Deputy Police Chief Brenda Jean Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
Created By: Michael M. Robin | James Duff |Image | Seasons |
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Specials 1970 | 1 EpisodesThe Closer - premiered on January 01, 1970 |
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Season 1 2005 | 13 EpisodesThe Closer - premiered on June 13, 2005 Season 1 opens with the LAPD's new Priority Murder Squad (PMS), soon renamed the Priority Homicide Division (PHD), under the direction of Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson investigates the murder of a technological genius. Brenda has recently joined LAPD after a long career in law enforcement, including with the Atlanta and Washington, D.C., Police Departments. We soon learn Brenda is ... |
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Season 2 2006 | 15 EpisodesThe Closer - premiered on June 12, 2006 Brenda is now firmly established as leader of Priority Homicide, with her team firmly behind her. The theme for Season 2 is partnerships, which is established as the opening episode centers around an exploration of partnership within the LAPD and in Brenda's life. The theme plays out as the Flynn/Provenza partnership comes front and center early in the season and ... |
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Season 3 2007 | 15 EpisodesThe Closer - premiered on June 18, 2007 The theme for Season Three is family. The PHD has now come together as a unified division, and their stories center on how they function as a family that must cope with a budget crisis. Episodes this season explore issues of family, beginning with a tale of bigamy, and ending with two stories of family pitted against one another. The ... |
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Season 4 2008 | 15 EpisodesThe Closer - premiered on July 14, 2008 |
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Season 5 2009 | 15 EpisodesThe Closer - premiered on June 08, 2009 |
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Season 6 2010 | 15 EpisodesThe Closer - premiered on July 12, 2010 |
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Season 7 2011 | 21 EpisodesThe Closer - premiered on July 11, 2011 |
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Kyra Sedgwick | Brenda Leigh Johnson |
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J.K. Simmons | Will Pope |
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Corey Reynolds | David Gabriel |
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Robert Gossett | Russell Taylor |
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G. W. Bailey | Louie Provenza |
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Tony Denison | Andy Flynn |
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Michael Paul Chan | Mike Tao |
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Phillip P. Keene | Officer Buzz Watson |
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Jon Tenney | Special Agent Fritz Howard |
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Raymond Cruz | Julio Sanchez |
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