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! Can’t wait to see more!
I agree with Robert. It is a great program and challenges you to figure out who done it along with Backstrom. You root for him as the underdog!!! It’s a smart and humorous program. We need more programming like this show. Please don’t cancel it!!! Please give it a chance!!!
Funny, quirky, simply entertaining. Please continue the show, it’s these so-called reality shows of which I have too much.
great show! Much needed humor
LOVE IT! Please do not cancel!!!
My husband and I find it quirky and funny!
We love this show! Don’t cancel! Don’t cancel! Don’t cancel!
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL – This show is great, there are too many reality and crap shows on, PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL. Everyone I know loves this show including me…where has it been for the last two weeks?!!!
Absolutely love the show. Witty and funny. The whole cast is great! Must renew.
Best show on tv! Humor adds new dimensions to the cop show. Great cast and writing. Witty repartee is terrific. Descriptions such as ‘the big black cop and the ginger dwarf’ in describing the two cops working the crime scene are imaginative and entertaining. Give this show a second season..step up promos and publicity!
We really like the show. Good humor. Do not cancel
I must be really screwed up. Thought this was a refreshing take on the hum drum reality junk that’s on now. Can’t wait for the Jenner make over HA HA.
I love this show — that guy who plays Backstrom’s weird housemate is FANTASTIC. the whole cast is excellent. plots interesting. …. stupid to cancel it when it hasn’t had a chance to build an audience. please don’t cancel…… I tuned in last night and was shocked to see some silly trying-too-hard-to-be-funny cop show instead.
my favorite show!
I really like it. Please don’t cancel so quickly!!
This is a great program. I’m an older viewer and enjoy the need to think a little bit about the plot as it unfolds. I believe this program will gain viewing momentum if you keep it going.