The Closer: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Closer (2005): Drama, Crime, Mystery. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Despite a tendency to step on people's toes, Johnson manages to convert even her strongest adversaries with her unique ability to get to the truth, and more importantly, to close cases.
Series details
- Title: The Closer
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
- Premiere date: 2005-06-13
- Final broadcast date listed: 2012-08-13
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: TNT
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
- TVMaze ID: 775
Cast and credited roles
- Kyra Sedgwick — Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson
- J.K. Simmons — Assistant Chief Will Pope
- Corey Reynolds — Detective Sgt. David Gabriel
- Robert Gossett — Commander Russell Taylor
- G.W. Bailey — Detective Lt. Louie Provenza
- Jon Tenney — FBI Agent Fritz Howard
- Michael Paul Chan — Detective Lt. Michael Tao
- Raymond Cruz — Detective Julio Sanchez
- Tony Denison — Detective Lt. Andy Flynn
- Phillip P. Keene — Buzz Watson
- Gina Ravera — Detective Irene Daniels
- Mary McDonnell — Captain Sharon Raydor
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2005-06-13; final listed air date 2005-09-05; episode order: 13.
- Season 2: premiered 2006-06-12; final listed air date 2006-12-04; episode order: 15.
- Season 3: premiered 2007-06-18; final listed air date 2007-12-03; episode order: 15.
- Season 4: premiered 2008-07-14; final listed air date 2009-02-23; episode order: 15.
- Season 5: premiered 2009-06-08; final listed air date 2009-12-21; episode order: 15.
- Season 6: premiered 2010-07-12; final listed air date 2011-01-03; episode order: 15.
- Season 7: premiered 2011-07-11; final listed air date 2012-08-13; episode order: 21.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Closer on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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