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?
I already wrote to FOX that they made a huge mistake in the cancelation of Backstrom! My family waited every week to see the new episodes and totally enjoyed every single one. Now we are invested in the characters only to find we won’t see them again! But leave all the Housewife shows on and the other pseudo reality shows on-yeah that’s good entertainment-NOT!!
Couldn’t agree more, this was a colossal mistake!!!!! They need to pay more attention to their fan base!!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding?!? Did any good program make it this year? This is a real shame. We loved this show. It took a few episodes to get to know it, but once we did, we really liked it! FOX is going the way of ABC (Forever) and CBS (Chaos and Battle Creek). Networks don’t give new programs any time to shine. If it doesn’t sparkle straight out of edit, they kill it.
I am echoing what everyone is saying here–‘such a great, well written show why FOX why?
THIS IS ONE OF ABOUT 5 PROGRAMS WE BOTHER TO WATCH ON NETWORK TV – I GUESS IT WILL BE 4 NOW???
WHOEVER DECIDES ON WHAT GOES OUGHT TO “GO”!
Admittedly, we used to watch Black List in the same time slot – but that show got so boring with the same whiny plots, we were so happy to find Backstrom!!!
This is one of the only network programs that I watch and I am extremely disappointed that it is being cancelled. I’m sure it will be replaced with something comparable like another brain dead “reality” show or singing, dancing or other piece of crap competition show….which is exactly why I stopped watching network television
I totally agree with CT. I’m sick of all those aptly described ‘brain-dead’ follies. Give me a refreshing, fast-paced, cleverly-written series like Backstrom anytime . . . and keep it going. It was our favorite! Come on FOX. Get some cojones and bring back BACKSTROM!
Huge mistake FOX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do not cancel this show!!!
It’s one of the better new shows I’ve seen all year!!
Come on FOX. Keep all the crap and cancel the best show on television. These scripts were intelligent, the ensemble and backstories interesting. Of course you want to cancel it. What’s wrong over there.
I’m you….let’s cancel the one show everyone likes instead of putting it in a different time zone or selling it to another network. Well, we all have to make one deliberate bad mistake in our careers don’t we? I am not you…….
This is the reason why people don’t start watching tv series because soon as we start liking it they cancel them. I enjoyed this show it needs a second season
The only show i’m interested in watching and Fox cancels it. Great job Fox.
No, Backstrom cancelled!!! I heard this, but assumed it was a vicious rumor as this is one of the best shows on tv, and the best over-all show on FOX….. Please, reconsider and bring Backstrom back. My friends all feel the same way; we love this show. I have even taped it and watched some of the episodes again and again.
WHAT A WASTE OF TALENT. GREAT SHOW. SHOULD NOT BE CANCELED.
AS A SENIOR CITIZEN, NOT MUCH ON WORTH WATCHING. PLEASE BRING IT BACK.
Ok FOX. I’m you… I give Rainn Wilson free “rainn” to make a show, it turns out great, but I decide to put it on Thursday directly against BLACKLIST. Instead of trying another night for better ratings, I cancel the show completely. What was I thinking? I’m thinking… that I don’t know how to promote good TV and instead of throwing the hook back into the water in a different spot, I cut bait and quit fishing.
I’m you…. you sabotaged the show on purpose! Bring it back on another day, or at least sell it to Netflix.
There are only certain shows I look forward to watching each week. At first I didn’t think “Backstrom” would be one of them. But, after the 3rd show, I got hooked. I due think that Fox should rethink about cancelling this show.
“I’m you….” ” I can’t figure out the audience…. I can’t find my ass with two hands either… ” .
I love this show… like the chemistry between characters.. Kind of dark comedy…but we need that…. I also watch Viking and Super Natural ..so what do I know..
I love this show- please rethink this. It’s a great team and Rainn is great !