
From Emmy Award winners John Wells, Ann Biderman and Chris Chulack comes a raw and authentic look at the police unit in Los Angeles. From the beaches of Malibu to the streets of East LA, Southland is a fast-moving drama that will take you inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families.
Michael Cudlitz plays John Cooper a seasoned Los Angeles cop, assigned to train young rookie Ben Sherman. Cooper's honest, no-nonsense approach to the job leaves Sherman questioning whether or not he has what it takes to become a police officer.
Series Overview
Rating
- imDb Rating: 8.4 (23,824 Votes)
- Metascore: N/A
Plot
The lives of Police Officers working for the Los Angeles Police Department.
Details
- Rated: TV-MA
- Released: 09 Apr 2009
- Runtime: 42 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: N/A
- Writer: Ann Biderman
- Actors: Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King, Ben McKenzie
- Language: English, Spanish
- Country: USA
- Awards: Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 13 wins & 27 nominations.
- Total Seasons: 5
Previous Episode
Reckoning
Episode 5x10; Apr 17, 2013
In the season finale, John copes with the aftermath of his kidnapping, while Sammy closes in on the real robbers, Ben feels the pressure and Lydia becomes closer with Russell.
Previous Episodes

5x10: Reckoning

5x9: Chaos

5x8: The Felix Paradox

5x7: Heroes

5x6: Bleed Out

5x5: Off Duty

5x4: Under the Big Top

5x3: Babel

5x2: Heat
Cast

Benjamin McKenzie as Ben Sherman

C. Thomas Howell as Officer Billy "Dewey" Dudek

Michael Cudlitz as John Cooper

Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams

Shawn Hatosy as Sammy Bryant

Arija Bareikis as Chickie Brown
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Season 1
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 1 | Unknown Trouble | 2009-04-09 | 60 | |
2 | 2 | Mozambique | 2009-04-16 | 60 | |
3 | 3 | See the Woman | 2009-04-23 | 60 | |
4 | 4 | Sally in the Alley | 2009-04-30 | 60 | |
5 | 5 | Two Gangs | 2009-05-07 | 60 | |
6 | 6 | Westside | 2009-05-14 | 60 | |
7 | 7 | Derailed | 2009-05-21 | 60 |
Season 2
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 8 | Phase Three | 2010-03-02 | 60 | |
2 | 9 | Butch and Sundance | 2010-03-09 | 60 | |
3 | 10 | U-Boat | 2010-03-16 | 60 | |
4 | 11 | The Runner | 2010-03-23 | 60 | |
5 | 12 | What Makes Sammy Run? | 2010-03-30 | 60 | |
6 | 13 | Maximum Deployment | 2010-04-06 | 60 |
Season 3
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 14 | Let It Snow | 2011-01-04 | 60 | |
2 | 15 | Punching Water | 2011-01-11 | 60 | |
3 | 16 | Discretion | 2011-01-18 | 60 | |
4 | 17 | Code 4 | 2011-01-25 | 60 | |
5 | 18 | The Winds | 2011-02-01 | 60 | |
6 | 19 | Cop or Not | 2011-02-08 | 60 | |
7 | 20 | Sideways | 2011-02-15 | 60 | |
8 | 21 | Fixing a Hole | 2011-02-22 | 60 | |
9 | 22 | Failure Drill | 2011-03-01 | 60 | |
10 | 23 | Graduation Day | 2011-03-08 | 60 |
Season 4
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 24 | Wednesday | 2012-01-17 | 60 | |
2 | 25 | Underwater | 2012-01-24 | 60 | |
3 | 26 | Community | 2012-01-31 | 60 | |
4 | 27 | Identity | 2012-02-07 | 60 | |
5 | 28 | Legacy | 2012-02-14 | 60 | |
6 | 29 | Integrity Check | 2012-02-21 | 60 | |
7 | 30 | Fallout | 2012-02-28 | 60 | |
8 | 31 | God's Work | 2012-03-06 | 60 | |
9 | 32 | Risk | 2012-03-13 | 60 | |
10 | 33 | Thursday | 2012-03-20 | 60 |
Season 5
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 34 | Bats and Hats | 2013-02-13 | 60 | In the fifth season premiere, Officer Cooper clashes with his new "boot" - Gary Steele, while Lydia Adams tries to balance detective work with motherhood. |
2 | 35 | Heat | 2013-02-20 | 60 | After Dave Mendoza is injured in a drive-by, Ben takes is upon himself to solve the case - much to Sammy's dismay. |
3 | 36 | Babel | 2013-02-27 | 60 | A breakdown in the dispatch system makes a difficult job even harder for the cops. Lydia reaches out to her old flame and Cooper gets a new partner. |
4 | 37 | Under the Big Top | 2013-03-06 | 60 | John and Lucero settle into their new friendship during a day filled with strange calls. While Ben and Sammy respond to an insane bank robbery call. |
5 | 38 | Off Duty | 2013-03-13 | 60 | John thinks about life after the LAPD. Lydia connects with a man she sent to Death Row. And Sammy becomes a tabloid celebrity after a very public act of heroism. |
6 | 39 | Bleed Out | 2013-03-20 | 60 | The day's events bring all of our cops face to face with some of their greatest fears. A baby's death for Lydia: IA questions for Sammy; loneliness for Cooper; commitment for Ben. |
7 | 40 | Heroes | 2013-03-27 | 60 | John takes drastic measures to try to save Hicks while being confronted with demons from his past. Sammy's lie about the tape weighs heavily on his conscience. Lydia and Ruben track down a John Doe. |
8 | 41 | The Felix Paradox | 2013-04-03 | 60 | The funeral of a major drug dealer brings gangsters of all sorts out of the woodwork. With chaos in the streets, our cops learn that the greatest threats often come from within. |
9 | 42 | Chaos | 2013-04-10 | 60 | Chaos reigns in the city when Cooper and Lucero are kidnapped and held hostage by a pair of "tweakers" and our cops join the frantic search to find them before it is too late. |
10 | 43 | Reckoning | 2013-04-17 | 60 | In the season finale, John copes with the aftermath of his kidnapping, while Sammy closes in on the real robbers, Ben feels the pressure and Lydia becomes closer with Russell. |
Series Cast
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Benjamin McKenzie | as Ben Sherman | ![]() |
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C. Thomas Howell | as Officer Billy "Dewey" Dudek | ![]() |
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Michael Cudlitz | as John Cooper | ![]() |
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Regina King | as Det. Lydia Adams | ![]() |
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Shawn Hatosy | as Sammy Bryant | ![]() |
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Arija Bareikis | as Chickie Brown | ![]() |
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Clifton Collins, Jr. | as Detective Ray Suarez | |
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Kevin Alejandro | as Nate Moretta | ![]() |
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Michael McGrady | as Daniel 'Sal' Salinger | ![]() |
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Tom Everett Scott | as Russell Clarke | ![]() |
Series Crew
Position | Name | |
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Associate Producer | Jon Wallace | |
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Co-Executive Producer | Aaron Rahsaan Thomas |
Associate Producer | Tom Flores | |
Consulting Producer | Dee Johnson | |
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Co-Producer | Cheo Hodari Coker |
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Supervising Producer | Cheo Hodari Coker |
Consulting Producer | Diana Son | |
Consulting Producer | Angela Amato Velez | |
Associate Producer | Mario Cortez | |
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Executive Producer | John Wells |
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Executive Producer | Christopher Chulack |
Creator | Ann Biderman | |
Executive Producer | Ann Biderman | |
Associate Producer | Dave Lifshin | |
Co-Executive Producer | David Graziano | |
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Associate Producer | Chic Daniel |
Co-Producer | Will Rokos | |
Co-Producer | Heather Zuhlke | |
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Co-Executive Producer | Jonathan Lisco |
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Executive Producer | Jonathan Lisco |
Co-Executive Producer | Jon Paré | |
Co-Executive Producer | Andrew M. Stearn | |
Consulting Producer | Jason Horwitch | |
Associate Producer | Michael Haro |