Regina King – Detective Lydia Adams
* Michael McGrady – Detective Daniel “Sal” Salinger
* Benjamin McKenzie – Officer Ben Sherman
* Tom Everett Scott – Detective Russell Clarke
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