Fox will keep its Missing Persons Unit on the job for another season.
The network has renewed the drama series Alert: Missing Persons Unit for a third season in 2024-25. The series will remain in production after season two wraps, which will bank episodes leading into next season and potentially serve as a hedge against a possible IATSE strike in the summer.
Alert is one of just two dramas Fox has aired in 2023-24 as the network relied heavily on its unscripted and animated rosters, which weren’t affected by last year’s dual strikes. Fox has yet to make a call on the other drama, The Cleaning Lady.
Alert stars Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez as Philadelphia detectives who head the city’s missing persons unit and work to find missing or abducted people and reunite them with loved ones. Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard and Alisha-Marie Ahamed also star...
The network has renewed the drama series Alert: Missing Persons Unit for a third season in 2024-25. The series will remain in production after season two wraps, which will bank episodes leading into next season and potentially serve as a hedge against a possible IATSE strike in the summer.
Alert is one of just two dramas Fox has aired in 2023-24 as the network relied heavily on its unscripted and animated rosters, which weren’t affected by last year’s dual strikes. Fox has yet to make a call on the other drama, The Cleaning Lady.
Alert stars Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez as Philadelphia detectives who head the city’s missing persons unit and work to find missing or abducted people and reunite them with loved ones. Adeola Role, Ryan Broussard and Alisha-Marie Ahamed also star...
- 5/10/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Alert: Missing Persons Unit” has been renewed for a third season at Fox.
The series is a producedural drama set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit, with each episode featuring a search for a missing person headed by detectives Jason Grant (Scott Caan) and Nikki Batista (Dania Ramirez), a former couple whose marriage ended after the disappearance of their son.
Along with Caan and Ramirez, the cast includes Ryan Broussard as Mike Sherman, Adeola Role as Kemi Adebayo, Petey Gibson as C, Gil Bellows as Hollis Braun and Alisha-Marie Ahamed as Wayne Pascal.
Season 2 of “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” is averaging 3.9 multiplatform viewers according to most current data combined from Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers and Fox’s own streaming numbers. That marks a 233% increase from the show’s Live + Same Day performance recorded by Nielsen, indicating that most of the show’s viewership happens on a delay.
The series is a producedural drama set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit, with each episode featuring a search for a missing person headed by detectives Jason Grant (Scott Caan) and Nikki Batista (Dania Ramirez), a former couple whose marriage ended after the disappearance of their son.
Along with Caan and Ramirez, the cast includes Ryan Broussard as Mike Sherman, Adeola Role as Kemi Adebayo, Petey Gibson as C, Gil Bellows as Hollis Braun and Alisha-Marie Ahamed as Wayne Pascal.
Season 2 of “Alert: Missing Persons Unit” is averaging 3.9 multiplatform viewers according to most current data combined from Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers and Fox’s own streaming numbers. That marks a 233% increase from the show’s Live + Same Day performance recorded by Nielsen, indicating that most of the show’s viewership happens on a delay.
- 5/10/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox has given a Season 3 pickup to Alert: Missing Persons Unit. The renewal of the procedural drama, starring Scott Caan and Dania Ramirez, has been expected.
To make filming more cost-efficient for series producers Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment, Alert will remain in continuous production, segueing from the abbreviated-by-the-strikes second season to Season 3, whose episode count is still Tbd, I hear. There is an additional benefit to filming Seasons 2 and 3 back-to-back — Fox will have fresh episodes of the series in case production is disrupted by an IATSE strike this summer.
There is no word yet on Fox’s other outstanding drama series, The Cleaning Lady. As Deadline has reported, it also is looking good for renewal.
Alert: Missing Persons Unit is set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (Mpu). Each episode features a search for a missing person headed by detectives Jason Grant (Caan) and...
To make filming more cost-efficient for series producers Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment, Alert will remain in continuous production, segueing from the abbreviated-by-the-strikes second season to Season 3, whose episode count is still Tbd, I hear. There is an additional benefit to filming Seasons 2 and 3 back-to-back — Fox will have fresh episodes of the series in case production is disrupted by an IATSE strike this summer.
There is no word yet on Fox’s other outstanding drama series, The Cleaning Lady. As Deadline has reported, it also is looking good for renewal.
Alert: Missing Persons Unit is set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit (Mpu). Each episode features a search for a missing person headed by detectives Jason Grant (Caan) and...
- 5/10/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Aspiring television writer Brian Beneker, whose credits as a script coordinator go back more than 20 years, isn’t the only straight white male to feel that he was being shut out of a writing job because of diversity initiatives. But so far he appears to be the only one willing to seek out Stephen Miller’s America First Legal foundation, associating himself with a Trump world figure who is particularly loathed by progressives.
With his lawsuit against CBS and Paramount alleging that he faced discrimination when he did not get a staff writing job on the CBS military drama Seal Team, Beneker has become a vehicle through which Miller is waging his war on diversity and inclusion efforts in the entertainment industry. In doing so, Beneker has defined himself in a way that is likely to stick. Reached by phone, he declined to comment, as did his attorneys.
A former...
With his lawsuit against CBS and Paramount alleging that he faced discrimination when he did not get a staff writing job on the CBS military drama Seal Team, Beneker has become a vehicle through which Miller is waging his war on diversity and inclusion efforts in the entertainment industry. In doing so, Beneker has defined himself in a way that is likely to stick. Reached by phone, he declined to comment, as did his attorneys.
A former...
- 3/18/2024
- by Kim Masters and Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A lawsuit filed by a Seal Team script coordinator and freelancer who claims he was denied a writing position because he’s a straight white guy has already struck a chord with fellow scribes.
Many took to X to express their frustration with freelance scribe Brian Beneker, who says in the complaint that he suffered by not being part of “the favored hiring groups; that is, they were nonwhite, LGBTQ, or female.” He also called out the “illegal policy” of diversity, equity and inclusion measures.
Beneker, who has worked on Seal Team since 2017 and before that was a script coordinator on Sons of Anarchy, claims in 2019 that he questioned current showrunner Spencer Hudnut over why previous showrunner John Glenn had hired a new male writer when Glenn claimed at the time that “there were already too many staff writers and there was no room for CBS to hire [Beneker].”
“Hudnut indicated...
Many took to X to express their frustration with freelance scribe Brian Beneker, who says in the complaint that he suffered by not being part of “the favored hiring groups; that is, they were nonwhite, LGBTQ, or female.” He also called out the “illegal policy” of diversity, equity and inclusion measures.
Beneker, who has worked on Seal Team since 2017 and before that was a script coordinator on Sons of Anarchy, claims in 2019 that he questioned current showrunner Spencer Hudnut over why previous showrunner John Glenn had hired a new male writer when Glenn claimed at the time that “there were already too many staff writers and there was no room for CBS to hire [Beneker].”
“Hudnut indicated...
- 3/5/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The annual NBC TV Writers Program from NBCU Launch is welcoming its 2024-25 class selected from a pool of 2,100 applicants: Bryce Cracknell, Domonic Diaz-Smith, Bixby Elliott, Helen Fernandez, Maia Henkin, Neda Jebelli, David Loong and Sebastián Rea.
NBCU Launch is the umbrella brand that houses the comprehensive inclusion efforts across NBCUniversal’s entertainment TV portfolio. The program was created to help develop emerging episodic TV writers whose distinct points of view and lived experiences provide unique perspectives to the writers’ room. It prepares writers to be staffed on scripted series with the long-term goal of developing the next generation of showrunners.
The NBC TV Writers Program includes talent from various socio-economic backgrounds, geographic locations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ+ community and veterans, among other communities.
The new class will develop an original pilot under the mentorship and guidance of NBCU programming executives. They will participate...
NBCU Launch is the umbrella brand that houses the comprehensive inclusion efforts across NBCUniversal’s entertainment TV portfolio. The program was created to help develop emerging episodic TV writers whose distinct points of view and lived experiences provide unique perspectives to the writers’ room. It prepares writers to be staffed on scripted series with the long-term goal of developing the next generation of showrunners.
The NBC TV Writers Program includes talent from various socio-economic backgrounds, geographic locations, racial and ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ+ community and veterans, among other communities.
The new class will develop an original pilot under the mentorship and guidance of NBCU programming executives. They will participate...
- 2/29/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Striking writers are expressing confusion over shifting WGA policies on promoting their projects on social media after the guild clarified that writers may publicize their series or movies on their personal social media platforms while avoiding studio-organized media opportunities.
“[The WGA] reconsidered and it’s Ok to post about our shows or movies on social media,” WGA member and “I’m a Virgo” writer Boots Riley tweeted. “From leadership: ‘So the rule is, don’t do promotion at their request, don’t attend premieres, don’t do the FYCs, but you can still talk about your project in your own social media.'”
Riley added that WGA said via Zoom that writers may not participate in interviews that the studio sets up, but are allowed to partake in media opportunities if they’re “set up” by the writer, themselves or the writer’s publicist.
“It’s a little confusing, [to be honest],” Riley added, while...
“[The WGA] reconsidered and it’s Ok to post about our shows or movies on social media,” WGA member and “I’m a Virgo” writer Boots Riley tweeted. “From leadership: ‘So the rule is, don’t do promotion at their request, don’t attend premieres, don’t do the FYCs, but you can still talk about your project in your own social media.'”
Riley added that WGA said via Zoom that writers may not participate in interviews that the studio sets up, but are allowed to partake in media opportunities if they’re “set up” by the writer, themselves or the writer’s publicist.
“It’s a little confusing, [to be honest],” Riley added, while...
- 5/24/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Oscar winner Timothy Hutton continues his guest starring role as DEA Leader Mack Boyle on CBS’s S.W.A.T. season six episode 22. Directed by Billy Gierhart from a script by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, episode 22 – the season finale, not the series finale! – will air on Friday, May 19, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt.
Swat season six stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Alex Russell as Jim Street, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle.
“Legacy” Plot: The team works with the DEA and their iron-jawed leader, Mack Boyle (guest star Timothy Hutton), to stop a ruthless cartel boss waging war on the streets of Los Angeles as he exacts revenge on those who killed his son.
Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in ‘Swat’ season 6 episode 22
The Swat Season 6 Plot:...
Swat season six stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Alex Russell as Jim Street, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle.
“Legacy” Plot: The team works with the DEA and their iron-jawed leader, Mack Boyle (guest star Timothy Hutton), to stop a ruthless cartel boss waging war on the streets of Los Angeles as he exacts revenge on those who killed his son.
Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson in ‘Swat’ season 6 episode 22
The Swat Season 6 Plot:...
- 5/16/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
CBS has reversed its decision to cancel “S.W.A.T.,” instead renewing the series for a seventh and final season.
“We have listened to our viewers and their outpouring of passion for ‘S.W.A.T.’ and we have reached an agreement to renew it for a final season of 13 episodes to air during the 2023-2024 broadcast year,” CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach and Sony Pictures Television Studios President Katherine Pope said in a joint statement. “‘S.W.A.T.’ has aired for six seasons on CBS and garnered a devoted following. We are pleased that we found a way to bring it back and give closure to the show’s storylines and characters, which audiences deserve. Once again, we appreciate the talents and efforts of the cast, writers, producers and crew and everyone who has contributed to the success of ‘S.W.A.T.’ We look forward to its return next season.”
The network also announced actor Shemar Moore, who spoke out against the cancellation,...
“We have listened to our viewers and their outpouring of passion for ‘S.W.A.T.’ and we have reached an agreement to renew it for a final season of 13 episodes to air during the 2023-2024 broadcast year,” CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach and Sony Pictures Television Studios President Katherine Pope said in a joint statement. “‘S.W.A.T.’ has aired for six seasons on CBS and garnered a devoted following. We are pleased that we found a way to bring it back and give closure to the show’s storylines and characters, which audiences deserve. Once again, we appreciate the talents and efforts of the cast, writers, producers and crew and everyone who has contributed to the success of ‘S.W.A.T.’ We look forward to its return next season.”
The network also announced actor Shemar Moore, who spoke out against the cancellation,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Hondo is feeling a “lot bit sad.”
Shemar Moore, who has played Sgt. Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson on S.W.A.T. since 2017, expressed his sorrow and frustration via Instagram late Friday over CBS’s decision to ax the drama after six seasons. He also pointed out that his show’s cancellation would leave network TV without the only African American actor in a leading role, and the only series with a truly diverse cast.
“I got sunglasses on cuz I’m a little bit sad,” Moore said on his Ig. “I’m a lot a bit sad. We got canceled, S.W.A.T., S.W.A.T. got canceled. It makes no sense. Look up the articles, read the articles. We are the best shows on Friday night at 8 for CBS. The last two years we have been killing it, us and the fire show…the fire show [Fire Country] that comes on right after us, and respect to those brothers and sisters.
Shemar Moore, who has played Sgt. Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson on S.W.A.T. since 2017, expressed his sorrow and frustration via Instagram late Friday over CBS’s decision to ax the drama after six seasons. He also pointed out that his show’s cancellation would leave network TV without the only African American actor in a leading role, and the only series with a truly diverse cast.
“I got sunglasses on cuz I’m a little bit sad,” Moore said on his Ig. “I’m a lot a bit sad. We got canceled, S.W.A.T., S.W.A.T. got canceled. It makes no sense. Look up the articles, read the articles. We are the best shows on Friday night at 8 for CBS. The last two years we have been killing it, us and the fire show…the fire show [Fire Country] that comes on right after us, and respect to those brothers and sisters.
- 5/6/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
“S.W.A.T” will end its run on CBS after six years with its current season’s finale, the network announced on Friday. The final episode, written by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, airs May 19, 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
“For six seasons, the amazing talents of the S.W.A.T. cast led by Shemar Moore, the writers, producers and crew guided by executive producers Shawn Ryan, Andy Dettman and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas brought us compelling, action packed episodes that also addressed important social issues and contributed to the success of our primetime line up,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment.
“We sincerely thank them for their incredible work and passion and also thank our dedicated fans who tuned in every week.”
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“For six seasons, the amazing talents of the S.W.A.T. cast led by Shemar Moore, the writers, producers and crew guided by executive producers Shawn Ryan, Andy Dettman and Aaron Rahsaan Thomas brought us compelling, action packed episodes that also addressed important social issues and contributed to the success of our primetime line up,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment.
“We sincerely thank them for their incredible work and passion and also thank our dedicated fans who tuned in every week.”
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- 5/6/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
“S.W.A.T.” has been canceled after seven seasons at CBS.
The procedural drama starred Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, a S.W.A.T. sargeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds. The cast also included Rochelle Aytes as Hondo’s girlfriend Nichelle, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, and Alex Russell as Jim Street.
Season 6, which is currently on the air, is averaging 6.8 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49 according to Nielsen’s Live + 7 data from late April.
The Season 6 finale, titled “Legacy,” will air on May 19. Per the logline, the team works with the DEA and their iron-jawed leader, Mack Boyle (Timothy Hutton...
The procedural drama starred Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, a S.W.A.T. sargeant tasked to run a specialized tactical unit that is the last stop in law enforcement in Los Angeles. Torn between loyalty to where he was raised and allegiance to his brothers in blue, he strives to bridge the divide between his two worlds. The cast also included Rochelle Aytes as Hondo’s girlfriend Nichelle, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, and Alex Russell as Jim Street.
Season 6, which is currently on the air, is averaging 6.8 million total viewers and a 0.7 rating among adults 18-49 according to Nielsen’s Live + 7 data from late April.
The Season 6 finale, titled “Legacy,” will air on May 19. Per the logline, the team works with the DEA and their iron-jawed leader, Mack Boyle (Timothy Hutton...
- 5/6/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
A special Patrol Day event offers the team a chance to connect with the community on Swat season six episode 15. Directed by Billy Gierhart from a script by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, episode 15 – “To Protect and to Serve” – airs on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt.
Swat season six stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Alex Russell as Jim Street, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle.
“To Protect and To Serve” Plot: When Hicks insists Swat participate in Patrol Day in an effort to engage more meaningfully with the community, Hondo and Deacon have their hands full mentoring the newest members of the team. Also, a suspended Tan investigates a mystery close to home.
Season 6 Episode 1 “Thai Hard” Preview Season 6 Episode 2 “Thai Another Day” Preview Season...
Swat season six stars Shemar Moore as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Alex Russell as Jim Street, Jay Harrington as David “Deacon” Kay, Kenny Johnson as Dominique Luca, David Lim as Victor Tan, Patrick St. Esprit as Commander Robert Hicks, and Rochelle Aytes as Nichelle.
“To Protect and To Serve” Plot: When Hicks insists Swat participate in Patrol Day in an effort to engage more meaningfully with the community, Hondo and Deacon have their hands full mentoring the newest members of the team. Also, a suspended Tan investigates a mystery close to home.
Season 6 Episode 1 “Thai Hard” Preview Season 6 Episode 2 “Thai Another Day” Preview Season...
- 2/28/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Sony Pictures Television is helping to groom a new generation of showrunners.
The indie studio has launched its inaugural Showrunner Training Program, an eight-week initiative in which 19 participants will receive practical knowledge and experience to potentially run their own shows in the future.
During the program, Sony-based showrunners Shawn Ryan, Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis, David Shore, Robia Rashid, Amy Lippman and Hank Steinberg and execs including studio co-president Jason Clodfelter, exec vp programming Jeffrey Glaser and vp creative programming, diversity and inclusion Brett King will train writers and producers to effectively manage and run a TV series.
Topics covered ...
The indie studio has launched its inaugural Showrunner Training Program, an eight-week initiative in which 19 participants will receive practical knowledge and experience to potentially run their own shows in the future.
During the program, Sony-based showrunners Shawn Ryan, Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis, David Shore, Robia Rashid, Amy Lippman and Hank Steinberg and execs including studio co-president Jason Clodfelter, exec vp programming Jeffrey Glaser and vp creative programming, diversity and inclusion Brett King will train writers and producers to effectively manage and run a TV series.
Topics covered ...
- 10/26/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Celebrating its 15th year in amplifying emerging diverse writers, NBCUniversal’s annual Writers on the Verge program has selected comedy writers Kim Tran, Shawn Parikh, and Hakim “Kimo” Hill along with drama writers Cristina Boada, Julian Johnson, Hussain Pirani, Sujana Gowni, and Eric Anthony Glover for its 2020-21 class. The new class was selected from an applicant pool of more than 2,400 submissions. This year’s program is taking place virtually.
Like the name suggests, the program provides talented writers who are “on the verge” of breaking into episodic television with a final polish to their writing and pitch presentation skills in order to prepare them for a staff writing position following the completion of the program. The program counts executive producers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier (LA’s Finest), Keto Shimizu (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Gina Monreal (NCIS), among its alumni.
After NBCUniversal’s recent announcement that the company’s diversity,...
Like the name suggests, the program provides talented writers who are “on the verge” of breaking into episodic television with a final polish to their writing and pitch presentation skills in order to prepare them for a staff writing position following the completion of the program. The program counts executive producers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier (LA’s Finest), Keto Shimizu (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow) and Gina Monreal (NCIS), among its alumni.
After NBCUniversal’s recent announcement that the company’s diversity,...
- 12/16/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Spectrum has canceled “LA’s Finest” after two seasons, TheWrap has confirmed. The show’s second season premiered last month.
A spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film series, “L.A.’s Finest” featured Gabrielle Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett from 2003’s “Bad Boys II.” Now an LAPD detective, Syd is paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba). Alba and Union are executive producers on the series alongside Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Pam Veasey, Doug Belgrad, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, Jeff Gaspin, Jeff Morrone and pilot director Anton Cropper.
The show’s second season was originally scheduled to premiere in June, but Spectrum postponed that to September in response to the wave of protests that erupted nationwide in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day.
The first season of “L.A.’s Finest” is currently airing on Fox.
“LA’s Finest” was...
A spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film series, “L.A.’s Finest” featured Gabrielle Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett from 2003’s “Bad Boys II.” Now an LAPD detective, Syd is paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba). Alba and Union are executive producers on the series alongside Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Pam Veasey, Doug Belgrad, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, Jeff Gaspin, Jeff Morrone and pilot director Anton Cropper.
The show’s second season was originally scheduled to premiere in June, but Spectrum postponed that to September in response to the wave of protests that erupted nationwide in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day.
The first season of “L.A.’s Finest” is currently airing on Fox.
“LA’s Finest” was...
- 10/15/2020
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
“LA’s Finest” has been canceled after two seasons at Spectrum Originals, Variety has learned.
The series starred Gabrielle Union as Syd Burnett, a police detective with a complicated past who relocates to Los Angeles from Miami and finds an odd-couple partner in Nancy McKenna, played by Jessica Alba. Union’s role was a revival of the character she played in the 2003 Sony blockbuster “Bad Boys II.”
The series was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and 2.0 Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures TV and Charter Communications. Union and Alba executive produced alongside Jerry Bruckheimer, Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, Pam Veasey, Doug Belgrad, Jeff Gaspin, Jeff Morrone and Anton Cropper, who also directed the pilot.
News of the cancellation comes after Fox announced in May that it had acquired the broadcast rights to both seasons of the show. The network is without a number of shows from...
The series starred Gabrielle Union as Syd Burnett, a police detective with a complicated past who relocates to Los Angeles from Miami and finds an odd-couple partner in Nancy McKenna, played by Jessica Alba. Union’s role was a revival of the character she played in the 2003 Sony blockbuster “Bad Boys II.”
The series was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and 2.0 Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures TV and Charter Communications. Union and Alba executive produced alongside Jerry Bruckheimer, Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, Pam Veasey, Doug Belgrad, Jeff Gaspin, Jeff Morrone and Anton Cropper, who also directed the pilot.
News of the cancellation comes after Fox announced in May that it had acquired the broadcast rights to both seasons of the show. The network is without a number of shows from...
- 10/15/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Spectrum has opted not to order a third season of cop drama L.A.’s Finest, an offshoot from the Bad Boys movie franchise headlined by Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, I have learned.
The decision comes a little over a month after the show’s second season launched on the platform. Spectrum had no comment.
Season 2 was originally scheduled to premiere on June 8, but was pushed to September amid the George Floyd protests against police brutality. All 13 episodes were released at once on September 9 as a weekly air pattern for Season 1.
The first season of L.A.’s Finest is currently airing on Fox, which acquired the series for its fall schedule that was impacted by the pandemic-related production shutdown. It got off to a solid ratings start though the numbers have slipped since.
L.A’s Finest, from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and 2.0 Entertainment,...
The decision comes a little over a month after the show’s second season launched on the platform. Spectrum had no comment.
Season 2 was originally scheduled to premiere on June 8, but was pushed to September amid the George Floyd protests against police brutality. All 13 episodes were released at once on September 9 as a weekly air pattern for Season 1.
The first season of L.A.’s Finest is currently airing on Fox, which acquired the series for its fall schedule that was impacted by the pandemic-related production shutdown. It got off to a solid ratings start though the numbers have slipped since.
L.A’s Finest, from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and 2.0 Entertainment,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The first season of “L.A.’s Finest” premieres Monday on Fox, more than two years after the now-Spectrum Originals drama’s pilot was passed on at NBC. And when the Gabrielle Union- and Jessica Alba-led police procedural finally makes its way to broadcast, it will, of course, be a broadcast-friendly version of the series.
So how much will Fox viewers be missing out on if they’re tuning in to Season 1 tonight versus streaming the original cut on the Charter Communications-owned platform? The answer here actually has more to do with run time issues versus inappropriate content.
“There were [changes that had to be made], but really that was one of the things I looked at strongly was it did have that broadcast sensibility at its core,” Dan Harrison, Fox’s EVP of program planning and content strategy, told TheWrap. “So yes, there are some Standards and Practices notes, but this is not bringing ‘The Sopranos’ to A&e,...
So how much will Fox viewers be missing out on if they’re tuning in to Season 1 tonight versus streaming the original cut on the Charter Communications-owned platform? The answer here actually has more to do with run time issues versus inappropriate content.
“There were [changes that had to be made], but really that was one of the things I looked at strongly was it did have that broadcast sensibility at its core,” Dan Harrison, Fox’s EVP of program planning and content strategy, told TheWrap. “So yes, there are some Standards and Practices notes, but this is not bringing ‘The Sopranos’ to A&e,...
- 9/21/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Spectrum Originals has set a new premiere date for the Gabrielle Union-Jessica Alba series “L.A.’s Finest” after delaying the cop drama earlier this summer.
The series will return for its second season on Wednesday, Sept. 9, when all 13 episodes are made available on-demand to Spectrum subscribers. Watch a trailer for the new season above.
Season 2 of the “Bad Boys” spinoff was originally scheduled to premiere back in June but was delayed amid police brutality protests in the weeks following the death of George Floyd. The new premiere date comes just a few weeks before the first season is set to make its linear-tv premiere on Fox.
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The series will return for its second season on Wednesday, Sept. 9, when all 13 episodes are made available on-demand to Spectrum subscribers. Watch a trailer for the new season above.
Season 2 of the “Bad Boys” spinoff was originally scheduled to premiere back in June but was delayed amid police brutality protests in the weeks following the death of George Floyd. The new premiere date comes just a few weeks before the first season is set to make its linear-tv premiere on Fox.
Also Read: Spectrum Delays 'LA's Finest' Season 2 Premiere Amid Police Protests
A spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film series, “L.A.’s Finest” features Gabrielle Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett from 2003’s “Bad Boys II.” Now an LAPD detective, Syd is paired with a new partner,...
- 8/13/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Spectrum Originals has delayed the season 2 premiere of “L.A.’s Finest” amid the nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism.
The “Bad Boys” spinoff was scheduled to return for its sophomore season on Monday with its first three episodes available, but has instead decided to push it back until later 2020, the network confirmed to TheWrap.
Since the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day, protests have erupted nationwide — and in many international cities — in all 50 states calling for police reform. Last week, A&e pulled new episodes of “Live Pd” from its schedule that were supposed to air over the weekend.
Also Read: New Episodes of 'Live Pd', 'Cops' Pulled Amid George Floyd Protests
A spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film series, “L.A.’s Finest” features Gabrielle Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett from 2003’s “Bad Boys II.” Now an LAPD detective,...
The “Bad Boys” spinoff was scheduled to return for its sophomore season on Monday with its first three episodes available, but has instead decided to push it back until later 2020, the network confirmed to TheWrap.
Since the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day, protests have erupted nationwide — and in many international cities — in all 50 states calling for police reform. Last week, A&e pulled new episodes of “Live Pd” from its schedule that were supposed to air over the weekend.
Also Read: New Episodes of 'Live Pd', 'Cops' Pulled Amid George Floyd Protests
A spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film series, “L.A.’s Finest” features Gabrielle Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett from 2003’s “Bad Boys II.” Now an LAPD detective,...
- 6/8/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Spectrum has made an eleventh hour decision to postpone Monday night’s Season 2 premiere of action drama L.A.’s Finest amid the ongoing George Floyd protests against police brutality and racism. Deadline has confirmed tonight’s premiere has been pushed to a later date Tbd in 2020.
The move follows moves by AMC to pull this past weekend’s episodes of Live Pd, and Paramount Network’s decision to shelve its police series Cops, amid the ongoing protests.
The move follows days worldwide protests and calls for action against police in the wake of the deaths of Floyd and others at the hands of officers.
L.A.’s Finest, which hails from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and 2.0 Entertainment, stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba.
Season one of the series followed Syd Burnett (Union), who was last seen in Miami taking down a...
The move follows moves by AMC to pull this past weekend’s episodes of Live Pd, and Paramount Network’s decision to shelve its police series Cops, amid the ongoing protests.
The move follows days worldwide protests and calls for action against police in the wake of the deaths of Floyd and others at the hands of officers.
L.A.’s Finest, which hails from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and 2.0 Entertainment, stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba.
Season one of the series followed Syd Burnett (Union), who was last seen in Miami taking down a...
- 6/8/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Orlando Jones has booked a recurring role opposite Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba in the second season of Spectrum’s L.A.’s Finest.
This is Jones’ first TV series casting following his two seasons on Starz’s American Gods as trickster god Anansi, aka Mr. Nancy. Jones made headlines recently, claiming he was fired ahead of Season 3 and alleging racial bias. Series producer Fremantle has insisted that Jones was not fired, but that the company decided not to pick up a third-season option on his contract because of the narrative focus of the upcoming season.
Union, who made her own headlines late last year with her controversial firing from the Fremantle-produced NBC reality series America’s Got Talent, triggering an investigation, was among the first to reach out to Jones after he revealed his ouster from American Gods on social media.
On L.A.’s Finest, Jones will play Marshawn Davis,...
This is Jones’ first TV series casting following his two seasons on Starz’s American Gods as trickster god Anansi, aka Mr. Nancy. Jones made headlines recently, claiming he was fired ahead of Season 3 and alleging racial bias. Series producer Fremantle has insisted that Jones was not fired, but that the company decided not to pick up a third-season option on his contract because of the narrative focus of the upcoming season.
Union, who made her own headlines late last year with her controversial firing from the Fremantle-produced NBC reality series America’s Got Talent, triggering an investigation, was among the first to reach out to Jones after he revealed his ouster from American Gods on social media.
On L.A.’s Finest, Jones will play Marshawn Davis,...
- 1/24/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Spectrum Originals is making its first tentative move into docuseries ahead of the launch of Manhunt: Deadly Games and is eyeing its first Asian-American series.
Charter Communications’ original content division is prepping the launch of the Lionsgate-produced drama, which tells the story of the wrongly-accused Richard Jewell in this chronicle of the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber, on February 3.
To coincide with this, the broadcaster is set to launch a short-form documentary series, Hunted, to coincide with the drama, which stars Jack Huston, Judith Light, Gethin Anthony, Kelly Jenrette and Cameron Britton.
Katherine Pope, who oversees the content division, told Deadline that it is set to air a six-part, short-form docuseries, produced by digital news brand Attn, consisting of episodes of six minutes to tell the “real story of the Atlanta bombing”. “That’s us dipping on our toes in [to docuseries] and we’d like to do more,” he said.
Charter Communications’ original content division is prepping the launch of the Lionsgate-produced drama, which tells the story of the wrongly-accused Richard Jewell in this chronicle of the search for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Bomber, on February 3.
To coincide with this, the broadcaster is set to launch a short-form documentary series, Hunted, to coincide with the drama, which stars Jack Huston, Judith Light, Gethin Anthony, Kelly Jenrette and Cameron Britton.
Katherine Pope, who oversees the content division, told Deadline that it is set to air a six-part, short-form docuseries, produced by digital news brand Attn, consisting of episodes of six minutes to tell the “real story of the Atlanta bombing”. “That’s us dipping on our toes in [to docuseries] and we’d like to do more,” he said.
- 1/23/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Rose (Merry Happy Whatever) and Taylor Black (The Banker) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba on the upcoming second season of Spectrum’s action drama L.A.’s Finest, from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and 2.0 Entertainment. Additionally, Rose has booked a multi-episode arc in CBS comedy series Carol’s Second Act.
Season one of the series follows Syd Burnett (Union), who was last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel and left her complicated past to become an Lapd detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex history, Syd was forced to confront how her unapologetic lifestyle was masking a greater personal secret. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy became a force to be reckoned with – on the streets,...
Season one of the series follows Syd Burnett (Union), who was last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel and left her complicated past to become an Lapd detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex history, Syd was forced to confront how her unapologetic lifestyle was masking a greater personal secret. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy became a force to be reckoned with – on the streets,...
- 11/22/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The first season of L.A.’s Finest, Spectrum’s first original series, has been a success in viewership. The action-drama starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba has drawn over three million viewers to date, according to Charter Communications’ Spectrum. Additionally, the Sony Pictures Television-produced series became the No. 1 drama among broadcast series and No. 2 drama overall second only to Game of Thrones in Spectrum homes during its May 13 launch week, according to Nielsen data.
All 13 episodes of the hit drama’s first season are available to binge free and on-demand, exclusively to Spectrum’s subscribers. L.A.’s Finest goes back into production for Season 2 on September 16 and will premiere in 2020.
Created by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, season one followed Syd Burnett (Union), and her Lapd partner Nancy McKenna (Alba), taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits. Syd...
All 13 episodes of the hit drama’s first season are available to binge free and on-demand, exclusively to Spectrum’s subscribers. L.A.’s Finest goes back into production for Season 2 on September 16 and will premiere in 2020.
Created by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, season one followed Syd Burnett (Union), and her Lapd partner Nancy McKenna (Alba), taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits. Syd...
- 9/13/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
How is the partnership working out between Syd and Nancy, during the first season of the La's Finest TV show on Spectrum Originals? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like La's Finest is cancelled or renewed for season two. Spectrum, however, collects its own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the La's Finest season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us here. *Status update below.
A Spectrum Originals police procedural from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, La's Finest stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Unfolding in the Bad Boys universe, the drama centers on Sydney Burnett (Union). Syd once...
A Spectrum Originals police procedural from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, La's Finest stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Unfolding in the Bad Boys universe, the drama centers on Sydney Burnett (Union). Syd once...
- 6/17/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Actresses Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba spoke about how the horrific accident on the set of their action cop series “L.A.’s Finest” affected them and the crew at the 59th Monte Carlo Television Festival Saturday. They also paid tribute to the main victim of the incident, executive producer/co-showrunner Brandon Sonnier, whose leg was amputated below the knee as a result.
In February, a stunt car on the San Pedro, California set of the show struck a shipping container causing it to roll onto Sonnier and co-showrunner Brandon Margolis, who were watching the car stunt scene on a monitor in the video village. Sonnier’s leg was pinned by the container, and his foot was amputated due to the injury.
“L.A.’s Finest,” exec produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, was renewed for a second season by Spectrum Originals on Friday.
In Monte Carlo, Union said: “I don’t...
In February, a stunt car on the San Pedro, California set of the show struck a shipping container causing it to roll onto Sonnier and co-showrunner Brandon Margolis, who were watching the car stunt scene on a monitor in the video village. Sonnier’s leg was pinned by the container, and his foot was amputated due to the injury.
“L.A.’s Finest,” exec produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, was renewed for a second season by Spectrum Originals on Friday.
In Monte Carlo, Union said: “I don’t...
- 6/15/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from June 14, 2019.
We have details on new roles for some TV Fanatic favorites, as well as word on the fate of L.A.'s Finest.
National Geographic's space drama, The Right Stuff, is beefing up its cast.
The drama series which focuses on the 1979 book of the same tame tells the tale of Nasa's Project Mercury.
The series previously cast Suits veteran Patrick J. Adams as John Glenn.
The new additions to the series are Jake McDorman (Murphy Brown), Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones), Aaron Staton (Mad Men), James Lafferty (One Tree Hill), Micah Stock (Bonding), and Michael Trotter (Underground).
The series is slated to premiere in 2020.
Meanwhile, there's some good news for fans of Spectrum Original's L.A.'s Finest.
The Bad Boys spinoff has snagged a second season order. The series starring Jessica Alba...
We have details on new roles for some TV Fanatic favorites, as well as word on the fate of L.A.'s Finest.
National Geographic's space drama, The Right Stuff, is beefing up its cast.
The drama series which focuses on the 1979 book of the same tame tells the tale of Nasa's Project Mercury.
The series previously cast Suits veteran Patrick J. Adams as John Glenn.
The new additions to the series are Jake McDorman (Murphy Brown), Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones), Aaron Staton (Mad Men), James Lafferty (One Tree Hill), Micah Stock (Bonding), and Michael Trotter (Underground).
The series is slated to premiere in 2020.
Meanwhile, there's some good news for fans of Spectrum Original's L.A.'s Finest.
The Bad Boys spinoff has snagged a second season order. The series starring Jessica Alba...
- 6/14/2019
- by TV Fanatic Staff
- TVfanatic
Joseph Baxter Jun 14, 2019
L.A.’s Finest, the female-led TV spinoff of the Bad Boys movies, will get another season on streaming platform Spectrum Originals.
L.A.’s Finest will see stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba continue their City of Angels-set buddy cop comedy for a second season.
Spectrum Originals, the Charter Communications-owned small screen platform on which L.A.’s Finest streams on demand, has officially renewed the series for Season 2. It’s a rather quick turnaround for the show – a spinoff of the Bad Boys films of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence – having only debuted on May 13, utilizing a rather unique release strategy of dropping a few episodes a week, rather than conventional strategies of weekly episodes or the Netflix full-season binge-dump. Indeed, the first season of L.A.’s Finest will premiere the last of its 13-episode run on Monday, June 17.
As Katherine Pope, head...
L.A.’s Finest, the female-led TV spinoff of the Bad Boys movies, will get another season on streaming platform Spectrum Originals.
L.A.’s Finest will see stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba continue their City of Angels-set buddy cop comedy for a second season.
Spectrum Originals, the Charter Communications-owned small screen platform on which L.A.’s Finest streams on demand, has officially renewed the series for Season 2. It’s a rather quick turnaround for the show – a spinoff of the Bad Boys films of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence – having only debuted on May 13, utilizing a rather unique release strategy of dropping a few episodes a week, rather than conventional strategies of weekly episodes or the Netflix full-season binge-dump. Indeed, the first season of L.A.’s Finest will premiere the last of its 13-episode run on Monday, June 17.
As Katherine Pope, head...
- 6/14/2019
- Den of Geek
A month after L.A.’s Finest premiered as Spectrum’s first original series, the action drama, from the universe of the Jerry Bruckheimer Bad Boys movie franchise, has been renewed for a second season. Stars and executive producers Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba announced the pickup Friday at the opening night of the 59th Monte Carlo Television Festival.
L.A.’s Finest, from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and 2.0 Entertainment, airs the last two episodes of its 13-episode first season on Monday. The show originated at NBC, where it was picked up to pilot in 2018 but did not go to series. Charter Communications’ Spectrum gave it a series order based on that pilot.
“We’re thrilled L.A.’s Finest has resonated with our subscribers in such a major way. When I first saw the pilot – a show about two strong women...
L.A.’s Finest, from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer TV and 2.0 Entertainment, airs the last two episodes of its 13-episode first season on Monday. The show originated at NBC, where it was picked up to pilot in 2018 but did not go to series. Charter Communications’ Spectrum gave it a series order based on that pilot.
“We’re thrilled L.A.’s Finest has resonated with our subscribers in such a major way. When I first saw the pilot – a show about two strong women...
- 6/14/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“L.A’s Finest” is coming back for Season 2 on Spectrum Originals.
Stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba made the announcement Friday during the Monte Carlo Television Festival.
A spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film series, “L.A.’s Finest” featured Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett from 2003’s “Bad Boys II.” Now an Lapd detective, Syd is paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy become a force to be reckoned with – on the streets, and in each other’s lives.
Also Read: Cameron Britton to Play Richard Jewell in Season 2 of 'Manhunt'
Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Sophie Reynolds and Ernie Hudson also star. The first season premiered on May 13; all 13 episodes will be available for Spectrum...
Stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba made the announcement Friday during the Monte Carlo Television Festival.
A spinoff of the “Bad Boys” film series, “L.A.’s Finest” featured Union reprising her role as Syd Burnett from 2003’s “Bad Boys II.” Now an Lapd detective, Syd is paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy become a force to be reckoned with – on the streets, and in each other’s lives.
Also Read: Cameron Britton to Play Richard Jewell in Season 2 of 'Manhunt'
Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Sophie Reynolds and Ernie Hudson also star. The first season premiered on May 13; all 13 episodes will be available for Spectrum...
- 6/14/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba are coming back for more action.
The pair’s cop show “L.A.’s Finest” has been renewed for a second season by Spectrum Originals, despite the 13-episode first season being largely panned by critics and enduring a major on-set accident.
“L.A.’s Finest,” the first show to launch on the cable provider’s on-demand platform, is a “Bad Boys” spinoff starring Union as a police detective with a complicated past who relocates to Los Angeles from Miami and finds an odd-couple partner in Alba. Union’s role is a revival of the Syd Burnett character she played in the 2003 Sony blockbuster “Bad Boys II.”
The Sony Pictures TV and Charter Communications co-production had to shut down in February when co-showrunners and EPs Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier were involved in an on-set accident involving a stunt car and a metal shipping container. They...
The pair’s cop show “L.A.’s Finest” has been renewed for a second season by Spectrum Originals, despite the 13-episode first season being largely panned by critics and enduring a major on-set accident.
“L.A.’s Finest,” the first show to launch on the cable provider’s on-demand platform, is a “Bad Boys” spinoff starring Union as a police detective with a complicated past who relocates to Los Angeles from Miami and finds an odd-couple partner in Alba. Union’s role is a revival of the Syd Burnett character she played in the 2003 Sony blockbuster “Bad Boys II.”
The Sony Pictures TV and Charter Communications co-production had to shut down in February when co-showrunners and EPs Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier were involved in an on-set accident involving a stunt car and a metal shipping container. They...
- 6/14/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Fox Networks Group has picked up the UK rights to Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba action drama L.A.’s Finest. The UK broadcaster has struck a deal with Sony Pictures Television for the 13-episode series.
The series, which is based in Jerry Bruckheimer’s Bad Boys universe, will launch in the UK in May. This comes after it launched on Charter Communications’ Spectrum in May with an unusual launch pattern; the first three episodes dropped on May 13 and the following ten episodes are being released in batches of two episodes at a time.
L.A.’s Finest, which is from writers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer Television and 2.0 Entertainment, also had an unusual pick up. It was originally piloted by NBC before Charter made it the company’s first original series.
It is based upon the character Syd Burnett, originally created for Bad Boys II...
The series, which is based in Jerry Bruckheimer’s Bad Boys universe, will launch in the UK in May. This comes after it launched on Charter Communications’ Spectrum in May with an unusual launch pattern; the first three episodes dropped on May 13 and the following ten episodes are being released in batches of two episodes at a time.
L.A.’s Finest, which is from writers Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, Sony Pictures TV, Jerry Bruckheimer Television and 2.0 Entertainment, also had an unusual pick up. It was originally piloted by NBC before Charter made it the company’s first original series.
It is based upon the character Syd Burnett, originally created for Bad Boys II...
- 6/5/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Vulture Watch
Are Syd and Nancy still on the case? Has the La's Finest TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Spectrum? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of La's Finest season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Spectrum police procedural from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, La's Finest stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Unfolding in the Bad Boys universe, the drama centers on Sydney Burnett (Union). Syd once took down a drug cartel in Miami but, has left the past behind and is now an...
Are Syd and Nancy still on the case? Has the La's Finest TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Spectrum? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of La's Finest season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A Spectrum police procedural from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, La's Finest stars Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, and Sophie Reynolds. Unfolding in the Bad Boys universe, the drama centers on Sydney Burnett (Union). Syd once took down a drug cartel in Miami but, has left the past behind and is now an...
- 6/4/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: Spectrum.
Episodes: Ongoing (hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: May 13, 2019 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, Sophie Reynolds, Barry Sloane, Laz Alonso, David Fumero, Jordan Rodrigues, Ciara Riley Wilson, and Jake Busey.
TV show description:
From creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, the La's Finest TV show unfolds in the same universe as the Bad Boys feature film franchise. The police procedural centers on two female Los Angeles Police Department detectives.
Once upon a time, Sydney Burnett (Union) took down a drug cartel in Miami. In an attempt to flee her complex past, these...
Episodes: Ongoing (hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: May 13, 2019 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Gabrielle Union, Jessica Alba, Ernie Hudson, Zach Gilford, Duane Martin, Ryan McPartlin, Zach McGowan, Sophie Reynolds, Barry Sloane, Laz Alonso, David Fumero, Jordan Rodrigues, Ciara Riley Wilson, and Jake Busey.
TV show description:
From creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, the La's Finest TV show unfolds in the same universe as the Bad Boys feature film franchise. The police procedural centers on two female Los Angeles Police Department detectives.
Once upon a time, Sydney Burnett (Union) took down a drug cartel in Miami. In an attempt to flee her complex past, these...
- 5/14/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“L.A.’s Finest” isn’t just a cop show. It’s a gambit — a bet placed by cable provider Spectrum that by providing not just access to HBO and Hgtv but original programming of its own, it’ll stand out. The series, a Jerry Bruckheimer production set within the universe of his “Bad Boys” film franchise, is the beginning of a stream of on-demand Spectrum Originals programming that will also include, eventually, a comeback for “Mad About You.”
The idea of providing some added value to subscribers through original programming is a reasonable enough one (why not get in a game with so many players already?). But this particular show seems ill-suited to its format: Meant to live on an on-demand platform, this drama seems oddly unlikely to have been specifically demanded by anyone at all. A tonally disastrous half-comedy, half-melodrama about policing that draws in cartel politics and family angst,...
The idea of providing some added value to subscribers through original programming is a reasonable enough one (why not get in a game with so many players already?). But this particular show seems ill-suited to its format: Meant to live on an on-demand platform, this drama seems oddly unlikely to have been specifically demanded by anyone at all. A tonally disastrous half-comedy, half-melodrama about policing that draws in cartel politics and family angst,...
- 5/14/2019
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Few shows on television feature woman leads that are also people of color — and even fewer in the action drama genre. Jessica Alba, Gabrielle Union, and the showrunners behind Charter’s Spectrum Originals maiden program “L.A.’s Finest” wanted that to change.
The new series is a spinoff of the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence franchise “Bad Boys.” This time around, the two “bad boys” are now women of color.
Union, who first signed onto the project, wanted Alba to co-star. “She’s boss as f—k. She’s badass as f—k,” Union told Variety at the premiere afterparty in Los Angeles.
Aside from her admiration of Alba’s “badassery,” Union thought it “means the world” to share lead roles with another Woc. She asked rhetorically, “If we’re only covering or reflecting a very, very small slice of life, who is it for?”
Alba told Variety that...
The new series is a spinoff of the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence franchise “Bad Boys.” This time around, the two “bad boys” are now women of color.
Union, who first signed onto the project, wanted Alba to co-star. “She’s boss as f—k. She’s badass as f—k,” Union told Variety at the premiere afterparty in Los Angeles.
Aside from her admiration of Alba’s “badassery,” Union thought it “means the world” to share lead roles with another Woc. She asked rhetorically, “If we’re only covering or reflecting a very, very small slice of life, who is it for?”
Alba told Variety that...
- 5/12/2019
- by Daniel Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
A year ago, Charter Communications’ new original content division headed by Katherine Pope made its first major programming move, picking up L.A.’s Finest as the maiden series for Charter’s platform Spectrum Originals. The Sony Pictures TV/Bruckheimer TV-produced drama starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, an offshoot from the Bad Boys movie franchise, started as a pilot at NBC last season, with Charter stepping in after the pilot did not go to series at the broadcast network.
Since then, Pope and her team have commissioned several other series including a Mad About You follow-up limited series with original stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt; an Atlanta Olympics bombing-centered second installment of the true-crime series Manhunt, whose first season, Unabomber, aired on Discovery; and British racing drama co-production Curfew.
As L.A.’s Finest, from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, is set to debut May 13, officially announcing...
Since then, Pope and her team have commissioned several other series including a Mad About You follow-up limited series with original stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt; an Atlanta Olympics bombing-centered second installment of the true-crime series Manhunt, whose first season, Unabomber, aired on Discovery; and British racing drama co-production Curfew.
As L.A.’s Finest, from creators Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier, is set to debut May 13, officially announcing...
- 5/8/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Here’s the bad news: If you’re not one of Spectrum’s 14 million or so cable subscribers, you won’t be able to watch its first original series, the Bad Boys spinoff L.A.’s Finest. Or wait, actually, that might be the good news. Because L.A.’s Finest — premiering Monday, May 13 on Spectrum’s On Demand platform; I’ve seen the first three episodes — is a loud, dumb mess of a cop drama, loaded up with corny punchlines and incoherent plotting. So if you don’t have the ability to watch it… well, consider yourself lucky.
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- 4/29/2019
- TVLine.com
New details have emerged in last month’s stunt car crash on the set of La’s Finest that seriously injured co-showrunner Brandon Sonnier, who had to have his leg amputated below the knee. As previously reported, he and producing partner Brandon Margolis had been watching the scene unfold on video village monitors on the shoot’s set in San Pedro when a stunt car crashed into a metal shipping container, overturning it and pinning them beneath it.
“Witnesses reported that a stunt vehicle being pulled by a cable continued to roll after the stunt and struck the shipping container causing it to overturn and strike the victims,” Los Angeles Port Police chief Thomas Gazsi told Deadline in response to a public records request.
“On February 21, 2019, at approximately 1:30 pm, the Port Police responded to a report of an accident that has just occurred on the site of commercial filming...
“Witnesses reported that a stunt vehicle being pulled by a cable continued to roll after the stunt and struck the shipping container causing it to overturn and strike the victims,” Los Angeles Port Police chief Thomas Gazsi told Deadline in response to a public records request.
“On February 21, 2019, at approximately 1:30 pm, the Port Police responded to a report of an accident that has just occurred on the site of commercial filming...
- 3/20/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
A stunt on the set of L.A.’s Finest has taken a very real toll: Co-showrunner Brandon Sonnier had to have one of his legs amputated below the knee after a car stunt went horribly wrong on set.
Sonnier and his fellow executive producer/co-showrunner Brandon Margolis — who were both previously writers on NBC’s The Blacklist — were both injured in the accident last Thursday, our sister site Deadline reports. A stunt car crashed into a cargo crate, which then smashed into the “video village” area where Sonnier, Margolis and other producers were watching the stunt on monitors. Margolis...
Sonnier and his fellow executive producer/co-showrunner Brandon Margolis — who were both previously writers on NBC’s The Blacklist — were both injured in the accident last Thursday, our sister site Deadline reports. A stunt car crashed into a cargo crate, which then smashed into the “video village” area where Sonnier, Margolis and other producers were watching the stunt on monitors. Margolis...
- 2/28/2019
- TVLine.com
Brandon Sonnier’s life was forever changed last Thursday when the L.A.’s Finest executive producer/co-showrunner, along with fellow Ep/co-showrunner Brandon Margolis, were injured on the set of the upcoming Spectrum/Sony Pictures TV series. Both were rushed to the hospital, but while Margolis was quickly released, Sonnier’s injury was so severe he had to have one of his legs amputated just below the knee, I have learned. He remains hospitalized, surrounded by family.
According to sources, Sonnier, Margolis and other producers were in the video village area on the San Pedro set, where they were watching a car stunt scene on monitors. A stunt car reportedly crashed into a cargo crate, with the container and/or the car smashing into the video village, which had been set up behind the crate. There was immediate fear for Sonnier’s leg as sources on the set indicated it may have been pinned.
According to sources, Sonnier, Margolis and other producers were in the video village area on the San Pedro set, where they were watching a car stunt scene on monitors. A stunt car reportedly crashed into a cargo crate, with the container and/or the car smashing into the video village, which had been set up behind the crate. There was immediate fear for Sonnier’s leg as sources on the set indicated it may have been pinned.
- 2/28/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Cal/Osha has opened an investigation into Thursday’s accident on the set of La’s Finest that injured the Spectrum/Sony Pictures TV series’ co-showrunners Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier.
“Cal/Osha was notified by Mesquite Productions and La Port Police on Thursday of a workplace accident that occurred on set during the filing of La’s Finest in San Pedro. Today Cal/Osha opened an inspection of Mesquite Productions,” agency spokesman Luke Brown told Deadline.
Mesquite Productions is a company controlled by Sony Pictures TV.
Margolis and Sonnier were injured when, at 1:35 Pm Pt Thursday near Warehouse One at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, a stunt car crashed into the video village where the pair were watching the scene on monitors. Both were transported to local hospitals — San Pedro Peninsula and Harbor UCLA — with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Margolis has since been released...
“Cal/Osha was notified by Mesquite Productions and La Port Police on Thursday of a workplace accident that occurred on set during the filing of La’s Finest in San Pedro. Today Cal/Osha opened an inspection of Mesquite Productions,” agency spokesman Luke Brown told Deadline.
Mesquite Productions is a company controlled by Sony Pictures TV.
Margolis and Sonnier were injured when, at 1:35 Pm Pt Thursday near Warehouse One at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, a stunt car crashed into the video village where the pair were watching the scene on monitors. Both were transported to local hospitals — San Pedro Peninsula and Harbor UCLA — with serious but non-life threatening injuries. Margolis has since been released...
- 2/22/2019
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Co-showrunners and EPs Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier have been taken to hospital after an accident on the set of “L.A.’s Finest,” Variety has confirmed with sources.
The accident occurred Thursday afternoon at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro where the show was shooting, and was caused by a stunt vehicle colliding with a set object. Friday’s production of the show has been cancelled, Variety has learned, and work was also halted after the incident on Thursday.
“Our hearts go out to our Spt family members who were injured and we pray for a full recovery,” said Sony Pictures Television President Jeff Frost and Co-Presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter in a statement.
Margolis and Sonnier signed a two-year overall deal with Sony Pictures TV back in August. The pair began their careers as staff writers on the Sony and NBC series “The Blacklist” and...
The accident occurred Thursday afternoon at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro where the show was shooting, and was caused by a stunt vehicle colliding with a set object. Friday’s production of the show has been cancelled, Variety has learned, and work was also halted after the incident on Thursday.
“Our hearts go out to our Spt family members who were injured and we pray for a full recovery,” said Sony Pictures Television President Jeff Frost and Co-Presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter in a statement.
Margolis and Sonnier signed a two-year overall deal with Sony Pictures TV back in August. The pair began their careers as staff writers on the Sony and NBC series “The Blacklist” and...
- 2/22/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Deadline has confirmed with sources that La’s Finest executive producers/co-showrunners Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier were the two people injured yesterday on the set of the Spectrum/Sony Pictures TV series when a stunt car crashed into the video village where they were watching the scene on monitors.
“Our hearts go out to our Spt family members who were injured and we pray for a full recovery,” Spt President Jeff Frost and co-Presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter said in a statement.
Both Margolis and Sonnier were transported to local hospitals — San Pedro Peninsula and Harbor UCLA — with serious but non-life threatening injuries. One has since been released. Sonnier has been transferred to another facility.
“We had two injuries, one being worse than the other,” Lt. Philip Heem, of the Los Angeles Port Police, told Deadline Thursday night. He declined, however, to identify the injured.
As Deadline first reported,...
“Our hearts go out to our Spt family members who were injured and we pray for a full recovery,” Spt President Jeff Frost and co-Presidents Chris Parnell and Jason Clodfelter said in a statement.
Both Margolis and Sonnier were transported to local hospitals — San Pedro Peninsula and Harbor UCLA — with serious but non-life threatening injuries. One has since been released. Sonnier has been transferred to another facility.
“We had two injuries, one being worse than the other,” Lt. Philip Heem, of the Los Angeles Port Police, told Deadline Thursday night. He declined, however, to identify the injured.
As Deadline first reported,...
- 2/22/2019
- by David Robb and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Two people were hospitalized following an accident on the set of “Bad Boys” spinoff series “L.A.’s Finest” on Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap.
The cop drama starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba was shooting a car crash scene at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, at the time of the incident.
“We are saddened by this incident and send our most heartfelt wishes to our two beloved crew members, hoping their recovery is both swift and complete,” Katherine Pope, Head of Spectrum Originals, said.
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According to the area’s local news outlet, the Daily Breeze, two crew members were hurt when their legs became trapped under a shipping container.
Firefighters quickly rescued the victims from beneath the 20-foot container about 1:30 p.
The cop drama starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba was shooting a car crash scene at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, at the time of the incident.
“We are saddened by this incident and send our most heartfelt wishes to our two beloved crew members, hoping their recovery is both swift and complete,” Katherine Pope, Head of Spectrum Originals, said.
Also Read: NY Firefighter Killed in Blaze at Set of Edward Norton, Bruce Willis Film 'Motherless Brooklyn'
According to the area’s local news outlet, the Daily Breeze, two crew members were hurt when their legs became trapped under a shipping container.
Firefighters quickly rescued the victims from beneath the 20-foot container about 1:30 p.
- 2/22/2019
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
A stunt gone wrong led to an accident on the set of L.A.’s Finest and resulted in the show's co-creators sustaining injures on Thursday, The Hollywood Reporter can confirm.
Co-showrunners Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier were taken to separate L.A. hospitals. Margolis was taken to San Pedro Peninsula and discharged on Thursday, according to a hospital spokesperson. Sonnier was taken to Harbor-ucla and then transferred to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, according to a Harbor-ucla spokesperson.
"Our hearts go out to our Spt family members who were injured and we pray ...
Co-showrunners Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier were taken to separate L.A. hospitals. Margolis was taken to San Pedro Peninsula and discharged on Thursday, according to a hospital spokesperson. Sonnier was taken to Harbor-ucla and then transferred to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, according to a Harbor-ucla spokesperson.
"Our hearts go out to our Spt family members who were injured and we pray ...
- 2/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: A stunt went terribly wrong earlier today on the set of Spectrum/Sony Pictures upcoming TV series L.A.’s Finest, we have learned.
“Multiple people got injured,” one source told Deadline. We hear the series, an offshoot from the Bad Boys movie franchise which stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, was filming a car crash scene in San Pedro.
“I can confirm there was an accident,” Lt. Philip Heem of the Los Angeles Port Police told Deadline. The accident occurred at 1:35 pm today at Warehouse One at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro.
“We had two injuries,” he said, “one being worse than the other.” Both were transported to hospitals by ambulance — one was taken to San Pedro Peninsula and the other to Harbor UCLA. We hear one of the two was released from the hospital Thursday night. Osha, he said, was notified.
A source...
“Multiple people got injured,” one source told Deadline. We hear the series, an offshoot from the Bad Boys movie franchise which stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, was filming a car crash scene in San Pedro.
“I can confirm there was an accident,” Lt. Philip Heem of the Los Angeles Port Police told Deadline. The accident occurred at 1:35 pm today at Warehouse One at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro.
“We had two injuries,” he said, “one being worse than the other.” Both were transported to hospitals by ambulance — one was taken to San Pedro Peninsula and the other to Harbor UCLA. We hear one of the two was released from the hospital Thursday night. Osha, he said, was notified.
A source...
- 2/22/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
“My phone hasn’t rung yet,” Gabrielle Union said when asked about a potential crossover with the Martin Lawrence-Will Smith film Bad Boys and its television spinoff L.A.’s Finest.
“Luckily, I’m busy here and they’re busy filming [Bad Boys for Life],” she said during today’s TCA visit to the set of the Spectrum Originals series. “It would be awesome. I guess we have to check our budget and see if we can afford for them to do a cameo. Obviously, the Bad Boys universe exists, so we can have these Avengers-type moments where we can all be together. … The door is always open for them. Hopefully, the door is open for me in [Bad Boys for Life]. We’ll see.”
Union was joined today by her fellow La’s Finest executive producer and star Jessica Alba, along with castmembers Zach Gilford, Ryan McPartlin,...
“Luckily, I’m busy here and they’re busy filming [Bad Boys for Life],” she said during today’s TCA visit to the set of the Spectrum Originals series. “It would be awesome. I guess we have to check our budget and see if we can afford for them to do a cameo. Obviously, the Bad Boys universe exists, so we can have these Avengers-type moments where we can all be together. … The door is always open for them. Hopefully, the door is open for me in [Bad Boys for Life]. We’ll see.”
Union was joined today by her fellow La’s Finest executive producer and star Jessica Alba, along with castmembers Zach Gilford, Ryan McPartlin,...
- 2/7/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
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