Network: FOX
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: January 22, 2015 — April 30, 2015
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Dennis Haysbert, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy, Beatrice Rosen, and Thomas Dekker.
TV show description:
This offbeat crime procedural is based on the Swedish book series by Leif G. W. Persson. The series follows Detective Everett Backstrom (Rainn Wilson). He’s an unhealthy, offensive, irascible (also brilliant) detective who is brought back from exile to run the Portland Police Bureau’s Special Crimes Unit (SCU).
Tasked with navigating the city’s most sensitive and serious cases, Backstrom must solve each crime as he tries, and fails, to change his own self-destructive behavior.
Backstrom’s second in command is Detective Nicole Gravely (Genevieve Angelson). Detective John Almond (Dennis Haysbert) is a kind and devoutly religious man who’s been married for 30 years and serves as a pastor on weekends.
Sergent Peter Niedermayer (Kristoffer Polaha) is the unit’s Forensics Liaison and Officer Frank Moto (Page Kennedy) is one of the members of the Special Crimes Unit. Foreign-born civilian Nadia Paquet (Beatrice Rosen) supports the detectives.
Meanwhile, Gregory Valentine (Thomas Dekker) is Backstrom’s decorator and “underworld connection”.
Episode #13 — Rock Bottom
When a Native American is found dead under a bridge on the Wabacooche Indian reservation, Amy’s (guest Sarah Chalke) new boyfriend and Indian Reserve Police Captain, Jesse Rocha (guest Adam Beach), wants in on the case. Backstrom then learns that Indian meth-king Norwest (guest Gregory Cruz), of Cooch County, is a suspect in the case, and he is convinced his father, Cooch County Sheriff Blue Backstrom (guest Robert Forster), knows about Norwest’s drug dealings, leaving Backstrom to make a difficult decision. Meanwhile, in order to keep his job with the S.C.U., Backstrom must impress Dr. Deb (guest Rizwan Manji).
First aired: April 30, 2015.
What do you think? Do you like the Backstrom TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Please do not cancel Backstrom. My husband, daughter, and various friends love the show and never miss an episode.
Don’t cancel Backstrom we need it. At our every week we all watch it. we never have missed an episode!!!
My husband & I love this show! I certainly expect to see more than one Emmy nomination (& win!). Rainn Wilson is amazing playing the most offensive character, and yet, at the end of every episode, you love the guy.
Great show! Don’t cancel, please.
LOVE this show. So sorry to hear it is cancelled. Hope they reconsider . I think great acting with some great actors. Cannot believe MOM made it and Backstrom did not..poor choice if you ask me….kudos to the cast of Backstrom…love you guys and gals and the show
Backstrom cast excellent chemistry…story lines edgy.. why do all the good shows get taken off the air???????
love this showplease keep it on
Please,please do NOT cancel this show! Great show & great cast!
Please don’t cancel. I love the show.
Well written show .hope it gets picked up. If last man on earth gets a second season how
Is it possible backstrom doesn’t.
Backstram is an off the wall cop show that we love. Keep up the good work. Please don’t take Backstrom of the air.
Great show
Love the show.
it’s a great show. love the interaction of the characters!
Don’t do it. This has just the type of train wreck hero we love. We also loved House, and it did well. Give it the time it deserves to develop. Please
Great show! Much better than the hit show ‘House’!