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?
This show is great! Please do not even consider cancelling this show before you change it to another day and time. If more people watch it, they would love it like I do. It just has a horrible time slot.
I LOVE this show! The characters are beautifully flawed, the writing is exceptional, and it’s clever and funny. It’s the only show I watch on network TV. Please don’t cancel it. There hasn’t been anything nearly this good on TV in years.
This is my favorite new show. Already had Dallas cancelled and have to wonder for the rest of my life what happens to the characters. Cancelling Backstrom is a bad move. It is an excellent show.
Love Backstrom’s wit and sarcasm! Don’t cancel him!
I love Backstrom. Please don’t cancel it!
Please don’t cancel Backstrom!! Everyone who has seen it loves it!
Please don’t cancel. Love love, love the Nedermyer (sp)? Caricature. And
the caricature Valentine ! These two need there own cop show.
I think Rainn Wilson is brilliant. Now that the series is showing some
background information that has made him who he us now. He shows
alot of emotion. The only thing I wish would change some
is his appearance. Stay dishevel but not so much that he looks like
he Never bathes. He looks like he would stink.
Good show though.
I think this show has everything. It’s exciting,funny. And makes you think. Plus the cast is great
really like it keep it on
This is a great show. Similar to M*A*S*H back in the day on the irreverence scale.
Please don’t cancel, this is a shining light in TV!
dont cancel show. one of best, not mindless junk
I would like to see Backstrom renewed. Awkward and funny with likable characters.
I really like this show. It at least has some grit.
Don’t cancel! This show is hilarious. Love the anti-political correctness.