Southland - Season 3
A raw, authentic look at the lives and work of detectives and
beat cops in Los Angeles, Southland takes viewers directly to the
streets for an intensely personal, first-person look that
redefines the drama. on location in the streets and
neighborhoods of Los Angeles, Southland captures a realistic,
natural environment where similar situations can and often do
occur in real life. In Southland, Regina King stars as Detective
Lydia Adams, who seems to make every case personal. Adams has
gone through several partners recently, with her most recent
being Detective Josie Ochoa (recurring guest star Jenny Gago), a
tough, take-charge investigator whose style often conflicts with
Lydia. Officer John Cooper (series star Michael Cudlitz) is a
seasoned cop who is starting to show some cracks. His partner,
Officer Ben Sherman (series star Ben McKenzie) came to him as a
rookie, but is now growing up fast on the force. John has taught
Ben much of what he knows about how to handle himself on the
street, but Ben's growing concern over his partner's addiction to
prescription pain killers threatens to drive a wedge between
them. Detective Sammy Bryant (series star Shawn Hatosy) is part
of the LAPD's gang task force with his partner, Detective Nate
Moretta (series regular Kevin Alejandro). Sammy frequently faces
issues with his wife, a photographer with past drug problems.
Nate, an Army vet, cares deeply about his kids, including a
daughter who only recently found out he was her her.
Southland's returning cast ensemble also includes: Arija Bareikis
as Officer Chickie Brown, and C. Thomas Howell as her
recovering-alcoholic partner, Officer Billy Dewey; Michael
McGrady as Detective Daniel Salinger, the head of the gang
division; and Tom Everett Scott as Russell Clarke, Lydia's former
partner who is now working a desk job after being .
This season on Southland, Lydia has difficulty adjusting to her
mother's return home from Europe with a new boyfriend in tow. The
relationship forces Lydia to consider her own life and the fact
that she remains a single woman. Meanwhile, Ben continues to come
into his own as a cop, but he feels increasing pressure to
intervene in John's addiction. And Sammy and his wife face a
major life change that could have devastating consequences for
their marriage.
Southland - Season 4
From Emmy® Award winners Christopher Chulack (ER) and John Wells
(ER) comes a raw and authentic look at a unit in Los
Angeles. From the hills of Hollywood to the streets of East L.A.,
Southland is an intense, fast-moving drama that takes you inside
the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.
Last season saw veteran Los Angeles cop John Cooper increasingly
dependent on painkillers, jeopardizing his ability to mentor and
properly train rookie officer Ben Sherman. Cooper was given an
ultimatum: Get help or get turned in. Meanwhile, Detective Lydia
Adams, a seasoned officer, finally made steps to advance her
oft-left-behind personal life -- but at the cost of losing her
partner's trust. And, in a shocking turn of events, gang
detective Sammy Bryant was left reeling from the sudden and
brutal murder of his partner; after witnessing the birth of his
son with his estranged wife, Bryant made the decision to leave
the gang taskforce and rejoin the ranks of uniformed cops. As the
accled series continues for season four, Bryant and Sherman
are partnered together to patrol and protect the streets of L.A.,
where anything can -- and does -- happen.