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  • 2009
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  • 2009
  • TV-MA
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Summary This drama puts the spotlight on the lives of police officers living and working in Los Angeles. Southland stars Kevin Alejandro as Det. Nate Moretta, Arija Bareikis as Officer Chickie Brown, Clifton Collins Jr. as Det. Ray Suarez, Michael Cudlitz as Officer John Cooper, Shawn Hatosy as Det. Sammy Bryant, Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams,...

  • 2009
  • TV-MA
  • NBC
  • 2009
  • TV-MA
  • NBC

Southland

5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Apr 9, 2009
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 59 Critic Reviews
77
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 318 User Ratings
8.3
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Summary This drama puts the spotlight on the lives of police officers living and working in Los Angeles. Southland stars Kevin Alejandro as Det. Nate Moretta, Arija Bareikis as Officer Chickie Brown, Clifton Collins Jr. as Det. Ray Suarez, Michael Cudlitz as Officer John Cooper, Shawn Hatosy as Det. Sammy Bryant, Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams,...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 59 Critic Reviews
77
83% Positive
49 Reviews
15% Mixed
9 Reviews
2% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 59 Critic Reviews
77
83% Positive
49 Reviews
15% Mixed
9 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review

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100
Feb 13, 2013
There isn't a better cop show on TV right now than Southland.
By David Wiegand FULL REVIEW
91
The tremendously exciting second-season premiere — the first of six new episodes — plunges us into numerous L.A.-cop story lines, the best of which finds Regina King's Lydia dealing with a cocky new partner
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80
Feb 13, 2013
The randomness of the action and the sense of futility (most notable in Lydia's dealings with a male rape victim) distinguish Southland from run-of-the-mill cop dramas.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
80
Tough-minded, suspenseful and shot in an unnerving bleached light, Southland is by far the better drama--Thursday’s pilot is one of the most gripping opening episodes of any network crime series.
By Alessandra Stanley FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 4, 2011
There is nothing heightened or cheapened by contrivance as the detectives and patrol cops go about their often sordid business.
By Matt Roush FULL REVIEW
70
Wells and company have delivered a cop drama with its own racing pulse, albeit for a network that's uncomfortably close to flatlining.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
37
Southland is unbearable--a pretentious, foul-mouthed, overly arty chore that will leave you with a headache should you linger too long.
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 318 User Ratings
8.3
89% Positive
283 Ratings
2% Mixed
7 Ratings
9% Negative
28 Ratings

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Universal Acclaim Based on 318 User Ratings
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89% Positive
283 Ratings
2% Mixed
7 Ratings
9% Negative
28 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • John Wells Productions
  • Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Apr 9, 2009
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Image Awards (NAACP)
• 4 Wins & 11 Nominations
Prism Awards
• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations
Critics Choice Television Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations

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