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Backstrom

2015 · TV Series · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · 44% critics

CrimeDramaComedy

Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom returns to lead a newly formed Serious Crime Unit, handling Portland’s most sensitive cases. Known for being blunt and self-destructive, he must solve each crime while struggling to change his own behavior, as the series draws from Swedish crime novels.

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Details
Years
2015
Release date
2015-01-22
Network
FOX
Language
English
Rated
TV-14
Runtime
60 min
Critic score
44/100
TMDB rating
6.8/10 (91 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a grumpy, joke-heavy police drama with serious moments and unusual case energy; Not for you if you need a clean, standard cop-show tone like Bones or Big Sky.

Pros: sharp, witty humor; strong lead performance; smart, quirky cases | Cons: grating, damaged lead; cancellation concerns; continuity issues

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • self-destruction
  • portland, oregon
  • misanthrophy
  • police detective

Cast & crew

Directed by Mark Mylod

Created by Hart Hanson

Episodes1 season · 13 episodes

Season 113 episodes
  • S1E1Dragon Slayer60m
  • S1E2Bella60m
  • S1E3Takes One to Know One60m
  • S1E4I Am a Bird Now60m
  • S1E5Bogeyman60m
  • S1E6Ancient, Chinese, Secret60m
  • S1E7Enemy of My Enemies60m
  • S1E8Give 'Til It Hurts60m
  • S1E9The Inescapable Truth60m
  • S1E10Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It60m
  • S1E11I Like To Watch60m
  • S1E12Corkscrewed60m
  • S1E13Rock Bottom60m