''Training Day'' is an American
crime
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thriller television series that aired on
CBS
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from February 2, to May 20, 2017. The series serves as a follow up to the
2001 film of the same name. It stars
Bill Paxton
William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared in films such as '' Weird Science'' (1985), ''Aliens'' (1986), ''Near Dark'' (1987), '' Tombstone'' (1993), ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Apollo 13 ...
and
Justin Cornwell
Justin Michael Cornwell (born November 5, 1988) is an American actor, writer and musician best known for playing Young Jeronicus Jangle in the hit Netflix original movie '' Jingle Jangle,'' Marcus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy and Kyle Craig ...
, and is known for being one of Paxton's final performances prior to his death in February 2017.
Premise
Fifteen years after the events of the
film
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, the series follows Officer Kyle Craig (
Justin Cornwell
Justin Michael Cornwell (born November 5, 1988) is an American actor, writer and musician best known for playing Young Jeronicus Jangle in the hit Netflix original movie '' Jingle Jangle,'' Marcus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy and Kyle Craig ...
) as he infiltrates the LAPD's
Special Investigation Section (SIS) by becoming a partner with the morally ambiguous Detective Frank Roarke (
Bill Paxton
William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared in films such as '' Weird Science'' (1985), ''Aliens'' (1986), ''Near Dark'' (1987), '' Tombstone'' (1993), ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Apollo 13 ...
), whose off-the-books record has attracted the attention of the LAPD.
Cast and characters
Main
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Bill Paxton
William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared in films such as '' Weird Science'' (1985), ''Aliens'' (1986), ''Near Dark'' (1987), '' Tombstone'' (1993), ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Apollo 13 ...
as Detective Frank Roarke, maverick head of LAPD's SIS whose penchant for operating in a gray area to fight the war on crime is called into question.
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Justin Cornwell
Justin Michael Cornwell (born November 5, 1988) is an American actor, writer and musician best known for playing Young Jeronicus Jangle in the hit Netflix original movie '' Jingle Jangle,'' Marcus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy and Kyle Craig ...
as Officer Kyle Craig, a rookie cop posing as Frank's new partner in order to keep an eye on Frank.
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Julie Benz
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on '' Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Awar ...
as Holly Butler, a Hollywood madam who is in a romantic relationship with Frank.
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Katrina Law
Katrina Law is an American actress. She is known for playing the roles of Mira on the Starz television series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' and '' Spartacus: Vengeance'', Nyssa al Ghul on The CW television series ''Arrow'', Karen Beach on the ...
as Detective Rebecca Lee, an officer with the SIS, a unit that goes after the worst of the worst. She was rescued from human traffickers by Frank when she was four years old, and looks up to him as the father she never had.
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Drew Van Acker
Drew Van Acker (born April 2, 1986) is an American actor, model and producer. He is known for playing Jason DiLaurentis, the older brother of Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse), on Freeform's ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017) and Ian Archer ...
as Detective Tommy Campbell, another SIS officer and a former pro surfer.
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Christina Vidal
Christina Vidal is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in films such as '' Life with Mikey'', ''Brink!'', ''Freaky Friday'', '' See No Evil'' and for her role in Nickelodeon sitcom '' Taina'', in which she played the ...
as Detective III Valeria Chavez, an investigator in Robbery Homicide Division.
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Lex Scott Davis as Alyse Arrendondo, a history teacher who is Kyle's smart, cynical wife.
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste (born 26 April 1967) is an English actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 comedy-drama film '' Secrets & Lies'', for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Sup ...
as Deputy Chief Joy Lockhart, Frank's former supervisor and Kyle's current supervisor who sent him undercover to investigate Frank.
Recurring
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Noel Gugliemi
Noel Albert Gugliemi (also known as Noel G.) is an American actor best known for his portrayals of Southern Californian gangsters. Gugliemi has received some notoriety for having played characters named ''Hector'' in several movies and TV shows.
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as Moreno, who had previously appeared in the original film.
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Max Martini
Maximilian Carlo Martini (born December 11, 1969) is an American actor, writer, and director known for his roles as Corporal Fred Henderson in ''Saving Private Ryan'', Wiley in '' Level 9'', First Sergeant Sid Wojo in ''The Great Raid'', and as ...
as Jack Ivers
Guest
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Jamie McShane
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as Special Agent Gerald Lynch
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Charles Baker as Clancy Trussell
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Louis Herthum
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as Henry Hollister
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Lou Diamond Phillips
Louis Diamond Phillips ( born Upchurch; February 17, 1962) is a Filipino-American actor and film director. His breakthrough came when he starred as Ritchie Valens in the biographical drama film '' La Bamba'' (1987). For ''Stand and Deliver'' (198 ...
as Thurman Ballesteros
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Brian Van Holt as Jeff Cullen
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W. Earl Brown
William Earl Brown (born September 7, 1963) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, musician, and songwriter. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Kenneth "Kenny" Brown in the film ''Scream (1996 film), Scream'' (1996), Warren in the ...
as Chief Wade
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Eugene Byrd
Eugene Byrd (born August 28, 1975) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Wink in the film '' 8 Mile'' and Dr. Clark Edison on the FOX series '' Bones''.
Early life
Byrd was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Gre ...
as Detective Windowski
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Jim Piddock
Jim Piddock (born April 8, 1956) is an English actor, producer and writer who began his career on the stage in the United Kingdom before emigrating to the United States in 1981.
Personal life
Piddock was born on April 8, 1956, in Rochester, K ...
as Abel Cribbs
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Thomas F. Wilson as Gary Millstone
Episodes
Production
Development
On August 7, 2015, it was announced that
Antoine Fuqua
Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965) is an American filmmaker, known for his work in the action and thriller genres. He was originally known as a director of music videos, and made his film debut in 1998 with ''The Replacement Killers''. His critica ...
had decided to develop a television series based on a movie, and had teamed with
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1943) is an American film and television Film producer, producer. He has been active in the genres of Action film, action, Drama film, drama, Fantasy film, fantasy, and Science fiction film, science fi ...
to develop the concept.
Warner Bros. Television
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was shopping the show to the American broadcast networks.
Will Beall
Will Beall is an American screenwriter and former Los Angeles Police Department detective. He is best known for writing the scripts for '' Gangster Squad'' (2013) and the DC Extended Universe films ''Aquaman'' (2018) and ''Zack Snyder's Justice ...
would write the series, while Fuqua would serve as executive producer, and would direct the potential pilot.
CBS
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ordered a pilot on August 14, 2015. In addition to Fuqua, Bruckheimer, Beall, and Jonathan Littman will serve as executive producers for the series, which is set 15 years after the original film. On February 19, 2016, it was announced that
Danny Cannon
Daniel John Cannon (born 5 October 1968) is a British film and television producer, director and writer, known for executive producing the 15-season show ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' series franchise (and directed multiple episodes includ ...
would direct the pilot instead of Fuqua.
Casting
On February 26, 2016, it was announced that
Bill Paxton
William Paxton (May 17, 1955 – February 25, 2017) was an American actor and filmmaker. He appeared in films such as '' Weird Science'' (1985), ''Aliens'' (1986), ''Near Dark'' (1987), '' Tombstone'' (1993), ''True Lies'' (1994), '' Apollo 13 ...
had joined the production as Frank Rourke, an older, veteran police officer similar to Denzel Washington's character
Alonzo Harris in the original movie.
Several additional cast members were announced in March 2016.
Katrina Law
Katrina Law is an American actress. She is known for playing the roles of Mira on the Starz television series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' and '' Spartacus: Vengeance'', Nyssa al Ghul on The CW television series ''Arrow'', Karen Beach on the ...
plays Detective Rebecca Lee, an officer with the LAPD's Special Investigation Section (S.I.S.), a unit that goes after the worst of the worst.
Drew Van Acker
Drew Van Acker (born April 2, 1986) is an American actor, model and producer. He is known for playing Jason DiLaurentis, the older brother of Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse), on Freeform's ''Pretty Little Liars'' (2010–2017) and Ian Archer ...
is Tommy Campbell, another S.I.S. officer who is a former pro surfer.
Lex Scott Davis is Alyse Arrendondo, a history teacher who is Kyle Craig's wife.
Julie Benz
Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on '' Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Awar ...
is Holly Butler, a Hollywood madam who has a tacit understanding with Frank.
Finally,
Justin Cornwell
Justin Michael Cornwell (born November 5, 1988) is an American actor, writer and musician best known for playing Young Jeronicus Jangle in the hit Netflix original movie '' Jingle Jangle,'' Marcus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy and Kyle Craig ...
was cast as Kyle Craig, Frank's young partner and an analog of
Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor and film director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed three feature films, three off-Broadway plays, and a doc ...
's character Jake Hoyt in the original movie.
Cancellation
On February 25, 2017, lead actor Bill Paxton died of a
stroke
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at age 61 due to complications from
heart surgery
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. A day later, CBS stated that all 13 commissioned episodes had already been filmed before his death, as shooting already wrapped up in December 2016.
On May 17, 2017, ''Training Day'' was cancelled after one season by CBS.
Reception
''Training Day'' received generally negative reviews from critics. On
Rotten Tomatoes
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, the season has a rating of 24% based on 33 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Training Day'' falls short of recapturing the excellence of the film in its television incarnation -- and fails to distinguish itself from the current squad of tired police procedurals." On
Metacritic
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, the season has a score of 38 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".
Ratings
References
External links
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CBS original programming
2010s American crime drama television series
2010s American police procedural television series
2017 American television series debuts
2017 American television series endings
American action television series
English-language television shows
Fictional portrayals of the Los Angeles Police Department
Live action television shows based on films
Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
Television shows set in Los Angeles
Neo-noir television series
Crime thriller television series