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From creator/executive producer Hart Hanson (BONES), BACKSTROM is a subversive and comic crime procedural about an unhealthy, offensive, irascible – albeit brilliant – detective who is brought back from exile to run the Portland Police Bureau's Special Crimes Unit (S.C.U.).
Detective Lieutenant EVERETT BACKSTROM (Emmy Award nominee Rainn Wilson, “The Office”) is a man with no filter. After a five-year exile to the traffic division for offensive behavior, he has returned from disgrace to lead Portland's newly minted S.C.U. Tasked with navigating the city's most sensitive and serious cases, he must solve each crime as he tries, and fails, to change his own self-destructive behavior.
To no one's surprise, Backstrom's return is far from well-received, especially by his commanding officer, Police Chief ANNA CERVANTES. Running the day-to-day operations of the S.C.U. is Detective NICOLE GRAVELY (Genevieve Angelson, “House of Lies”) the ambitious and optimistic yin to Backstrom's yang, she extends herself to the limit to counterbalance his erratic and controversial behavior. By her side is Detective Sergeant JOHN ALMOND (Dennis Haysbert, “24,” “The Unit”), a tested veteran of the Bureau who doesn't approve of Backstrom's xenophobic antics although he tries to find the light in people, when it comes to Backstrom, he sees only darkness.
The group's forensics liaison is Sergeant PETER NIEDERMAYER (Kristoffer Polaha, “Ringer,” “Life Unexpected”), a handsome, free-spirited, philosophical man whose open approach to the universe pushes all of Backstrom's buttons. Managing the chain of evidence at S.C.U. headquarters is civilian support NADIA PAQUET (Beatrice Rosen, “The Dark Knight”), a beautiful French immigrant with a profound ability to navigate cyberspace. She also takes a liking to Backstrom and, at least technically, fills Backstrom's doctor's prescription to “make a friend.”
On the street, uniformed officer FRANK MOTO (Page Kennedy, “Blue Mountain State,” “Weeds.”) proves his value by suppressing the perpetrators and swiftly maneuvering around hostile conditions. Meanwhile, GREGORY VALENTINE (Thomas Dekker, “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles”), who serves as Backstrom's tenant, decorator and underworld connection, has a genuine fondness for the abrasive cop.
Using his dark instincts and peculiar abilities, Backstrom always manages to outsmart his foes, manipulate his peers and, with the help of his eccentric team, solve the case, even as he less ably adjusts to the progressive sensibilities of 21st century Portland.
Original Release
01/22/2015 on FOX
US Release
01/22/2015
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rainn Wilson | Det. Lt. Backstrom / Everett Backstrom |
Genevieve Angelson | Det. Gravely / Nicole Gravely |
Kristoffer Polaha | Peter Niedermayer / Sgt. Niedermayer |
Page Kennedy | Officer Moto / Frank Moto |
Beatrice Rosen | Nadia Paquet |
Thomas Dekker | Gregory Valentine |
Dennis Haysbert | Det. Sgt. Almond / John Almond |
Sarah Chalke | Amy Gazanian |
Rizwan Manji | Dr. Deb Chaman |
Adam Beach | Captain Jessie Rocha |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Dragon Slayer | Thursday, 22 January 2015 |
2 | Bella | Monday, 06 April 2015 |
3 | Takes One to Know One | Monday, 13 April 2015 |
4 | I Am a Bird Now | Thursday, 12 February 2015 |
5 | Bogeyman | Monday, 27 April 2015 |
6 | Ancient, Chinese, Secret | Monday, 04 May 2015 |
7 | Enemy of My Enemies | Thursday, 05 March 2015 |
8 | Give 'Til It Hurts | Thursday, 26 March 2015 |
9 | Inescapable Truth | Monday, 25 May 2015 |
10 | Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It | Thursday, 09 April 2015 |
11 | I Like to Watch | Thursday, 16 April 2015 |
12 | Corkscrewed | Thursday, 23 April 2015 |
13 | Rock Bottom | Monday, 22 June 2015 |
Directors
Kevin Hooks, Randy Zisk, Sarah Pia Anderson, David Boyd, Jeffrey Walker, Adam Arkin, Rob Hardy, Mark Mylod, Jace Alexander, Jeff Woolnough, Michael Offer, Alex Chapple
Writers
Leif G.W. Persson, Hart Hanson, Eli Attie, Karine Rosenthal, Andrew Miller, Joe Hortua, Karyn Usher, Thomas Wong
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rainn Wilson | Det. Lt. Backstrom / Everett Backstrom |
Genevieve Angelson | Det. Gravely / Nicole Gravely |
Kristoffer Polaha | Peter Niedermayer / Sgt. Niedermayer |
Page Kennedy | Officer Moto / Frank Moto |
Beatrice Rosen | Nadia Paquet |
Thomas Dekker | Gregory Valentine |
Dennis Haysbert | Det. Sgt. Almond / John Almond |
Sarah Chalke | Amy Gazanian |
Rizwan Manji | Dr. Deb Chaman |
Adam Beach | Captain Jessie Rocha |
Inga Cadranel | Chief Anna Cervantes |
Robert Forster | Sheriff Blue Backstrom |
Lolita Davidovich | Louise 'Lou' Finster |
James Dreichel | Dante Trippi |
Heathcliffe Scaddan | General Extra |
Ever Carradine | Lucy Harms |
Eddie McClintock | Sam D'Agostino |
Terry Chen | Dominic Chan |
Theodore Borders | Dmitri Green |
Frederick Koehler | Wesley Lewis |
Producers
Name | Role |
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James Oh | Executive Producer |
Hart Hanson | Executive Producer |
Leif G.W. Persson | Executive Producer |
Steve Beers | Executive Producer |
Niclas Salomonsson | Executive Producer |
Kevin Hooks | Executive Producer |
Andrew Miller | Executive Producer |
Karyn Usher | Executive Producer |
Mark Mylod | Executive Producer |
Josh Levy | Producer |
Kurt Moritz | Producer |
Eli Attie | Producer |
Rainn Wilson | Producer |
Karine Rosenthal | Producer |
Val Stefoff | Producer |
Joe Hortua | Producer |
Ed Milkovich | Producer |
Editors
Finnian Murray, Lise Angelica Johnson, Steven Rasch, John M. Valerio