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?
LOVE this show! Please do not cancel it!!!
Offbeat humor. I like the quirky characters. It should be brought back.
Love this show! Please renew!
We totally love this show. Whole family. Can’t imagine Thurs night without it.
The people are so weird – just like real life! I love it!
My husband and I like this show. The characters are wonderful, each very unique in their own right. Please do NOT cancel.
Backstrom is my favorite show – he is not your normal detective, and all the people who work for him are very interesting also – I do hope this show is not cancelled. I love the way Backstrom relates to the guilty party and how he knows exactly what they did. Love it, Love it, Love it.
I will be so disappointed with FOX if they cancel this show. If you can keep Bob’s Burgers on and cancel this then I have lost interest. I am so sick of FAKE REALITY shows. I like the story line and you really need more then 1/2 of a season o see how it goes. Do rating take into consideration if the show is recorded.
Yes, I like it especially the humor and wisecracks. bring it back!
Please do not cancel this show. I love it. I only discovered it recently, and have been telling all my friends and family to download all the episodes to catch up on the season. There are very few programs on the major networks, or Fox for that matter, that I find interesting enough to spend my time.
Great, intelligent, comedic, witty – please keep Backstrom on the air!!!
My new favorite show! PLEASE don’t cancel!
Please bring it back. Was a good show and was always something to look forward to.
We love this show. Please don’t cancel it.
Backstrum was the highlight of the week !! Bring it back