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 hate it when I like a show and it is cancelled bring back backstrom. I liked it because of its uniqueness.
The show should have been renewed. Definitely worthy of a longer run.
Loved this show. Bummer.
Loved show and all the characters.It was not your standard cop show. Hope another network picks it up.
Enjoyed the quirky detective and the rest of the cast! I hope they at Fox reconsider the cancellation and renew it somehow. It was beginning to develop into an interesting storyline with the brothers.
I loved Backstrom. Fox you made a mistake with this one.
Love the show Backstrom. Great plot and acting. I hope it gets renewed somehow! Get rid of singing variety shows and bring back Backstrom! BBB! BBB! Matt M.
Very unhappy!! Another great show canceled all the while I can’t figure out how there are so many crap shows still on there air!! Big mistake Fox!!!
Love Backstrom – it’s a great show. Why would you cancel??
Fox has failed this show. It was my favorite of the season. Fox failed to promote it, support it or put it in a time slot that would have given it a chance for success. Please, somebody…rescue this show!
Fox set the show up for failure by putting it against the Backlist. They need to bring Backstrom back on a different night. It was a good show, but Fox seems to always cancel a new good show and keep a stupid one like Last Man on Earth.
This was my favorite show along with Battle Creek. Now they have canceled both shows, what is wrong with the people making these decisions? Yet we still have all the reality TV shows on the air and I read that they are adding more this coming season. I totally agree with everyone’s comments here especially Mike C’s! I’m sick of reality TV, I am not stupid enough to watch or care about the Kardashians, and I do not want to watch more Americans make fools of themselves trying to become the next Justin Bieber. This show was the perfect fit… Read more »
I really loved this show! Tough, gritty, warm and human. Wish it could be renewed.
Too bad. This one needed time to find enough audience and that doesn’t go with today’s values. If they find a way, so will I.
Bring back Backstrom! I’m so sick of reality TV. ThIs show is worth saving!
Fox- shame on you! In agreement with all the comments posted so far. I was looking forward to another season and now..cancelling?