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The cop show that made every other cop show look like a toy commercial.
Hidden Gem
TMDB
81
IMDb
87
Rotten Tomatoes
90
Audience Score
96
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The Shield (2002)

gritty AFmorally bankruptaddictive chaos

Latest Episode

Family Meeting
9.475 min

Season 7 • Episode 13

Latest

Family Meeting

Nov 25, 2008

The final act of Vic Mackey and his strike team.

Overview

DramaCrimeAction & Adventure

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

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Content warning
police corruptionintensedeathlos angeles, californiamayorpolice detectivelapddirty copgangdrug dealer+5 more

Standout Aspects

Acting

Chiklis's scream-cry in the pilot = instant Emmy.

Writing

Shawn Ryan never let anyone be purely good. Ever.

Direction

Handheld chaos that makes you feel like you're running warrant raids.

Best for:Binge: Cancel your weekend. You won't surface until season 4.·Solo: Nobody needs to see you screaming at Vic Mackey alone.·Rewatch: Spot which characters you wrongly trusted first time.
Heads up:Violence: Police brutality depicted without glorification or easy answers.·Triggers: Season 5 contains graphic sexual violence subplot.
Shawn Ryan

Creator

Shawn Ryan

First AiredMar 12, 2002
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons7·Episodes88
FX

Top Cast

Michael Chiklis

Michael Chiklis

Vic Mackey

Catherine Dent

Catherine Dent

Danielle 'Danny' Sofer

Paula Garcés

Paula Garcés

Tina Hanlon

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins

Shane Vendrell

Michael Jace

Michael Jace

Julien Lowe

Jay Karnes

Jay Karnes

Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach

Benito Martinez

Benito Martinez

David Aceveda

David Marciano

David Marciano

Steve Billings

CCH Pounder

CCH Pounder

Claudette Wyms

Cathy Cahlin Ryan

Cathy Cahlin Ryan

Corrine Mackey

David Rees Snell

David Rees Snell

Ronnie Gardocki

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Cultural

The Shield premiered four months before The Wire and basically forced HBO to speed up their marketing. The golden age of TV started here, fight me.

Trivia

Michael Chiklis gained 40 pounds and shaved his head after being typecast as 'nice guy' Commissioner Tony on The Commish. The casting director literally didn't recognize him.

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Official Legacy Trailer

Official Legacy Trailer

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