Series synopsis
Backstrom is an American crime drama television series that premiered on FOX on January 22, 2015. It ended on April 30, 2015. It was created by Hart Hanson. It stars Rainn Wilson, Beatrice Rosen, Dennis Haysbert and Genevieve Angelson.
Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom 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. Based on renowned Swedish criminologist and novelist Leif G.W. Persson’s hit series of books of the same name.
Premise
Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom 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. Based on renowned Swedish criminologist and novelist Leif G.W. Persson’s hit series of books of the same name.
Premise: Brilliant cop. Total jerk.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rainn Wilson as Det. Lt. Backstrom
- Beatrice Rosen as Nadia Paquet
- Dennis Haysbert as Det. Sgt. Almond
- Genevieve Angelson as Det. Gravely
- Kristoffer Polaha as Sgt. Niedermayer
- Page Kennedy as Officer Moto
- Thomas Dekker as Gregory Valentine
- Ever Carradine as Lucy Harms
Guest cast
- Inga Cadranel as Chief Anna Cervantes
- Rizwan Manji as Dr. Deb Chaman
- Evan Jones as Gene Visser
- Tiffany Hines as Cassandra
- Jarod Joseph as Charles Turner
- Keenan Tracey as Toby Percival
- Kyle Secor as Senator Tobias Percival
- Gerard Plunkett as Leyland Eaton
- Samantha Ferris as Rebecca Forrester
- Paula Newsome as Jill Chapin
- Sterling Beaumon as Ryan Durst
- Amy Lynn Stewart as Jennifer lennox
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 13 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 22, 2015 | April 30, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dragon Slayer The supposed suicide of a senator's son ends up being a homicide. |
January 22, 2015 |
| 2 |
Bella The team help to investigate an serial arsonist. |
January 29, 2015 |
| 3 |
Takes One to Know One Backstrom and his team are called in after a youth pastor is discovered murdered at a church. |
February 5, 2015 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOX |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 22, 2015 |
| Last aired | April 30, 2015 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Thursday at 21:00:00 |