Sheriff Country

Prison Break is a popular TV show that first aired in 2005. The series follows Michael Scofield, a structural engineer who gets himself sent to prison so he can break out his brother Lincoln Burrows, who is on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Along the way, Michael and Lincoln must navigate dangerous inmates, corrupt officials, and unexpected allies as they plan and execute their escape.

Ann Biderman, highly respected as a writer on the NYPD Blue TV series as well as movies (Copycat, Primal Fear), created Southland originally for NBC television. When the series moved on to TNT cable network it opened up the plots and scripts with a freedom not seen on network television. It became decidedly more earthy and real without the constraints of network censors. SouthLAnd (styled promotionally to represent LA California) follows the lives of LAPD officers who try to keep the streets of one of the largest cities in the U.S. clear of crime and corruption, but that's a daunting task! The series closely follows several officers in particular, bringing in their personal lives along with the dangers they face every day on the job. Being a cop is never a 9 to 5 job and it's never boring! Starring Benjamin McKenzie (The OC, 88 Minutes) playing Ben Sherman who we follow from rookie to seasoned veteran, Shawn Hatosy (Dexter, My Name Is Earl) is Sammy Bryant and is Ben's partner, a man who has plenty of problems at home. The show is definitely worth watching for the honest look at dramatic police life.

Leverage TV Show is about a man named Nate Ford who works as an insurance investigator until his employer denies his sons medical claim and dies because of it. That is when Nate realizes he can't work for such a company and ends up unemployed and heading straight toward alcoholism. Then he gets hired by an aeronautics company to get back stolen information from a rival company. Nate is joined by four others; that are highly skilled in various areas such as an internet fraud specialist, an expert thief, a gifted con woman and a very talented "˜retrieval' specialist. Since each on them is use to being a solo act, they don't seem to want to work with one another. However, when their backs are up against the wall they need to pull together and do what they have to. Even once the job is done, they realize they are stronger together than apart and work together to take from the greedy and give to the poor. Leverage TV series shows us the modern day 'Robin Hoods' in action.

David E. Kelley's adaptation of Tom Wolfe's sprawling novel stars Jeff Bridges as a besieged Atlanta real estate mogul fighting to save his crumbling empire. Streaming on Netflix.

Crime drama on American television doesn't get any better than The Closer. Starring the beautiful Kyra Sedgwick (Mrs. Kevin Bacon) she leads as Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson of the Georgia PD that has found herself transplanted to Los Angeles, California to take over as lead officer on their Priority Murder Squad (now called the Major Crimes Division). Starring an ensemble cast that includes J.K. Simmons (Law & Order, OZ) as Will Pope the Assistant Chief of Operations with the LAPD, Corey Reynolds (Private Practice, CSI: Miami) as David Gabriel Sergeant of Detectives at LAPD, and Robert Gossett (ER, Bones) who plays Commander Russell Taylor of Robbery and Homicide for the LAPD. Kyra Sedgwick herself has top rated credentials herself with roles in Secondhand Lions, Lover Boy, and Phenomenon. Each episode revolves around a different story line and includes murder and other serious crimes that occur in the Los Angeles area. Deputy Chief Johnson's role is to solve crimes and not let them become "cold cases". Her track record is excellent and she and her team get the job done in an hour each episode.

True Detective: Night Country (2024) is now streaming on Max. The fourth season sends two detectives into Alaska's perpetual Arctic darkness to investigate the chilling disappearance of eight scientists from a remote research station.