Southland (TV series)
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Ann Biderman |
| Starring |
Kevin Alejandro Arija Bareikis Michael Cudlitz Shawn Hatosy Regina King Michael McGrady Benjamin McKenzie Tom Everett Scott C. Thomas Howell |
| Theme music composer | Frederico de Brito Ferrer Trindade |
| Opening theme | "Canção do Mar" by Dulce Pontes (instrumental version) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 43 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Ann Biderman Christopher Chulack John Wells |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles, California |
| Cinematography | J. Michael Muro |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
John Wells Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network |
NBC (season 1) TNT (seasons 2–5) |
| Original release | April 9, 2009 – April 17, 2013 |
Southland (stylized as SOUTHLAND) is an American television crime drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It originally aired on NBC for one season from April 9 to May 21, 2009, and then on TNT for four additional seasons from March 2, 2010, to April 17, 2013. On May 1, 2009, NBC announced that Southland had been renewed for a second season with an initial 13-episode order to begin airing on Friday, September 25, 2009, at 9:00 pm, one hour earlier than its original time slot. On August 27, 2009, shortly before its scheduled premiere, NBC moved the opening of its second season to October 23, 2009, citing the need to promote the show more fully. On October 8, 2009, NBC announced that the series had been canceled.
On November 2, 2009, TNT announced it had purchased the rights to Southland's original seven episodes, as well as six completed episodes from its second season. Southland began airing on TNT on January 12, 2010. On April 26, 2010, TNT announced it had picked up Southland for a ten-episode third season to begin airing on January 4, 2011. TNT's renewal of the show included a substantial budget cut and corresponding cast reduction.Southland was renewed for a ten-episode fourth season on March 22, 2011, which premiered on January 17, 2012. The series was renewed for a ten-episode fifth season which began airing February 13, 2013.
On May 10, 2013, TNT announced that Southland had been canceled after five seasons.
Southland takes a "raw and authentic look" at Los Angeles and the lives of the LAPD officers who police it. The show's first season centers on the experiences and interactions of LAPD patrol officers and detectives, and is more a character-driven drama than a police procedural.
Among the characters are rookie Officer Ben Sherman and his training officer, John Cooper who, unknown to most of his colleagues, is homosexual; Detective Lydia Adams, who must balance work with the responsibility of living with her mother; Officer Chickie Brown, who aspires to be the first woman on the LAPD's elite SWAT team; and Detective Sammy Bryant, whose home life interferes with his working life.
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