Ben and the panel of the television show ‘Southland’ attends the NBC Universal portion of the 2009 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Universal Hilton Hotel on January 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
Also added two Promotional Photos for Southland
NBC Universal portion of the 2009 Winter TCA Press Tour – January 15, 2009
Promotional Photos – Sothland (2009)
NBC unveiled new spring programming announcements today that include the new John Wells drama “Southland” that will debut on Thursday, April 9 (10-11 p.m. ET) thefutoncritic
NBC and Warner Bros. TV have changed the name of their upcoming John Wells police drama yet again. Once known as “LAPD,” and then “Police,” the show has now been titled “Southland.” variety
SOUTHLAND
From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at the police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East Los Angeles, “Southland” is a fast-moving drama that will take viewers inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.
Michael Cudlitz (“A River Runs Through It”) plays John Cooper a seasoned Los Angeles cop assigned to train young rookie Ben Sherman (Benjamin McKenzie, “The O.C.”). Cooper’s honest, no-nonsense approach to the job leaves Sherman questioning whether or not he has what it takes to become a police officer.
Cudlitz and McKenzie are joined by other cast members including Regina King (“Ray,” “Jerry Maguire”) who plays Detective Lydia Adams. Adams lives with and is the primary caregiver of her mother. Her partner, Detective Russell Clarke (Tom Everett Scott, “Boiler Room”) is an unhappily married father of three. Michael McGrady (“The Thin Red Line”) plays Detective Daniel “Sal” Salinger. Sal oversees fellow gang detectives Nate Moretta (Kevin Alejandro, “Drive,” “Ugly Betty”) and Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy, “Alpha Dog”). Arija Bareikis (“Crossing Jordan”) plays as patrol officer Chickie Brown, a single mom who dreams of being the first woman accepted into SWAT. nbc.com
Network eyeing midseason pickup for cop drama
NBC is looking to keep a John Wells-branded drama on the air after the March finale of “ER,” offering to make an episodic order for Wells’ cop drama pilot “Police.”
NBC is in heavy talks with Warner Bros. TV, which produces “Police” (formerly “LAPD”) with studio-based John Wells Prods., for a possible midseason pickup.
According to sources, the network and studio agreed on a license fee for a 12-episode order in the fall. But WBTV is said to have turned down the original order recently, citing changed circumstances during the past month.
Last month, NBC announced that it will strip a comedy talk show hosted by Jay Leno in the 10 p.m. slot beginning in September. That leaves the producers of “Police,” said to believe their show belongs at 10 p.m., faced with uncertainty if NBC would need the series beyond this season.
Also, with the economy worsening and studios forced to trim budgets, deficit-financing 12 episodes is said to be a tough prospect for WBTV.
Nonetheless, NBC and WBTV are trying to hammer out a deal that will work financially for both sides, with scenarios under consideration including trimming the order to six episodes or making the series a co-production with NBC.
Ordered to pilot in June, “Police” is an ensemble show starring Tom Everett Scott, Regina King, Benjamin McKenzie and Kevin Alejandro as a group of police officers in Los Angeles. It’s executive produced by writer Ann Biderman, director Christopher Chulack and Wells.
NBC, John Wells on ‘Police’ beat
Network eyeing midseason pickup for cop drama
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