The Closer

Jun 13, 2005 (en) Crime, Drama, Mystery [46] Min
  • First Air Date
    Jun 13, 2005
  • Production
    The Shephard/Robin Company, Walking Entropy, Warner Bros. Television
  • Rotten tomato
    78.62%
  • Original title
    The Closer
  • Release
    Jun 13, 2005
  • en
    -

They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk.

Overview

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh 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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Kyra Sedgwick

    Brenda Leigh Johnson

  2. J.K. Simmons

    Will Pope

  3. Corey Reynolds

    David Gabriel

  4. Robert Gossett

    Russell Taylor

  5. G.W. Bailey

    Louie Provenza

  6. Tony Denison

    Andy Flynn

  7. Michael Paul Chan

    Mike Tao

  8. Phillip P. Keene

    Officer Buzz Watson

  9. Jon Tenney

    Special Agent Fritz Howard

  10. Raymond Cruz

    Julio Sanchez

  11. Mary McDonnell

    Captain Sharon Raydor

  12. Matt McCoy

    Kevin Adams

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 12 / Crews : 4

Season 1 ( 2005-06-13)

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 originally from Atlanta, Georgia, was CIA-trained, and was recruited by her former married lover, Assistant Chief Will Pope. Brenda is resented as an outsider by much of the LAPD and seen as an adversary by Robbery-Homicide's Captain Taylor, who initially persuades her squad to request transfers en masse in an unsuccessful effort to force Brenda's resignation. Brenda soon wins over her assistant, Sgt. David Gabriel, and the grudging admiration of the team when she shows them why she is called a closer; but her battle is far from over. As the season progresses, we see Brenda struggle to establish her authority and earn the respect of her squad, despite the efforts of Taylor and Detective Lt. Andy Flynn to both undermine her authority and hamper her investigations. Slowly, one-by-one, Brenda wins over her team; and, by season's end, she has earned the loyalty of them all, even the hard-boiled Det. Flynn, as they stand united against Capt. Taylor's final attempt to remove Brenda from the squad.

Pilot

Episode: 1

About Face

Episode: 2

The Big Picture

Episode: 3

Show Yourself

Episode: 4

Flashpoint

Episode: 5

Fantasy Date

Episode: 6

You Are Here

Episode: 7

Batter Up

Episode: 8

Good Housekeeping

Episode: 9

The Butler Did It

Episode: 10

L.A. Woman

Episode: 11

Fatal Retraction

Episode: 12

Standards and Practices

Episode: 13

Season 2 ( 2006-06-12)

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 as Brenda's relationship with Gabriel grows and strengthens while she forms an uneasy working alliance with Commander Taylor. At the same time, Brenda's romance with Fritz grows serious as they make the decision whether they should live together.

Blue Blood

Episode: 1

Mom Duty

Episode: 2

Slippin'

Episode: 3

Aftertaste

Episode: 4

To Protect & To Serve

Episode: 5

Out of Focus

Episode: 6

Head over Heels

Episode: 7

Critical Missing

Episode: 8

Heroic Measures

Episode: 9

The Other Woman

Episode: 10

Borderline

Episode: 11

No Good Deed

Episode: 12

Overkill

Episode: 13

Serving the King (1)

Episode: 14

Serving the King (2)

Episode: 15

Season 3 ( 2007-06-18)

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 season also explores the elements of family life in America, the secrets a family keeps and the horrors a family must face. In Brenda's personal life, we meet her father for the first time along with Fritz, with some interesting results. Brenda faces a personal health crisis even as her relationship with Fritz takes a large step forward.

Homewrecker

Episode: 1

Grave Doubt

Episode: 2

Saving Face

Episode: 3

Ruby

Episode: 4

The Round File

Episode: 5

Dumb Luck

Episode: 6

Four to Eight

Episode: 7

Manhunt

Episode: 8

Blindsided

Episode: 9

Culture Shock

Episode: 10

Lover's Leap

Episode: 11

Til Death Do Us Part (1)

Episode: 12

Til Death Do Us Part (2)

Episode: 13

Next of Kin (1)

Episode: 14

Next of Kin (2)

Episode: 15

Season 4 ( 2008-07-14)

Controlled Burn

Episode: 1

Speed Bump

Episode: 2

Cherry Bomb

Episode: 3

Live Wire

Episode: 4

Dial M For Provenza

Episode: 5

Problem Child

Episode: 6

Sudden Death

Episode: 7

Split Ends

Episode: 8

Tijuana Brass

Episode: 9

Time Bomb

Episode: 10

Good Faith

Episode: 11

Junk in the Trunk

Episode: 12

Power of Attorney

Episode: 13

Fate Line

Episode: 14

Double Blind

Episode: 15

Season 5 ( 2009-06-08)

Products of Discovery

Episode: 1

Blood Money

Episode: 2

Red Tape

Episode: 3

Walking Back the Cat

Episode: 4

Half Load

Episode: 5

Tapped Out

Episode: 6

Strike Three

Episode: 7

Elysian Fields

Episode: 8

Identity Theft

Episode: 9

Smells Like Murder

Episode: 10

Maternal Instincts

Episode: 11

Waivers of Extradition

Episode: 12

The Life

Episode: 13

Make Over

Episode: 14

Dead Man's Hand

Episode: 15

Season 6 ( 2010-07-12)

The Big Bang

Episode: 1

Help Wanted

Episode: 2

In Custody

Episode: 3

Layover

Episode: 4

Heart Attack

Episode: 5

Off The Hook

Episode: 6

Jump the Gun

Episode: 7

War Zone

Episode: 8

Last Woman Standing

Episode: 9

Executive Order

Episode: 10

Old Money

Episode: 11

High Crimes

Episode: 12

Living Proof (1)

Episode: 13

Living Proof (2)

Episode: 14

An Ugly Game

Episode: 15

Season 7 ( 2011-07-11)

Unknown Trouble

Episode: 1

Repeat Offender

Episode: 2

To Serve with Love

Episode: 3

Under Control

Episode: 4

Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Episode: 5

Home Improvement

Episode: 6

A Family Affair

Episode: 7

Death Warrant

Episode: 8

Star Turn

Episode: 9

Fresh Pursuit

Episode: 10

Necessary Evil

Episode: 11

You Have the Right to Remain Jolly

Episode: 12

Relative Matters

Episode: 13

Road Block

Episode: 14

Silent Partner

Episode: 15

Hostile Witness

Episode: 16

Fool's Gold

Episode: 17

Drug Fiend

Episode: 18

Last Rites

Episode: 19

Armed Response

Episode: 20

The Last Word

Episode: 21
Jun 13, 2005 (en)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
[46] Min
  • First Air Date Jun 13, 2005
  • Production
    The Shephard/Robin Company, Walking Entropy, Warner Bros. Television
  • Rotten tomato 78.62%
Original Title The Closer
en

They'll bring you in. She'll make you talk.

Overview

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh 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.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer