Series synopsis
No Activity is an American comedy animation drama television series that premiered on CBS All Access on November 11, 2017. It ended on May 27, 2021. It was created by Patrick Brammall, Trent O'Donnell. It stars Tim Meadows, Patrick Brammall, Jason Mantzoukas and Sunita Mani.
The nightly exploits of our boys and girls in blue, and their shady criminal counterparts, through an unfolding kidnapping investigation. Truth is, being a cop or a crook is nowhere near as exciting as Hollywood would have us believe. Long nights with nothing to do but watch and wait, and spin a yarn or two... or, in the case of these over-caffeinated, sleep-deprived souls, share way too much information about themselves, opine on matters far beyond their qualifications, and discuss topics that ...
Premise
The nightly exploits of our boys and girls in blue, and their shady criminal counterparts, through an unfolding kidnapping investigation. Truth is, being a cop or a crook is nowhere near as exciting as Hollywood would have us believe. Long nights with nothing to do but watch and wait, and spin a yarn or two... or, in the case of these over-caffeinated, sleep-deprived souls, share way too much information about themselves, opine on matters far beyond their qualifications, and discuss topics that most would agree are strictly NSFW.
Premise: Sh*t happens. Eventually.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Tim Meadows as Judd Tolbeck
- Patrick Brammall as Nick Cullen
- Jason Mantzoukas as Marco / Dustin Kasprowicz
- Sunita Mani as Fatima Khorasani
- Amy Sedaris as Janice
- Jesse Plemons as Angus
- Cristin Milioti as Frankie
- Dylan McDermott as Clint Bergman
Supporting cast
- George Basil as Gary
- Angus Sampson as Chief
- Bob Odenkirk as Greg
- J.K. Simmons as Leo
- Mackenzie Davis as Patricia
- Daniel Zolghadri as Mason
- Bridget Everett as Special Agent Bonnie Lehman
- Michaela Watkins as Erin
- Will Ferrell as Adrian
- Jake Johnson as DEA Agent John Haldeman
- Alexandra Rodriguez as Gabriella
- Arturo Castro as Miguel
Guest cast
- Bob Odenkirk as Greg
- J.K. Simmons as Leo
- Mackenzie Davis as Patricia
- Daniel Zolghadri as Mason
- Bridget Everett as Special Agent Bonnie Lehman
- Michaela Watkins as Erin
- Will Ferrell as Adrian
- Jake Johnson as DEA Agent John Haldeman
- Alexandra Rodriguez as Gabriella
- Arturo Castro as Miguel
- Travis Guba as Officer Dubovisnitch
- Darren Gilshenan as Tony
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 33 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 14, 2018 | December 14, 2018 |
| Season 1 | 8 | November 11, 2017 | December 30, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 8 | November 22, 2018 | November 23, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 8 | November 21, 2019 | November 21, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 8 | April 8, 2021 | May 27, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Night Before Christmas Hendy and Stokes are back on the case. Well, a case. It's Christmas Eve and guess who drew the short straw and finds themselves stuck together in a car on yet another stakeout? |
December 14, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Night 35 On Night 35 of a drug stakeout at the San Diego docks, Detectives Cullen and Tolbeck find themselves waiting on a Mexican cartel drug shipment. |
November 11, 2017 |
| 2 |
Deep Sea Fishing Following the shooting, Detective Tolbeck waits nervously for Internal Affairs Investigator Leon Fordham to arrive. |
November 18, 2017 |
| 3 |
Dig a Hole With the docks now compromised, Detectives Cullen and Tolbeck are re-assigned to warehouse surveillance in the Otay Mesa area. |
November 25, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Big Boy Has the Flu Car 27 stakes out a cockfighting ring. Cullen and Tolbeck are rattled when a hero of the San Diego Police Department falls from grace. Both Marco and his new partner-in-crime, Frankie, have a secret. Fatima falls victim to extortion. |
November 22, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Actress Marco puts the entire cockfighting ring in jeopardy and must find a solution before it's too late. Fatima is forced to undergo sensitivity training. A dream scenario for Cullen and Tolbeck turns nightmarish. |
November 22, 2018 |
| 3 |
Honesty & Action The night of the cockfight arrives with unexpected results. Janice blames Fatima for her financial woes. Tolbeck has an unlikely admirer. |
November 22, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Tooth and Nail While staking out the red-light district of San Diego, the recently demoted Cullen and Tolbeck spot some suspicious activity. Meanwhile, Janice from Dispatch is not happy when Clint, a former flame and co-worker, is brought in as Dispatch's new supervisor. |
November 21, 2019 |
| 2 |
Flight JA761 Cullen is tasked with helping Officer Charles Brock extradite a key witness in the Las Hormigas Cartel investigation but all hell breaks loose at 30,000 feet. Back at Dispatch, Clint begins to shake things up by introducing new technology to the department but not everyone is quite as thrilled. Still in the hotel room, Chief and Gary try to stay occupied while awaiting their target. |
November 21, 2019 |
| 3 |
There's No Ocean in Wichita Cullen tries to set boundaries as a worse-for-wear Brock comes to terms with his new reality. Meanwhile, Janice's frustration with the invasion of BopBot intensifies and Chief and Gary need to rectify a huge mistake. |
November 21, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
It’s Not a Cult! Newly employed as an FBI Special Agent, Cullen finds that the job is not what he expected, while Officers Tolbeck and Reinhardt's bond grows at the SDPD. Dirk and Sue begin their new adventure as a newly married couple. |
April 8, 2021 |
| 2 |
Brother Eduardo The SDPD brings in a PR representative (D'Arcy Carden) to address Tolbeck's accident and Dirk and Sue settle in at The Collective. Cullen and his new partner Risoli (Jillian Bell) begin to monitor a former cult member. |
April 15, 2021 |
| 3 |
Magnolia Cullen and Risoli's interrogation of the former Collective member reveals some startling new information. Meanwhile, Dirk meets his adopotive daughter, Madison |
April 22, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS All Access |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 11, 2017 |
| Last aired | May 27, 2021 |
| Runtime | 28 minutes |
| Status | canceled |
| Schedule | Thursday |