''L.A.'s Finest'' is an American

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television series created by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier; and produced by

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. It is a spinoff of the ''Bad Boys'' franchise created by

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. The series premiered on

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on May 13, 2019. ''L.A.'s Finest'' is the first premium content show made for the cable provider and the debut of its

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banner of exclusive programming. The second season premiered on September 9, 2020. The first season of the series had its American broadcast television premiere on

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on September 21, 2020. In October 2020, the series was cancelled by Spectrum after two seasons.

Cast and characters

Main

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as Special Agent/Detective Lieutenant Sydney "Syd" Burnett, an ex-

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agent who has transferred to the

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's Robbery-Homicide Division, and is Nancy McKenna's new partner. She is the sister of

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from the ''Bad Boys'' movies. *

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as Detective Nancy McKenna, a working

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, and secretly a former

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when she was Nancy Perez, who is Syd's new partner in the LAPD. Prior to the LAPD, Nancy served in the U.S. Navy as an E.O.D. technician and was awarded both the Navy Cross and Purple Heart (per season 2). *

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as Ben Baines, a fellow detective and one of "The Bens" *

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as Ben Walker a fellow detective and one of "The Bens" *

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as Patrick McKenna, Nancy's husband, and a Los Angeles

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who is subsequently named interim district attorney *

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as Isabel "Izzy" McKenna, Nancy's

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and Patrick's daughter *

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as Joseph Vaughn, Marcus and Syd's estranged father and an ex-LAPD cop

Recurring

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as Fletcher, a computer hacker that Syd knows from her time in Miami *

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as Dante Sherman (season 1), the brother of club owner and gangster Ray Sherman who knows Nancy McKenna from her criminal past *

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as Jen, a sex worker with whom Syd forms an attachment *

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as Lt. Jason Calloway, an LAPD lieutenant with the Narcotics Division and a colleague of Syd's *

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as Arlo Bates (season 1), who works for crime boss Gabriel Knox and is tasked with finding the fentanyl that was intercepted by Syd *Joshua Alba as Nico Perez, Nancy McKenna's younger brother *Ciara Wilson as Letti Ramirez, Izzy's friend *

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as Carlene Hart (season 1), a for-hire "fixer" who secretly works for Gabriel Knox and pressures Arlo to find the missing drugs; she is also a suburban mom and possibly LA's biggest drug lord *

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as Katherine Vaughn Miller (season 1), a jewelry store employee whom Arlo targets due to her surprising connection to Syd *

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as Warren Hendrix (season 1), as Syd's former DEA colleague and lover *Curtis Harris as Justice Baines (season 1), Ben Baines' son and Izzy's friend *

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as Bishop Duvall (season 1), a crime lord *Adam Rose as Nathan Baker * Miguel Gomez as Ricky Leon *

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as Emma Mitchell *

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as Clete Winslow *

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as Malcolm Ward *

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as Luca Verone *

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as Logan Kline *

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as Faith Baines, Ben Baines' wife

Notable guest stars

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as Ray Sherman, Dante's brother who owns a nightclub and is involved in criminal activities (in "Pilot" and "Con Air") *

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as Alice Kensler, the drunk driver who killed Izzy's mother (in "Armageddon" and "Bad Girls") *

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as Michael Alber, director of DEA Special Operations (in "Armageddon" and "Bad Girls") *

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as Gloria Walker (in "Beverly Hills Cops" and "Bad Company") *

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as Lt. Marshawn Davis (in "Coyote Ugly", "Drum line","Deliver Us from Evil", and "For Life") *

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as Angela Turner *

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as Desiree Roberts (in Beverly Hills Cops)

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020)

Production

Development

On October 25, 2017, it was reported that a television series spinoff of the '' Bad Boys'' films featuring the character Sydney "Syd" Burnett from ''

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'' was in development. The pilot was set to be written by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier. Executive producers were expected to include Margolis, Sonnier,

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, KristieAnne Reed,

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, and Jeff Morrone. Production companies involved with the series were set to include

, Jerry Bruckheimer Television, and 2.0 Entertainment. On October 31, 2017, it was announced that

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had given the production a pilot production commitment following a competitive situation where multiple networks had pursued the potential series. On January 18, 2018, it was announced that NBC had given the production an official pilot order. On February 2, 2018, it was reported that Anton Cropper would direct the pilot episode. On April 12, 2018, it was announced that the previously untitled pilot had been titled ''L.A.'s Finest''. On May 11, 2018, it was reported that NBC had passed on the pilot and declined to pick up the production to series. The producers of the series were expected to shop the production to other networks. On May 17, 2018, it was announced that Sony Pictures Television was in preliminary discussions with

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regarding a deal to pick up the series. By the end of the month, the talks had progressed to the point of serious negotiations. On June 26, 2018, it was announced that Charter Communications had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of thirteen episodes. On February 7, 2019, it was announced during the

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's annual winter press tour that the series would premiere on May 13, 2019 with the release of the first three episodes. The remaining episodes were expected to be released on Mondays following the premiere via Spectrum's

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service accessible through their set-top cable boxes, along with the provider's

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, and

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applications. ''L.A.'s Finest'' is the first original television series produced by Spectrum. The theme music for the series was composed by

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. On June 13, 2019, the series was renewed for a second season which was originally set to premiere on June 8, 2020, but on that date it was announced it had been pushed to "as-yet- npecified" date later in the year, in response to ongoing protests over police brutality. In August 2020, it was announced that the series would now premiere all thirteen episodes on September 9, 2020. On October 14, 2020, Spectrum canceled the series after two seasons.

Casting

Alongside the initial series development announcement, it was confirmed that

would star in the series, reprising her role of Sydney "Syd" Burnett from the film ''

''. On January 29, 2018, it was announced that

had been cast in a series regular role. On February 15, 2018, it was reported that

and

had joined the main cast. In March 2018, it was announced that

, and

had been cast as series regulars. In September 2018, it was reported that

had been cast in a series regular role and that

would appear in a recurring capacity. In October 2018,

and

joined the series in recurring roles. On January 11, 2019, it was announced that

had joined the cast in a recurring role.

Filming

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for the pilot began in early April 2018 in

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. On February 21, 2019, executive producer and showrunner Brandon Sonnier was seriously injured during the

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of a car stunt at the

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when the vehicle accidentally crashed into the video village area of the set, which led to a partial amputation on his right leg. Brandon Margolis sustained minor injuries.

Release

United States

On February 7, 2019, the official trailer for the series was released. The series premiered on

on May 13, 2019. ''L.A.'s Finest'' is the first premium content show made for the cable provider and the debut of its

banner of exclusive programming. In June 2019, Spectrum Originals renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 9, 2020. In May 2020,

acquired the broadcast rights for the series' first season to fill in primetime broadcast hours due to production suspensions during the

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and premiered on September 21, 2020. In January 2021, the first season was added to Netflix. The second season was added on Amazon in July 2021.

International

The series was syndicated for airing in the United Kingdom by

. In Canada, the series aired on

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in Fall 2019. Outside North America, the series has aired in France on

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, in Southeast Asia on

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, in the UK on

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, in Germany on AXN Germany and in India on

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. The show premiered in Australia on

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on November 7, 2019 before joining catch-up streaming service

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. The second season premiered in early 2021 on 10 Bold in Australia. All 26 episodes are available on 10 Play.

Reception

Critical response

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, the series holds an approval rating of 24% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 4.56/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "A spin-off to nowhere, ''L.A.'s Finest'' operates on outdated sensibilities and wastes its talented leads' time—especially unfortunate considering Gabrielle Union's committed performance." On

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, it has a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The series ranked 9th in TVLine's ''The 10 Worst Shows of 2019''.

Accolades

References

External links

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