The Shield: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Shield (2002): Drama, Crime. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Detective Vic Mackey is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit, a group of cops effective at eliminating crime but also operating under Vic's own set of rules. But his rules sometimes cross the fine line between legal and illegal. Now the precinct has a new captain who doesn't like Vic's tactics and wants to bust him off the force - even as the captain finds himself going to Vic for help whenever the going gets rough.
Series details
- Title: The Shield
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Premiere date: 2002-03-12
- Final broadcast date listed: 2008-11-25
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: FX
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 8.6/10
- TVMaze ID: 663
Cast and credited roles
- Michael Chiklis — Detective Vic Mackey
- Catherine Dent — Officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer
- Michael Jace — Officer Julien Lowe
- Jay Karnes — Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach
- Benito Martinez — David Aceveda
- CCH Pounder — Detective Claudette Wyms
- Walton Goggins — Detective Shane Vendrell
- Kenny Johnson — Detective Curtis "Lemonhead" Lemansky
- Paula Garcés — Officer Tina Hanlon
- David Marciano — Detective Steve Billings
- Cathy Cahlin Ryan — Corrine Mackey
- David Rees Snell — Detective Ronald "Ronnie" Gardocki
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2002-03-12; final listed air date 2002-06-04; episode order: 13.
- Season 2: premiered 2003-01-07; final listed air date 2003-04-01; episode order: 13.
- Season 3: premiered 2004-03-09; final listed air date 2004-06-15; episode order: 15.
- Season 4: premiered 2005-03-15; final listed air date 2005-06-14; episode order: 13.
- Season 5: premiered 2006-01-10; final listed air date 2006-03-21; episode order: 11.
- Season 6: premiered 2007-04-03; final listed air date 2007-06-05; episode order: 10.
- Season 7: premiered 2008-09-02; final listed air date 2008-11-25; episode order: 13.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Shield 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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