''APB'' (short for " all-points-bulletin") is an American procedural drama that aired on

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from February 6, to April 24, 2017. A first trailer was released on May 16, 2016. On May 11, 2017, Fox cancelled the series after one season.

Plot

A tech billionaire makes a deal to purchase a

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district and equip it with cutting-edge technology, after witnessing the violent murder of a close friend and his company's CFO and the ineffectiveness of the police dealing with it. The story is loosely based on the '' New York Times Magazine'' article "Who Runs the Streets of New Orleans?".

Cast

Main

Justin Kirk Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of ''Angels in America'', for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting A ...

as Gideon Reeves. Founder of a multibillion-dollar company, Reeves Industries and a genius engineer. *

Natalie Martinez Natalie Martinez is an American actress and model. She appeared in the 2008 film '' Death Race'', several music videos between 2003 and 2011, and two short-lived telenovelas in 2006 and 2007. Martinez starred in the single season of the crime dra ...

as Detective Theresa Murphy. Detective at the 13th District of Chicago Police Department. *

Caitlin Stasey Caitlin Jean Stasey (born 1 May 1990) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Rachel Kinski in ''Neighbours''. Previously she played Francesca Thomas in '' The Sleepover Club'', although her breakthrough movie role ca ...

as Ada Hamilton. CTO of Reeves Industries and a former hacker. *

Taylor Handley Taylor Laurence Handley (born June 1, 1984) is an American actor. Early years Handley was born in Santa Barbara, California. He attended Santa Monica City College. Career In 1998, Handley played Rory Buck in the movie ''Jack Frost''. In 20 ...

as Officer Roderick Brandt. Police officer at the 13th District of Chicago and partner of Tasha Goss. *

Daniel MacPherson Daniel Donald MacPherson (born 25 April 1980) is an Australian actor and television presenter, known for his roles as Joel Samuels in ''Neighbours'', PC Cameron Tait in ''The Bill'', Sergeant Samuel Wyatt in Sky and Cinemax's '' Strike Back'', ...

as Scott Murphy. Head of the mayor's task force and ex-husband of Theresa Murphy. *

Ernie Hudson Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. His roles include Winston Zeddemore in the '' Ghostbusters'' film series, Sergeant Darryl Albrecht in '' The Crow'' (1994), and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's '' Oz'' (1997–2003) ...

as Sergeant/Captain Ned Conrad. Police captain in charge of the 13th District of Chicago police department. * Tamberla Perry as Officer Tasha Goss. Police officer at the 13th District of Chicago and partner of Roderick Brandt.

Recurring

Abraham Benrubi Abraham Rubin Hercules Benrubi (born October 4, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for his appearances as Jerry Markovic on the long-running medical television drama '' ER'', for his first role as Larry Kubiac on the series '' Parker Lewis C ...

as Pete McCann. Engineer working at Reeves Industries and former wrestler * Bryant Romo as Officer Jimmy Reyes. Rookie police officer at the 13th District of Chicago and partner of Geoff Cobb. * William Smillie as Officer Geoff Cobb. Police officer at the 13th District of Chicago and partner of Jimmy Reyes. *

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as Mayor Michael Salgado. Mayor of Chicago. *

Kim Raver Kimberly Jayne Raver (born March 15, 1969) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for television roles as Dr. Teddy Altman on ABC's medical drama '' Grey's Anatomy'', Kim Zambrano on '' Third Watch'', and Audrey Raines on '' ...

as Lauren Fitch. CEO of Reeves Industries and girlfriend of Gideon Reeves. * Ty Olwin as Danny Ragabi (DV8). Genius hacker and former friend/classmate of Ada Hamilton. * Demetria Thomas as Sergeant Bernadette 'Bernie' Charles. Police sergeant at the 13th District of Chicago. * Adam Mengerink as CPD Officer from District 13.

Production

Development

Fox ordered the

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David Slack David Slack is an American animation and television writer and producer. He has written and/or produced on such shows as ''Law & Order'', ''Lie to Me'', ''In Plain Sight'', ''Teen Titans'', ''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'', '' Jackie Chan Adventures'', ''Ge ...

's police procedural about a tech billionaire who purchases a troubled police precinct.

Matt Nix Matthew E. Nix (born September 4, 1971) is an American writer, producer, and director. He is best known for creating the USA Network television series ''Burn Notice'', the Fox series '' The Good Guys'', and more recently the Fox series '' The G ...

was hired to take over as showrunner on March 24, 2016.

Casting

On February 12, 2016,

was cast as Theresa Murphy. On February 22, 2016,

was cast as Ada Hamilton. On March 1, 2016,

was cast as Officer Roderick Brandt. On March 11, 2016,

and

Eric Winter Eric Barrett Winter (born July 17, 1976) is an American actor and former fashion model. He has appeared in the television roles of Rex Brady on the NBC soap opera ''Days of our Lives'', FBI Special Agent Craig O'Laughlin on the CBS drama seri ...

were cast as Gideon Reeves and Sgt. Tom Murphy respectively. On March 15, 2016,

was cast as Capt. Ed Conrad.

Filming

Filming was temporarily shut down when Slack left the show over creative differences sometime before March 25, 2016, as Nix was set in charge. Fox announced that season one of the show would be shot in

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on May 11, 2016, and shortly thereafter,

Trey Callaway Trey Callaway is an American film and television writer and producer. In addition to working with Hollywood luminaries like Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ron Howard, and Tim Burton, Callaway has written and produced for shows like '' 9-1-1 ...

was announced as co-showrunner of the series with Nix.

Episodes

Broadcast

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on FOX8 on February 16, 2017. In New Zealand, it debuted on February 27 on TV One.

Home media release

Reception

The

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reported a 35% approval rating with a 4.46/10 out of 20 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "''APB''s reliance on high-tech gadgets at the expense of high-stakes drama makes it a cutting-edge police procedural not worth watching." Also, the review aggregator website

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gave the series "mixed or average reviews" with a score of 45 (out of 100) based on 18 critics.

Ratings

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5542294 2017 American television series debuts 2017 American television series endings 2010s American crime drama television series 2010s American LGBT-related drama television series 2010s American police procedural television series English-language television shows Fictional portrayals of the Chicago Police Department Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Serial drama television series Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows set in Chicago