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?
The only thing I watched on fox, and they cancel it. Great show, smart, funny, and everyone on it just great! FOX,PLEASE RETHINK THIS!!
please rethink this decision!!!! This is one of those quirky, well written shows that can compare to none other. It is like a rough, funny irreverent “Monk”. This show deserves another chance….please rethink this decision!!!!!!!
One of the BEST shows I’ve ever watched with such wonderful, perfectly casted characters. PLEASE, PLEASE bring Backstrom back!!!
I love Backstrom and I’m so disappointed it has hope Fox cancelled and I hope they bring it back. Not every show can hit it out of the park in the 1st season but this was a great show with a lot of potential and it’s a cop show for people under 65! Finally! Please bring back!!!
Backstrom is one of the awesome tv shows I have come touch with these past few years. It’s funny, brilliant and great. I can’t believe it has been cancelled for season 2. I seriously hope it gets renewed for more seasons on fox or other channels.
I am so sorry to hear of this. I have really enjoyed this show and all of the character development. I hope some group picks this up and continues the series.
Why would FOX cancel one of the best shows they have on their network (besides Bones)?? Intelligent, funny, and the acting was outstanding!!! Why??? Too intelligent for the average viewer?
We LOVED the show! Bring it back!
BIG mistake, Fox!!!
FOX – you need to rethink cancelling this show. This is the one show each week that my family watches together, and I’m sure you won’t replace it with another show that will get us all together. If you don’t want it, hopefully someone else will.
It took a couple of viewings to like it, but now it is very entertaining. Not full of skinny femal cops who can not figure out a puzzle without their tight pants and exposed breasts. This show was down to earth and showed real life individual problems and someone who was trying to be a better person. He excepted everyone for who they were and told them what he thought, good and bad.
Renew, renew, renew. At first, I said “ugh” but gave it a second chance. Love the show. This is nothing new for Fox TV. Remember Surviving Jack. Only comedy that really made me laugh.
Fox needs to renew Backstrom now. My family is very wealthy and influential. I’ll send a blank check and story suggestions ASAP.
SO disappointed that Backstrom got cancelled!!! It was our new favorite show, hope somebody saves this one…
I loved this show! It was one of the very few shows that I made a point to watch each week. Very disappointed
This show was great! Stupid decision to cancel. Any chance another network could pick up? Give some shows like this and Almost Human more of a chance please!!!! Funny show and cast was great!!!
I think FOX shot themselves in the foot. This show has great potential.
FOX always shoots themselves in the foot, I swear, sometimes I think they just throw darts at a board with show names and whatever gets hit gets canceled … that would explain “Firefly” in my opinion.