Season 1 • Episode 11
LatestA death-row inmate tips the Hats to a group of killer cops, so the squad must compile evidence against the miscreants before they wipe the brothers out.
The Hat Squad is a crime drama television series that ran for only one season on CBS, during the 1992–1993 season. 13 episodes were made, but only 11 of them aired.
Production
Cannell's signature gritty LA aesthetic.
Writing
Adopted brothers premise was genuinely fresh.
Creator
Stephen J. Cannell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen J. Cannell created this between The Commish and Renegade, chasing that sweet syndication gold.
The premise mirrored real 1940s LAPD 'Hat Squad' units, but the interracial adoption angle was pure '90s progressive signaling.
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