Network: NBC, TNT
Episodes: 43 (hour)
Seasons: Five
TV show dates: April 9, 2009 — April 17, 2013
Series status: Cancelled by NBC, Cancelled by TNT
Performers include: Kevin Alejandro, Arija Bareikis, Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King, Michael McGrady, Benjamin McKenzie, Tom Everett Scott, Emily Bergl, Patrick Fischler, Lex Medlin, C. Thomas Howell, Emily Swallow, Carla Jeffery, Lori Alan, and Roxana Brusso.
TV show description:
From the beaches of wealthy Malibu to the streets of urban East Los Angeles, this fast-moving drama takes viewers inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.
John Cooper (Michael Cudlitz) is a seasoned and gruff LAPD officer who’s assigned to train Ben Sherman (Ben McKenzie), a young rookie from a wealthy background. Cooper’s honest and no-nonsense approach to his job — “You do what they teach you in the Academy, you will die.” — leaves Sherman questioning if he has what it takes to become a police officer.
Detective Lydia Adams (Regina King) is a tough cop at work and the primary caregiver of her ailing mother at home. Adams’ partner is Detective Russell Clarke (Tom Everett Scott), who is unhappily married and the father of three.
Detective Daniel “Sal” Salinger (Michael McGrady) is the leader of a team of gang detectives that includes Nate Moretta (Kevin Alejandro) and Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy).
Meanwhile, patrol officer Chickie Brown (Arija Bareikis) is a single mom who dreams of being the first woman accepted into the male-dominated SWAT.
Episode #43 — Reckoning
Sammy closes in on the real robbers. Ben makes his girlfriend’s brother, Cris, who broke into Sammy’s house leave town. He also has Cris’ car towed so that the helicopter patrol won’t spot it. Sammy finds the tow records and ties it back to Ben.
After being confronted, Ben admits what he did but justifies his action because he lied for Sammy though Sammy wouldn’t destroy the tape. They end up in a physical altercation.
Lydia continues to pursue John’s kidnappers. They eventually corner him and the SWAT team kills the suspect when he won’t go alive. Lydia’s relationship with her former partner Russell grows.
Ben’s previous girlfriend, the school teacher, continues to bother him and she shows up at his current girlfriend’s house (which she found by installing a location finder application on his phone).
John copes with the aftermath of his kidnapping but doesn’t want to admit he’s having a difficult time. He’s currently on desk duty and this upsets him. It doesn’t help matters when his ex-wife, who he has been staying with since his kidnapping, tells him that she no longer wants to have a child with him.
All his stresses come to a head when the neighbors John suspects of growing marijuana call him a pig for turning off their loud generator. John disarms one of the neighbors and uses his gun to beat the other neighbor. The police show up and shoot John twice when he stands up gun in his hand even though it’s at his side.
First aired: April 17, 2013
What do you think? Do you like the Southland TV series? Are you sorry that it’s been cancelled and won’t have a sixth season?
I can’t believe they ended the show like that.t his was one of the best shows ever
this should bring this show back it was one of the best shows out there
Personally I think this show was the most realistic show on T.V. I wish you had more people of color and race. Truthfully I got mixed up on whos who. The actors were fantastic and you showed real life of a cop. Unfortunately they also are real and have issues like anyone else. I think that if you really sit down and make a movie of this you will do great. Maybe when the gangs see this they may see how stupid they really are to go around and kill innocent people especially children. Just a non violent persons dream.… Read more »
Iconic show…TNT Sucks at Drama Network…Lack of Episodes Network…Lack of TV Time Network…stick to NBA…your not interested in shows…Just Drama !! Best cop show next to Law and Order and Miami Vice; NY Undercover
Can’t figure out for the life of me, why they would cancel the series without a final season with closure for the dedicated fans that watched the show?????
Shouldn’t be canceled… its a great show… it will be missed
Really!!! This sucks. I loved that show. Man all the good shows get canceled.
I’m extremely saddened by this shows cancellation. As always the good shows tend not to hang around. Now there is only one show that I’ll have to follow.
I cannot believe this show was cancelled! One of the best programs on TV. Very disappointed. Gritty, realistic drama.
I am astounded that this show was cancelled. One of the best TV series of all time.
Was very disappointed this show was cancelled, I’m a retired police officer and this show was the most realistic police show ever shown on TV.
Southland was one of the best tv dramas of its time. I can’t believe it has been canceled for the second time. They at least could have had a decent final episode as a closure for us fans. Very disappointing.
You gotta be ****** kidding me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How can you cancel this series with an unfulfilled ending?
I am ticked off that Southland has been cancelled. I think it should have come on earlier and the networks that carried the show did not give it a chance. It was one of the best shows on tv. Hopefully another network that knows what to do will give it a chance!
I do not understand what you mean by “awaiting moderation.”
Bring Southland back. Good hard-hitting drama that deals mostly with policework and not relationships of which kills shows. A little is okay, but this doesn’t go overboard.
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